What problem does it solve? Customer-facing proof-of-concept and embedded engineering work often fails due to unclear problem framing, missing stakeholder alignment, and demos that never convert to production. This Skill provides a structured lifecycle that keeps Forward Deployed Engineering engagements on track from first discovery call to final handoff. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Discovery and Problem Framing: Runs 8-10 discovery questions to identify decision makers, operators, data owners, and security owners, then defines the value hypothesis, baseline, success metric, and explicit non-goals. - Gated Prototype and Demo Workflow: Enforces spec, RFC, Excalidraw, and ADR gates before building a narrow tracer-bullet prototype, then prepares a deterministic demo with seeded data, golden identifiers, reset, and fallback. - Pilot and Production Handoff: Defines time-boxed pilots with owners, metrics, telemetry, and exit criteria, then produces a handoff package covering gaps, risks, runbook, architecture, and backlog. - Use Case: An engineer embedded with a customer uses this Skill to structure a six-week POC, ensuring the demo is reproducible and the pilot has clear stop criteria before committing to production. ## Quick Start Use the fde-engagement-lifecycle skill to plan and run my upcoming customer POC from discovery through production handoff.
