AI Engineering: 11 Foundational Practices
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
Abstract
This white paper provides an initial set of recommendations to help organizations that are beginning to build, acquire, and integrate artificial intelligence capabilities into business and mission systems.
These AI engineering practices provide a foundation for decision-makers to navigate those changes to develop viable, trusted, and extensible systems. As we build and use these systems, we will define better codified engineering and data management practices as well as tools.
Cite This SEI Report
Software Engineering Institute (2019, September 12). AI Engineering: 11 Foundational Practices. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/ai-engineering-11-foundational-practices/.
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Software Engineering Institute. "AI Engineering: 11 Foundational Practices." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, September 12, 2019. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/ai-engineering-11-foundational-practices/.
Software Engineering Institute, "AI Engineering: 11 Foundational Practices," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 12-Sep-2019 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/ai-engineering-11-foundational-practices/. [Accessed: 25-Oct-2026].
Software Engineering Institute. "AI Engineering: 11 Foundational Practices." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 12 Sep. 2019. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/ai-engineering-11-foundational-practices/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
Software Engineering Institute. AI Engineering: 11 Foundational Practices. Software Engineering Institute. 2019. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/ai-engineering-11-foundational-practices/