Feature Delivery Lifecycle

1. Scope alignment

• Confirm business goal, constraints, and acceptance criteria.
• Validate with a lead before making architectural decisions.

2. Implementation plan

• Break work into independent, reviewable increments.
• Define tests and documentation updates before coding.

3. Build and validate

• Implement with clean commits focused on one concern each.
• Run relevant tests and keep CI requirements in mind.

4. Review and iterate

• Open a PR with concise context, tradeoffs, and validation evidence.
• Address review feedback quickly and keep discussion traceable.

5. Merge and follow-through

• Merge only when checks and approval requirements are satisfied.
• Document complex logic and known operational considerations.