Frame
Name the workflow boundary, owners, inputs, decision points, failure modes, acceptance signals, and what stays outside scope.
Frame it. Build it.
Prove it. Hand it over.
Reliable automation is a delivery discipline. The method keeps decisions, failures, rollback, and ownership visible from the first frame to the final handoff.
Build
Implement the smallest dependable path with visible validation, review, failure, and handoff routes.
Validate
Exercise deterministic fixtures, schema constraints, error handling, accessibility, and operational boundaries.
Pilot
Run a controlled path with client-owned credentials and a clear stop condition when the engagement requires it.
Accept
Compare actual outputs with the agreed fixtures and acceptance checks before calling the system delivered.
Rollback
Document how to stop, reverse, or bypass the workflow without trapping the client in a hidden dependency.
Hand off
Deliver the workflow map, configuration, evidence, operating notes, ownership, and known limitations.
Support
Fix defects inside the agreed scope for the stated period; propose new work separately and explicitly.
Acceptance is agreed before the build is called done.
Every engagement states what must pass, what evidence proves it, who owns the decision, and what stops the rollout. A green interface is not proof by itself.