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HVE Guide
Overview
The HVE Guide combines two complementary perspectives on AI-assisted engineering: the project lifecycle that defines what happens at each stage of delivery, and the role guides that define how each team member participates. Together, they provide a complete map of HVE Core tooling organized by both workflow stage and team responsibility.
Sections
AI-Assisted Project Lifecycle
A 9-stage lifecycle from initial setup through ongoing operations, with AI-assisted tooling at each stage. Every stage maps to specific agents, prompts, instructions, and skills that accelerate your work.
flowchart LR
S1["1 · Setup"] --> S2["2 · Discovery"]
S2 --> S3["3 · Product Definition"]
S3 --> S4["4 · Decomposition"]
S4 --> S5["5 · Sprint Planning"]
S5 --> S6["6 · Implementation"]
S6 --> S7["7 · Review"]
S7 --> S8["8 · Delivery"]
S8 --> S9["9 · Operations"]
S7 -.->|"rework"| S6
S8 -.->|"next sprint"| S6
S9 -.->|"hotfix"| S6
S9 -.->|"next iteration"| S2
TIP
Design Thinking can feed into this lifecycle at three exit points. See the DT-RPI integration guide for details.
| Stage | Name | Key Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | Setup | hve-core-installer (skill), git-setup |
| Stage 2 | Discovery | rpi-research, brd-builder, security-planner, dt-coach, sssc-planner, rai-planner |
| Stage 3 | Product Definition | prd-builder, requirements-author skill, adr-creation, architecture-diagrams skill, security-planner, sssc-planner, rai-planner |
| Stage 4 | Decomposition | functional-planner, backlog-manager |
| Stage 5 | Sprint Planning | backlog-manager, backlog-management |
| Stage 6 | Implementation | RPI Agent, rpi-plan, rpi-implement, hve-builder, coding-standards |
| Stage 7 | Review | rpi-review, code-review, hve-builder |
| Stage 8 | Delivery | pull-request, git-commit, git-merge, ado-get-build-info |
| Stage 9 | Operations | documentation, hve-builder, incident-response |
Cross-cutting: each workflow persists its own durable state, evidence, and handoff artifacts when work must span conversations.
AI-Assisted Project Lifecycle Overview →
Role Guides
Nine role-specific guides covering recommended capabilities, stage walkthroughs, starter prompts, and collaboration patterns tailored to how you work.
| Role | Primary Stages | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 7, Stage 8 | Engineer |
| TPM | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, Stage 5, Stage 8 | TPM |
| Tech Lead / Architect | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 7, Stage 9 | Tech Lead |
| Security Architect | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 7, Stage 9 | Security Architect |
| Data Scientist | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 7, Stage 8 | Data Scientist |
| SRE / Operations | Stage 1, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 8, Stage 9 | SRE / Operations |
| Business Program Manager | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, Stage 5 | Business Program Manager |
| New Contributor | Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 6, Stage 7 | New Contributor |
| UX Designer | Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 6, Stage 7 | UX Designer |
| Utility | All | Utility |
Where to Start
flowchart TD
START{Where to Start?} -->|Understand the workflow| LC[Lifecycle Overview]
START -->|Find tools for my phase| SN[Stage Navigator]
START -->|Get my role guide| RF[Role Finder]
START -->|Find tools for my role| CQ[Role Capability Reference]
| I want to... | Go Here |
|---|---|
| Understand the full project workflow | Lifecycle Overview |
| Find tools for my current project phase | Stage Navigator |
| Get my role-specific guide | Role Finder |
| Find HVE Core tools for my role | Role Capability Reference |
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