Forward Deployed Engineering

A method for the age of AI.

An engineer works hands-on with the business, from the need all the way to production: they understand the operation and carry the solution through to everyday use. AI makes this model possible.

  1. Client / business
  2. Business analyst
  3. Project manager
  4. EngineerForward Deployed

devan. model

Direct exchange

Traditional model

In the traditional model, the need goes from the client to the business analyst, then to the project manager, before it reaches the engineer. In the devan. model, the client and the engineer talk directly.

One aim: shorten the distance between the problem and the solution.

  • Human

    The person who builds

    You talk to the engineer who does the work. They understand the operation and the technical stakes: the need is not rephrased along the way.

  • Organizational

    One person in charge

    The same person scopes, coordinates and checks, and information does not get diluted from one handoff to the next.

  • Technical

    The right solution

    Sized to the need, not the most complex one. It is fine-tuned efficiently all the way to real use.

  • Time

    Short cycles

    You try it quickly, you comment, it is adjusted right away. Talking directly shortens every iteration.