Phased Development Plan

AIDE Development Plan

AIDE will follow a structured, staged development pathway designed to reduce risk, validate assumptions at each milestone, and only expand when the evidence supports progression.

Structured, Low-Risk Development Pathway

AIDE’s delivery model is deliberately phased so that funding, technical work and validation evidence remain aligned. Each stage is intended to answer a specific question before further capital is committed.

The four phases:
1: Proof of Concept (POC)
2: Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
3: Pilot Program
4: Potential Future Expansion

Phase 1 – Proof of Concept (POC)

The POC is intended to test whether accounting-data interpretation can produce useful, plain-English decision support for SMEs.

 

Key Outcomes:

  • Validate one accounting-data access pathway
  • Test initial signal detection using accounting data
  • Produce sample decision-support prompts
  • Confirm foundational architecture
  • Identify privacy, data-handling and security risks
  • Support the case for Tranche 2 funding

 

Note: 

Begins upon receipt of Tranche 1 funding

Phase 2 – Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

Following the POC, the MVP stage is intended to expand AIDE’s accounting-data interpretation capability into a more structured and testable operating model.

 

Key Outcomes:

  • Develop a structured accounting-data interpretation workflow
  • Generate plain-English decision support from accounting signals
  • Introduce early alert and prioritisation logic
  • Test usability and workflow presentation concepts
  • Refine data handling, permissions and security processes
  • Validate SME and adviser feedback on practical usefulness.

 

Note:
Commences following assessment of POC outcomes
Intended to support controlled pilot preparation

Phase 3 – Pilot Program

The Pilot stage would test AIDE in a controlled group of real SME environments, using evidence from the POC and MVP stages to assess practical usefulness, adoption friction and business value.

  • Test AIDE with selected SME users
  • Assess clarity, usefulness and trust in AIDE outputs
  • Gather user feedback to refine workflows and prompts
  • Assess onboarding, usability and adoption barriers
  • Test intermediary referral and support pathways
  • Prepare for broader market-readiness decisions

Phase 4 – Scaled Expansion

This stage would only proceed if earlier validation supports broader development. It may involve expanding AIDE beyond the accounting-first model, strengthening infrastructure, and preparing for wider commercial deployment.

  • Assess expansion beyond accounting-data signals
  • Explore additional system integrations where justified
  • Strengthen technical infrastructure and security
  • Refine support and onboarding processes
  • Develop channel and partner pathways
  • Prepare broader commercialisation options