--- title: "SafeCode Consulting - Phase 3: Solution" description: "How do you work with SafeCode? What would it look like? This page describes the engagement model, and grants access to the phase descriptions." url: "https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/solution.html" date: "2026-10-11T04:26:31-04:00" language: "en-US" --- ## Breadcrumbs [Home](https://safecodetech.com/) > [Work](https://safecodetech.com/work/case-stories.html) > [Working with SafeCode](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode.html) > Phase 3: Solution # Phase 3: Solution ![Solution Phase](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/images/sc_theme/Icons/DevelopmentPhase_120x120.png) Phase 3 Solution is where the work happens. Depending on the scope agreed in the prior phase, this may involve software engineering, requirements development, verification and analysis, certification support, process work, or some combination. The form varies; the standard does not. Every *SafeCode Consulting* deliverable is designed to pass review, support the program, and hold up under scrutiny. The Solution phase is the active delivery period of the work. Its character depends entirely on what was agreed during Scoping, which means it can look quite different from one program to the next. What does not change is the standard to which the work is held: whatever SafeCode produces must be technically sound, clearly documented, traceable to the need it addresses, and useful to the program beyond the immediate task. For engineering and development work, the Solution phase involves hands-on technical execution — architecture, implementation, integration, analysis, or driver development — alongside the documentation and review activities required to make that work certifiable and maintainable. For requirements work, it means elicitation, development, review, and traceability architecture. For verification and analysis work, it means targeted investigation, evidence development, and coverage support. For certification and process work, it means standards interpretation, process design, evidence review, and audit support. In all cases, SafeCode Consulting communicates actively during this phase. Questions surface early. Findings are shared as they emerge rather than consolidated at the end. If the scope needs to change — because the program has changed, or because something surfaces that was not visible at Scoping — that conversation happens promptly rather than being deferred until delivery. **How this phase varies:** - For *fixed-price engagements*, the Solution phase is structured around specific deliverables with defined acceptance criteria agreed at Scoping. Scope changes are handled through a defined change process. - For *time-based engagements*, the work is more iterative. Priorities may shift as the program evolves, and SafeCode operates as a trusted technical partner rather than a fixed-scope vendor. - For *supplemental staffing*, SafeCode's consultant is integrated into the client's team and development process. The engagement looks more like an embedded team member than an external deliverable supplier. - For *advisory retainers*, the Solution phase is ongoing and episodic — activated by specific questions, decisions, or reviews rather than by a continuous work schedule. | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [!\[Solution Phase\](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/images/sc_theme/Icons/DiscoveryPhase_300x120_Flow.png#joomlaImage://local-images/sc_theme/Icons/DiscoveryPhase_300x120_Flow.png)Discovery & Diagnosis](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/work/working-with-safecode/discovery-diagnosis.html) | [!\[Scoping Phase\](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/images/sc_theme/Icons/ScopingPhase_300x120_Flow.png#joomlaImage://local-images/sc_theme/Icons/ScopingPhase_300x120_Flow.png)Scoping](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/work/working-with-safecode/scoping.html) | [!\[Solution Phase\](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/images/sc_theme/Icons/DevelopmentPhase_300x120_Flow.png#joomlaImage://local-images/sc_theme/Icons/DevelopmentPhase_300x120_Flow.png)Solution](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/work/working-with-safecode/solution.html) | [!\[Solution Phase\](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/images/sc_theme/Icons/AcceptancePhase_300x120_Flow.png#joomlaImage://local-images/sc_theme/Icons/DevelopmentPhase_300x120_Flow.png)Acceptance](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/work/working-with-safecode/acceptance.html) | [!\[Support Phase\](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/images/sc_theme/Icons/SupportPhase_120x120.png#joomlaImage://local-images/sc_theme/Icons/SupportPhase_120x120.png)](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/work/working-with-safecode/support.html) [Support](https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/work/working-with-safecode/support.html) | ## JSON-LD Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://safecodetech.com/#organization", "name": "SafeCode Consulting", "url": "https://safecodetech.com/" }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode.html#webpage", "url": "https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode.html", "name": "Engagement Model | SafeCode Consulting", "description": "How SafeCode Consulting structures engagements for safety-critical software programs: Discovery & Diagnosis, Scoping, Solution, Acceptance, and Support.", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://safecodetech.com/#website" }, "about": { "@id": "https://safecodetech.com/#organization" }, "inLanguage": "en-US" }, { "@type": "HowTo", "@id": "https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode.html#howto", "name": "SafeCode Consulting Engagement Model", "description": "The five-phase engagement model used by SafeCode Consulting for safety-critical software programs.", "step": [ { "@type": "HowToStep", "position": 1, "name": "Discovery & Diagnosis", "text": "Understand the program, identify real pain points, and distinguish the stated problem from its underlying cause.", "url": "https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/discovery-diagnosis.html" }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "position": 2, "name": "Scoping", "text": "Turn shared understanding into a defined plan, commercial arrangement, and clear decision point.", "url": "https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/scoping.html" }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "position": 3, "name": "Solution", "text": "Execute the agreed work — engineering, requirements, verification, certification support, or process work.", "url": "https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/solution.html" }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "position": 4, "name": "Acceptance", "text": "Review and formally accept the deliverables against the agreed scope and objectives.", "url": "https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/acceptance.html" }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "position": 5, "name": "Support", "text": "Knowledge transfer, advisory access, retainer support, or continued embedded relationship as agreed.", "url": "https://safecodetech.com/work/working-with-safecode/support.html" } ] } ] } ```