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# ⚡ Hypervelocity Engineering (HVE)
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**Hypervelocity Engineering (HVE)** is a modern delivery approach designed to help small, expert teams deliver
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high-quality software at speed. It builds on core engineering fundamentals by embedding compliance, security, and
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governance from the start, enabling rapid iteration and measurable customer impact.
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## 🔑 Core Principles
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- **Multidisciplinary Expert Teams**
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Small, focused crews with deep domain knowledge across engineering, design, AI, and customer domains.
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- **Production-Ready Starting Points**
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Use of open-source templates and patterns that include built-in compliance, security, and governance guardrails. These
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assets are curated to be “easy to find, easy to use, and easy to contribute back to.”
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- **AI-Augmented Development**
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Leverage AI tools to assist in coding, testing, documentation, and reviews to accelerate delivery and improve
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time-to-value.
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- **Outcome-Focused Reviews**
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Code is evaluated based on real-world functionality and business impact, not just syntax or style.
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- **Continuous Feedback Loops**
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Daily demos and stakeholder input ensure alignment and reduce rework.
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- **Quality Embedded from Start**
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Guardrails like policy-as-code, automated checks, and secure defaults enforce standards throughout the sprint.
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---
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## 🧠 AI Agents Across the Lifecycle
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HVE teams increasingly use **AI agents** not just for coding, but for:
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- Code reviews and test authoring
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- Large-scale refactoring
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- Dependency upgrades
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- Infrastructure setup (e.g. CI/CD pipelines, IaC templates)
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These agents enable tasks that were previously unrealistic for small teams, allowing them to start delivering value
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weeks or months earlier than traditional approaches.
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> ⚠️ **Note**: The use of AI agents does **not eliminate the need for human review**. Human oversight remains essential
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> to ensure correctness, context awareness, ethical compliance, and alignment with business goals.
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## 📊 Measurable Impact from Real-World Pilots
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HVE pilots have demonstrated:
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- **75% faster time to market**
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- **2.5× productivity gain**
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- **91.8% CI/CD success rate**
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- **400+ issues managed across 60+ branches**
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These results reflect the power of combining AI tooling, engineering fundamentals, and structured planning.
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## 🧪 Testing Framework for HVE
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A proposed testing framework for HVE includes:
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- Automated validation of generated architectures
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- Security compliance checks
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- Quality dashboards with feedback loops
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- Functional accuracy scoring
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This ensures HVE-generated content meets enterprise standards without manual bottlenecks.
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## 🔐 Security in HVE Workflows
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Security guidance for HVE includes:
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- Using first-party tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Enterprise) for sensitive IP
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- Avoiding standalone AI tools for sensitive data
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- Preferring secure infrastructure and prompt engineering best practices
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- Aligning with policy-as-code and secure defaults from day one
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## 📈 HVE in Data Science
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HVE principles are being applied to machine learning workflows, enabling:
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- Full-cycle automation from exploratory analysis to model evaluation
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- Integration of CRISP-DM and hypothesis-driven development
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- Use of LLMs as coding agents for iterative feedback and rapid prototyping
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## 🧰 Implementation Checklist
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| Practice | Description |
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| ✅ Templates Used | Starting points include security, compliance, and observability defaults |
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| ✅ AI Tools Enabled | AI-assisted coding, testing, and documentation integrated into workflow |
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| ✅ Daily Demos | Stakeholder feedback loop established with daily or frequent demos |
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| ✅ Guardrails Active | Policy-as-code, automated security scans, and CI/CD checks in place |
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| ✅ Outcome Reviews | Code reviews focus on business outcomes and user impact |
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| ✅ OSS Contribution | Teams contribute learnings and improvements back to shared assets |
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## 📚 Resources
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- [Engineering Fundamentals Checklist](https://github.com/microsoft/code-with-engineering-playbook/blob/main/docs/engineering-fundamentals-checklist.md)
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- [Developer Experience](https://github.com/microsoft/code-with-engineering-playbook/blob/main/docs/developer-experience/README.md)
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- [Reliability Practices](https://github.com/microsoft/code-with-engineering-playbook/blob/main/docs/reliability/README.md)
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- [ISE Overview](https://github.com/microsoft/code-with-engineering-playbook/blob/main/docs/ISE.md)
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- [Engineering Feasibility Spikes](https://github.com/microsoft/code-with-engineering-playbook/blob/main/docs/design/design-reviews/recipes/engineering-feasibility-spikes.md)
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- [Feature Request for HVE Guidelines](https://github.com/Microsoft/code-with-engineering-playbook/issues/1094)

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