Build

Turn a defined use case into a working system.

Once the opportunity is clear, the next challenge is turning it into something that works inside the real business. Autorea defines the workflow, agrees the success criteria, builds the AI or automation system, connects it to the required tools and data, tests it, brings it into production and supports it through an initial stabilization period.

The goal is not a demo. The goal is a system that performs the agreed job inside the real workflow.

DEFINED USE CASE → REQUIREMENTS → ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA → BUILD + INTEGRATE → TEST → GO LIVE → STABILIZE → HAND OVER
Define success before development starts.

Turn a defined use case into a working system.

Before we build, we agree in writing what "done" means — then we build, test and hand over against exactly those criteria.

What you get
  • Delivered by specialists from our network: Delivery / Solution Lead, Solution Architect, Automation / Integration Engineer, AI / LLM Engineer and QA / Tester
  • A working system, live in your infrastructure
  • Tested integrations to your systems (CRM, ERP, APIs, ...)
  • Full documentation + training for your team
  • Four weeks of stabilization after go-live
What you don't get
  • No guaranteed ROI — depends on usage and volume
  • No unlimited scope — changes go through change control
  • No full security red-teaming (that's Secure/Hardening)
Guarantee

If the system doesn't meet the acceptance criteria agreed in advance, we keep working at no extra cost until it does. After every paid milestone you can walk away — everything already paid for is yours.

Price individual per project. First working walking skeleton in 14 days.

Entry paths

You can enter Build in two ways.

Route 01 — From Analyze

If the use case came from Analyze

The existing business case and process work become the starting point for Build. The opportunity is already prioritized, documented, and ready to define.

ANALYZE → PRIORITIZED USE CASE → BUILD
Route 02 — Direct Use Case

If you already know what you want

A full company-wide Analyze engagement is not required. Autorea performs a focused Define / Discovery step that makes the chosen project buildable.

USE CASE → DEFINE → BUILD
  • Workflow, users, inputs/outputs
  • Data, systems, integrations
  • Human decisions, exceptions
  • Scope, requirements, acceptance criteria

Define is not a full AI opportunity analysis. It exists to make the chosen project buildable.

What we build

AI that works inside a process.

AI Assistants

Internal or customer-facing assistants that understand context and follow defined workflows.

Knowledge Systems

RAG / knowledge assistants using approved company information with traceable sources.

Document Workflows

Extract, classify, summarize, generate or route information from structured and unstructured documents.

Agent Workflows

AI using tools or performing defined multi-step actions within governed boundaries.

Business Automation

AI combined with deterministic automation for predictable, auditable processes.

Customer Service

AI-supported or partially automated workflows with defined human handoff points.

Back-Office Workflows

Repetitive operational processes made faster and more consistent.

System Integration

CRM, ERP, email, ticketing, databases, APIs, knowledge systems and internal applications.

What makes a production system
AI MODEL ≠ BUSINESS SYSTEM
DATA BUSINESS LOGIC INTEGRATIONS PERMISSIONS HUMAN HANDOFFS
EXCEPTIONS MONITORING UI TESTING DOCUMENTATION
Define before development

Before we build, we define what "done" means.

Current Process

  • Trigger — what starts the workflow
  • Inputs — what information enters the process
  • Workflow — the current sequence of steps
  • People — who is involved and how
  • Systems — which tools are already in use
  • Bottlenecks — where the process slows or breaks
  • Exceptions — what happens outside the normal path
  • Outputs — what the process produces

Target Process

  • What AI does — the automated portion
  • What remains deterministic — rules and logic
  • What remains human — decisions and oversight
  • Desired result — what success looks like
  • Required systems — what must be connected

Scope

Define what is and is not included. Every Build engagement has an explicit boundary — what the system will do, what it won't do, and where the line sits between in-scope delivery and separate work.

Acceptance Criteria

Project-specific criteria used to determine whether the agreed job has been completed.

  • Required workflow completes
  • Defined information is processed correctly
  • Integrations exchange required data
  • Human approval occurs where required
  • Agreed test cases pass
  • Documentation is delivered

Change control

ORIGINAL SCOPE → CHANGE REQUEST → IMPACT ON COST / TIME / CRITERIA → CLIENT DECISION
Deliverables

What you have when Build is complete.

Working System

A functioning system for the agreed workflow, deployed and operational.

Integrations

Connections to the systems included in scope — CRM, ERP, email, databases, APIs.

Tested Acceptance Criteria

Documented verification that the system meets the criteria agreed before development.

Production Setup

Deployment and configuration in the relevant environment, ready for real use.

Documentation

Architecture, workflow, integrations and operating basics — enough to run the system without us.

Training / Handover

Relevant users and administrators shown how the system works and how to operate it.

Stabilization

An agreed post-launch period for implementation defects, fine-tuning and real-use adjustments.

Process

From defined workflow to production.

DISCOVERY Understand the selected workflow
REQUIREMENTS Document scope, systems, users, data, exceptions, criteria
ARCHITECTURE Define how AI, logic, integrations, identity, data and review connect
BUILD Implement in visible milestones
INTEGRATE Connect to agreed systems
TEST Test functionality, workflow, integrations, exceptions, criteria
GO LIVE Move the approved system into real use
STABILIZE Correct agreed issues and fine-tune early usage
HAND OVER Transfer documentation, knowledge and control
Early proof

See the workflow working before the project is finished.

Autorea's internal Build model targets an early functioning end-to-end slice for suitable projects — a core path that validates architecture, workflow assumptions and integration feasibility early.

Early end-to-end slice — not the final system
REALISTIC INPUT → AI / AUTOMATION → INTEGRATION → EXPECTED RESULT

This early slice demonstrates that the core path works end to end. It is not production-ready, not polished, and not the full system — but it proves the architecture is sound before the remaining scope is built.

Integrations & exceptions

A useful AI system has to work where the business already works.

System flow
BUSINESS INPUT ↓ AI / AUTOMATION ↓ BUSINESS LOGIC ↓ SYSTEM ↓ HUMAN / NEXT ACTION
CRM EMAIL ERP DATABASE TICKETING DOCUMENTS API KNOWLEDGE

Standard Case → Normal Flow

The system processes the input through the defined workflow and produces the expected result.

Exception → Human / Alternative Process

  • Missing data
  • Conflicting information
  • Integration failure
  • Unusual request
  • Low-confidence result
  • High-impact decision
A workflow is not complete if only the happy path works.
Testing & acceptance

Completion should be testable.

AGREE CRITERIA → BUILD → TEST → PASS? YES → ACCEPT NO → CORRECT WITHIN AGREED SCOPE → RETEST

Function

Does the system perform the agreed operations correctly?

Integration

Do connected systems exchange the required data reliably?

Workflow

Does the end-to-end process complete as defined?

Exceptions

Are edge cases and failure modes handled as agreed?

Access

Do permissions and identity controls work as specified?

Acceptance Criteria

Does the system meet the criteria defined before development?

Go-live & stabilization

Go-live is not the handover.

Real usage may reveal edge cases, user behavior patterns, integration assumptions, data irregularities and workflow friction that no test environment can fully replicate.

Stabilization may cover

  • Implementation defect correction
  • Agreed fine-tuning
  • Workflow adjustments
  • Integration corrections
  • Usability feedback
  • Small configuration changes

Clearly distinguished

Stabilization is not new functionality or scope expansion. Changes outside the agreed scope require a separate decision and are not covered by the stabilization period.

Your role

What we need from you.

Client provides

  • Process KnowledgeUnderstanding of the current workflow, its purpose and its context
  • Decision MakerSomeone who can approve scope, criteria and acceptance
  • System AccessAccess to the systems that need to be integrated
  • Feedback / ApprovalTimely review of milestones and acceptance decisions

Autorea handles

  • ArchitectureSystem design, component selection, integration patterns
  • DevelopmentImplementation, configuration, deployment
  • IntegrationConnecting to agreed systems and data sources
  • TestingVerification against acceptance criteria
  • DocumentationArchitecture, workflow, integrations, operating basics
  • DeliveryProduction setup, handover, knowledge transfer
Ownership

Built to become yours.

Client Environment

The system runs in your infrastructure, under your accounts — not on an Autorea platform.

Admin Access

You hold the keys. Full administrative access to the delivered system from the point of handover.

Documentation

Architecture decisions, configuration, integrations and operating procedures — written to be used by your team, not just ours.

Training

Relevant users and administrators trained on how the system works and how to operate it day to day.

Structured Handover

A defined offboarding step: access transfer, documentation handover, and a closure report. Exit is designed, not discovered.

You should continue with Autorea because the work creates value — not because leaving is technically impossible.
Our commitment

What we commit to.

Agree success before building

Acceptance criteria are established before main implementation begins. Both sides know what "done" means before the first line of code.

Test against the agreement

The completed system is tested against those criteria — not against an abstract notion of quality, but against the specific, documented definition of success.

Correct implementation gaps within agreed scope

Acceptance criteria are agreed before development begins. We test the completed system against those criteria and resolve implementation gaps within the agreed scope.

Milestone transparency

Projects are structured in visible milestones. You see progress as it happens, not in a single reveal at the end. Each milestone produces something demonstrable.

What happens next

After go-live, there are several valid next steps.

Option 01

Operate Internally

Client takes over using documentation and handover. The system runs under your management with the knowledge and access you need.

Option 02

Secure

Build includes responsible engineering hygiene, but a dedicated security assessment, findings, hardening and retesting belong to the Secure phase — available when you need it.

Option 03

Operate & Improve

Ongoing monitoring, support, optimization and improvements. Monitor behaviour, learn from real usage, improve and verify — continuously.

Option 04

Both

Build → Secure → Operate & Improve. A complete path from working system to hardened, monitored, continuously improving operation. Never mandatory — always your choice.

Scope boundaries

What Build does not promise.

Not Guaranteed ROI

Actual financial results depend on adoption, volume, operating conditions and use — factors outside any single engagement's control.

Not Error-Free AI

No promise of zero hallucinations or zero failures. AI systems have inherent limitations that responsible engineering acknowledges.

Not Unlimited Scope

New features outside the agreed scope require a separate decision. Change control exists for a reason.

Not Full Security Red Teaming

Dedicated adversarial testing belongs to the Secure phase unless explicitly scoped into Build.

Not Indefinite Support

Long-term support and continuous optimization belong to Operate & Improve, not to the Build stabilization period.

Not Employee Replacement

Autorea builds systems that support people — not systems marketed as headcount reduction. We don't promise "this replaces X employees."

FAQ

Questions you're likely asking.

Do we need Analyze before Build?
No. A defined Use Case can enter Build through a focused Define / Discovery step. Analyze is one valid path — not the only one. If you already know what you want to build, Define gives you everything needed to start.
What if we know the problem but not the exact solution?
Focused discovery within Define may be enough to clarify the approach and move forward. If the broader landscape of AI opportunities and risks across your organization is unclear, Analyze is the more appropriate starting point.
Can you integrate with existing systems?
Yes, where technically feasible and included in scope. Common integrations include CRM, ERP, email, ticketing, databases, APIs and knowledge systems. The integration landscape is part of the Define step — we identify what's needed and what's possible before development starts.
How do we know when the project is finished?
Through acceptance criteria agreed before development begins. Both sides know what "done" means before the first line of code is written. When the system meets those criteria, the project is complete — not when the budget runs out or the calendar says so.
What if scope changes?
Changes are evaluated for impact on cost, timeline and acceptance criteria before approval. You decide whether the change is worth the impact. Nothing is added to scope without your explicit decision.
Will we depend on Autorea?
The goal is to avoid artificial lock-in. You receive documentation, admin access, training and a structured handover. The system runs in your infrastructure under your accounts. You should continue with Autorea because the work creates value — not because leaving is technically impossible.
What happens after launch?
Build includes a stabilization period for implementation defects, fine-tuning and real-use adjustments. After stabilization, the system is handed over. Long-term support and continuous optimization belong to Operate & Improve — available but never mandatory.
Is security included?
Build includes responsible engineering hygiene — secure defaults, proper authentication, access controls and data protection. A dedicated security assessment with adversarial testing, formal findings and hardening belongs to the Secure phase and is separate unless explicitly scoped into Build.
Can we stop after Build?
Yes. Secure and Operate & Improve are optional. You can take the working system and operate it internally. Many clients do exactly that. Each phase is a complete, independent engagement that produces a verifiable result on its own.
Have a use case you want to build?

Tell us what you're working on. We'll tell you whether Define is enough — or whether Analyze would save you time.

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