Project Command Center Proposal

SAAOE: Secure & Auditable AI-Assisted Operating Environment

Software delivery proposal for University IT Lab / Corporate Compliance Department: A modular, security-focused operating environment designed to audit system behavior and detect threats via AI. It balances rigorous enforcement (MAC/RBAC) with ethical transparency, providing users with a clear dashboard of how their data and actions are monitored and protected. This scoped engagement is structured around 3 defined deliverables, with delivery planned over 33 weeks 6 days dated delivery plan and commercial scope held within the stated estimate range.

Client: University IT Lab / Corporate Compliance Department Engagement: Scoped engagement Timeline: 33 weeks 6 days delivery plan Start: April 25, 2026 Deadline: December 17, 2026 Estimate: $28,000 - $48,000
Estimated Duration
33 weeks 6 days delivery plan
Deadline
December 17, 2026
Deliverables
3
Price Range
$28,000 - $48,000
Risk Level
Moderate
Project Summary

What this phase is intended to accomplish

Software delivery proposal for University IT Lab / Corporate Compliance Department: A modular, security-focused operating environment designed to audit system behavior and detect threats via AI. It balances rigorous enforcement (MAC/RBAC) with ethical transparency, providing users with a clear dashboard of how their data and actions are monitored and protected. This scoped engagement is structured around 3 defined deliverables, with delivery planned over 33 weeks 6 days dated delivery plan and commercial scope held within the stated estimate range.

Scope and Deliverables

Defined working scope and concrete outputs

The proposal is framed as a focused scoped engagement with 3 core scope items and 3 defined deliverables. The presentation below improves specificity and structure without extending the underlying scope beyond the current source.

Scope

  • Product discovery, workflow definition, and success criteria alignment
  • Application UX, implementation, QA, and staged release planning
  • Operational handoff for launch, monitoring, and iteration

Deliverables

  • Prioritized product requirements and user flow specification
  • Application interface designs and engineering-ready implementation plan
  • Tested software release candidate with deployment and support notes
Task Breakdown and Timeline

Delivery schedule and milestone sequencing

The delivery plan runs from the requested start date of April 25, 2026 through the agreed deadline of December 17, 2026. Each phase has a dated working window so reviews, QA, and handoff land on or before the final closeout milestone.

  1. Apr 25-May 28
    Discovery and planning

    discovery, requirements framing, architecture validation, and backlog setup

  2. May 29-Sep 6
    Execution and reviews

    UX design, core feature implementation, and integration work

  3. Sep 7-Nov 13
    QA and final revisions

    QA, bug resolution, acceptance review, and release preparation

  4. Nov 14-Dec 17
    Handoff and closeout

    production rollout planning, training, and handoff