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Active Projects

⏱️ At a Glance Active Projects is your map of the whole pipeline. Once you click Generate Documentation at the end of your project brief, your project moves into this 9-stage pipeline. This page gives you a one-screen summary of all 9 stages - each one has its own page in this section with the full walkthrough, screenshots, and a worked example.

The Active Projects panel - accessible from the left sidebar under Active Projects - gives you a single screen showing exactly where a project sits in its delivery lifecycle, alongside portfolio-level health metrics. Click any project in the list (e.g. Gate Secure, Loanmind AI) to open its pipeline view.

The 9-Stage Pipeline​

Every project moves through these stages, in order, shown as a horizontal stepper at the top of the project view:

# Stage Label in DeX What Happens Guide
1 Request Business Request Capture the original problem and intent Business Request
2 Specs Specification Generate BRD, SRD & FSD Specification
3 Plan Plan & Task Generate the dev plan and task breakdown Plan & Task
4 Wireframe Mockup Wireframe Generate a UI/UX preview layout Wireframe
5 Build Build Compile the codebase Build
6 Code Code View and manage the repository Code
7 QA QA Run automated tests QA
8 Deploy Deployment Push to a live cloud preview Deployment
9 Archive Completed Tasks Review execution logs and audit trail Completed Tasks

🔒 Stages 5–9 (Build, Code, QA, Deploy, Archive) are locked by default - each shows a padlock icon until Build Access is granted by your Platform Administrator.

Worked Example: Gate Secure​

Throughout this section, we follow a second real project end-to-end - Gate Secure - alongside the existing Contractor Sync example used in the Projects brief walkthrough.

The problem, in the requester's own words: "I need an application for security people to use at gate to store the vehicles getting in & out at the gate. Because security mens are now entering in physical notebook now."

This is a deliberately informal, real-world problem statement - not a polished paragraph. It shows what DeX does with a rough, conversational input rather than a perfectly structured one.

The stepper at the top of the project view shows the full 9-stage pipeline at a glance. The current stage is highlighted, completed stages show a colored icon, and locked stages show a padlock until access is granted.

Stage 1 - Business Request, In Detail​

Opening Stage 1 on a project shows three sub-sections used to capture the original ask:

Sub-step What It Captures
1. Problem Statement The business problem and objectives, in the requester's own words.
2. Solution Explored solution options and the recommended approach.
3. Delivery Approach The delivery plan, timeline, and key milestones.

For Gate Secure, the Problem Statement sub-step contains exactly the gate-logbook problem quoted above - captured as-is, then expanded by DeX's AI into the structured BRD, SRD, and FSD.

From here, click One-Click Synthesize (All 3 Docs) at the top of the page to generate the BRD, SRD, and FSD together in a single pass - or work through them individually in Specification for more control.

📖 For the full walkthrough of how a problem statement and solution get authored during project creation (not after), see Problem Definition and Solution Design.

Where to Go Next​