Methodology

H7M Delivery Model

Senior-led delivery. AI-accelerated execution. Outcomes guaranteed.

Human Architecture • AI Co-Development • Automated Quality • Accountable Release

We take responsibility from architecture to production — no handovers, no staffing layers.

Foundation

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Human Architecture

Decisions before code

Lead architect assigned from day one

Built by practitioners with 25+ years delivering regulated and mission-critical systems.

The same seniors who design also deliver.

We design the system first — aligning business goals, domain logic, and technical constraints before any implementation.

What clients get

A shared model business, engineers & AI can reason about
Decisions documented before execution
Technology choices validated against business outcomes

How we do it

Mission workshop (1–3 days)

Outcome definition & success criteria
Map actors, processes & responsibilities
Define core concepts, events & lifecycles
Identify integrations & constraints
Model security, compliance & data boundaries
Target architecture + phased delivery roadmap

Deliverables

Architecture Decision Record (ADR) set
Domain model & contracts
Security & compliance baseline
Delivery slices & risk map
Scope & price for Phase 1

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AI Co-Development

AI acceleration. Human accountability.

AI produces → Humans decide.

Every AI output is reviewed by the same architects responsible for the release.

No vendor lock-in. All output human-readable & maintainable.

We use AI for

Implementation scaffolding from ADR & domain model
Automated test generation & contract tests
IaC modules (Terraform / CDK)
Security & compliance checks
Legacy migration assistants
Documentation from code + decisions

Humans own

Architecture, security & compliance
Business rules & domain integrity
Acceptance criteria
Release decisions & gating
Non-functional requirements

Result

25–50% faster delivery
Consistent structure & conventions
Lower defect rate
Full maintainability (no AI lock-in)
Predictable scope & cost

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Automated Quality

Nothing ships without proof.

Required quality gates

Automated tests (unit, integration & contracts)
Security baseline (SAST + deps + secrets)
Standards checks (OWASP/CIS aligned)
Performance budget (regression checks)
Architecture & API rules (linted + enforced)
Human sign-off for release

Definition of Done

Tested
Deployable (repeatable)
Observable (logs, metrics, traces)
Reversible (rollback ready)
Documented (runbook + ADRs)

Evidence is captured in CI (reports, approvals, and release notes).

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Go-Live & Ownership

We deliver systems, not code

We own go-live: rollout, monitoring, incidents, recovery.

Infrastructure

IaC-based environments (repeatable & auditable)
Rollback & recovery runbooks

Operations

SLOs & monitoring from day one
Runbooks & incident ownership

Accountability

30-day post-release warranty
Named owner with response targets

Evidence captured in CI/CD: release notes, approvals, monitoring links, runbooks.

Engagement Model

Mission Inception

Fixed Price

1–3 days

Led by the architects who will deliver Phase 1 — producing a buildable architecture, verified scope, and fixed-price plan.

Domain, API & event model
Architecture Decision Record set
Security & compliance baseline
Risk & dependency map
Fixed-price plan for Phase 1

Phase 1 — Delivery

Fixed Price

4–8 weeks typical

Delivered by the same seniors who designed the system

Fixed scope, fixed price, named senior leads

Architecture-led implementation
AI-accelerated development
Acceptance criteria tied to business outcomes
Quality gates
Go-live with warranty

Phase 2 — Ownership & Growth

Optional

Monthly retainer

Optional, driven by Phase 1 outcomes

Measured improvements (SLO & usage)
Feature expansion on the same model
Performance, cost & security tuning

Why H7M

H7M is a senior-led delivery partner combining human architecture with AI-accelerated execution. We own the outcome from inception to go-live — using automated quality gates and measurable acceptance criteria.

Differentiators

Same seniors from inception to go-live
Fixed scope, fixed price, named leads
Quality gates in CI/CD (tests, security, policy)
Evidence-based delivery (ADRs, release notes, runbooks)
AI acceleration, human accountability

H7M AB — Senior-Led Architecture. AI-Accelerated Delivery.

Services

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