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