Last updated: Aug 12, 2025, 01:09 PM UTC

HireBest AI Phase 1 Implementation Timeline

Project Duration: 2 Weeks
Start Date: TBD upon approval
Daily Standup: 10:00 AM EST with Mike


Week 1: Discovery & Infrastructure Setup

Day 1 (Monday) - Project Kickoff

Morning (4 hours)

  • Kickoff meeting with Mike (2 hours)
  • Receive onboarding deck and training materials
  • Access credentials setup
  • Initial requirements validation

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Sliplane server provisioning
  • AWS Bedrock account setup
  • Security configuration baseline
  • Initial documentation review

Deliverable: Infrastructure checklist completed


Day 2 (Tuesday) - LLM Platform Discovery

Morning (4 hours)

  • AWS Bedrock or alternative LLM setup
  • Model selection evaluation (Claude, Bedrock models, etc.)
  • Initial prompt testing
  • Performance benchmarking

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Security configuration (SSH access for Sliplane)
  • Cost optimization settings
  • API integration setup
  • Logging and monitoring setup

Mike Sync: 30-minute check-in on Bedrock findings


Day 3 (Wednesday) - Document Ingestion System

Morning (4 hours)

  • Web upload interface development
  • Document processing pipeline
  • File validation and security scanning
  • Storage encryption implementation

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Test upload with sample documents
  • Onboarding deck ingestion
  • Initial prompt extraction from Bubble app
  • Data structure mapping

Deliverable: Upload system operational


Day 4 (Thursday) - Example Data Preparation

Morning (4 hours)

  • Process first project dataset
  • Extract interview transcriptions
  • Parse consultant reports
  • Structure example corpus for prompts

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Process second project dataset
  • Identify pattern templates
  • Create evaluation metrics
  • Mike review session (1 hour)

Mike Sync: Review example data quality


Day 5 (Friday) - Initial AI Development

Morning (4 hours)

  • Configure prompt templates
  • Initial prompt engineering
  • Import and adapt Bubble app prompts
  • First output generation

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Analyze initial results
  • Identify gaps and issues
  • Refine prompts
  • Document Week 1 progress

Week 1 Deliverable: Infrastructure complete, initial prompt development started


Week 2: Prompt Engineering & Validation

Day 6 (Monday) - Consultant Behavior Development

Morning (4 hours)

  • Mike workshop: "How consultants think" (2 hours)
  • Refine AI reasoning patterns
  • Adjust output formatting
  • Enhance analysis depth

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Implement feedback from morning session
  • Generate test reports
  • Side-by-side comparison prep
  • Quality metrics evaluation

Mike Sync: Deep dive on consultant methodology


Day 7 (Tuesday) - Report Quality Refinement

Morning (4 hours)

  • Generate reports for Project 1
  • Compare with human consultant output
  • Document variance analysis
  • Identify improvement areas

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Prompt refinement based on variance analysis
  • Generate reports for Project 2
  • Quality score calculation
  • Mike review session (1 hour)

Deliverable: First comparative analysis complete


Day 8 (Wednesday) - Theme Extraction

Morning (4 hours)

  • Pattern recognition across projects
  • Common themes identification
  • Healthcare vs other industries analysis
  • Recommendation clustering

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Generate theme report
  • Create question bank for interviews
  • Industry-specific insights
  • Executive profiling foundation

Mike Sync: Review extracted patterns


Day 9 (Thursday) - Final Validation

Morning (4 hours)

  • Generate reports for Project 3
  • Final quality assessment
  • Success criteria validation
  • Mike approval session (2 hours)

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Security documentation finalization
  • Privacy framework completion
  • Compliance checklist
  • Risk assessment documentation

Deliverable: All POC outputs ready for review


Day 10 (Friday) - Delivery & Phase 2 Planning

Morning (4 hours)

  • Final presentation preparation
  • Executive demo setup
  • Results compilation
  • Success metrics documentation

Afternoon (4 hours)

  • Final presentation to HireBest team (2 hours)
  • Phase 2 roadmap discussion
  • Knowledge transfer
  • Project closure

Final Deliverable: Complete POC with all documentation


Daily Communication Plan

Morning Standup (10:00 AM EST)

  • Yesterday's progress
  • Today's objectives
  • Blockers or questions
  • Mike's input needed

End-of-Day Summary (5:00 PM EST)

  • Completed tasks
  • Key findings
  • Tomorrow's plan
  • Documents to review

Risk Mitigation Checkpoints

Day 2

Risk: Bedrock doesn't meet requirements
Mitigation: Have Claude API as backup option

Day 5

Risk: Training data insufficient
Mitigation: Request additional project samples

Day 7

Risk: Report quality below 80%
Mitigation: Extended tuning session with Mike

Day 9

Risk: Security concerns identified
Mitigation: Immediate remediation before final delivery


Success Milestones

  • Day 3: Document upload system working
  • Day 5: First AI-generated output
  • Day 7: 80%+ quality match achieved
  • Day 8: Themes successfully extracted
  • Day 9: Security documentation approved
  • Day 10: POC accepted by HireBest

Resource Requirements

From HireBest

  • Mike: 8-10 hours total across 2 weeks
  • Training materials: Day 1
  • Project samples: Days 1-4
  • Feedback sessions: Days 4, 6, 7, 9

From Knowcode

  • Lead Developer: Full-time (80 hours)
  • Security Architect: Days 1, 9 (8 hours)
  • Project Manager: Daily coordination (10 hours)

This timeline ensures systematic progress with regular Mike involvement, clear daily objectives, and multiple validation checkpoints to ensure success.