- Conduct a thorough review of existing documentation and requirements.
- Identify and categorize system users and their access needs.
- Identify any missing specifications, and name ecosystem objects, entities, and relevant attributes.
- Investigate suitable stacks and frameworks for the feature phases of the Proof of Concept (PoC).
- Examine potential integrations, add-ons, and subsystems.
- Compile and analyze feature requirements for a phased PoC implementation.
- Analyze existing system components to identify the most efficient and cost-effective options for developing an extensible working model.
- Define criteria for hosting and infrastructure solutions, covering all phases from Proof of Concept (PoC) to Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
- Evaluate potential roadmap items based on effort, value, type of value, and desired delivery timeline to align with business objectives.
- Develop a comprehensive list of user stories and prioritize them into a roadmap of actionable items.
- Outline phases from Proof of Concept (PoC) to Minimum Viable Product (MVP), including major milestones, integration points, and the rollout from beta to market release.
- Describe user and system workflows through detailed flow and sequence diagrams.
- Create block diagrams that capture the functional and logical units of the ecosystem.
- Ensure stakeholder consensus based on thorough evaluation and a shared understanding of priorities and objectives.

- Review existing infrastructure to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
- Assess current cloud services for alignment with business goals.
- Identify security vulnerabilities and compliance issues.
- Develop a scalable and secure cloud architecture plan.
- Recommend best practices for cloud resource management.
- Provide a migration roadmap for legacy systems.
- Establish guidelines for continuous monitoring and maintenance.
- Utilize streamlined Agile practices to deliver weekly or bi-weekly work increments.
- Conduct rigorous internal QA for each increment before client evaluation.
- Walk through recent work in live or virtual sessions, highlighting new features.
- Discuss upcoming tasks and areas for improvement during sessions.
- Resolve open questions or ambiguities in weekly sessions.
- Make UI/UX adjustments based on feedback.
- Complete QA and fix final bugs.
- Submit final product to app stores.
- Implement monitoring and analytics infrastructure.

- Manage infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code or infrastructure-as-software.
- Configure monitoring, metrics, logs, and tracing for platform status.
- Implement fully automated CI/CD for building, testing, and deploying applications.
- Evaluate and optimize cloud spending.
- Ensure scalability and fault-tolerance of infrastructure.
- Follow standard security best practices for compliance.
- Provide strategic consulting and road-mapping for security and compliance.
- Conduct compliance assessments to align with certifications and industry standards.
- Assist with implementing cybersecurity best practices.
- Offer advice on security alternatives during the architecture design phase.
- Send periodic alerts for new security threats and emergency alerts for critical issues.
- Design and implement DevSecOps architecture and pipeline.
- Monitor communication channels and manage incidents.
- Resolve and mitigate issues, escalating as needed.
- Provide predetermined hours of monthly support and maintenance.
- Address critical defects, security patches, and necessary updates during business hours.
- Identify and fix issues as requested.