Controlled environments and releases
Where the platform and project risk justify it, we separate development, test and production. Production is not the experimentation environment.
We do not only ask whether it works. We ask whether it can keep working.
Internal software becomes an enterprise system when it no longer depends on one person's memory. We scale the controls below to the actual risk and size of the project.
Engineering discipline
Eight questions we consider before production.
Small automations and business-critical systems do not need identical governance. Controls should match the risk.
Source control and ALM
Code, configuration and deployable solutions are versioned where technically meaningful. Power Platform delivery follows a solution lifecycle; custom development follows source-control and CI/CD practices.
Identity and permissions
Access is designed around roles and business need. Business-critical solutions should not depend on one employee's personal account, connection or mailbox.
Secrets and credentials
Passwords, API keys and sensitive configuration do not belong in client formulas or business logic. We use an appropriate secret and connection model for the platform.
Error handling and monitoring
The happy path is not enough. Timeout, API failure, permission issues, invalid data and partial processing need defined handling, retries or alerts where relevant.
Data and auditability
Critical business state should not have to be reconstructed from email or flow run history. Important decisions and status changes need appropriate traceability.
Documentation and ownership
Handover should make it clear what runs where, who owns it, what dependencies exist, how it is deployed and what to monitor when something fails.
AI with human control
For irreversible or high-risk actions, AI should not be the only decision layer. Tool scope, authorization, validation and human approval are part of the architecture.
Handover
Your team should understand what it owns.
Depending on the project, handover typically covers architecture and dependencies, operations, deployment/configuration, ownership and important failure paths.
If you already have internal IT, security or release controls, we integrate with those rather than inventing a parallel process.
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First step
Show us the process you would like to make simpler.
In a 30-minute call we look at how it works today, what is worth automating, where AI can help, and what should stay simple.