Practical writing on forward deployed engineering, AI deployment, acceptance criteria and why projects fail. Every article cites its sources.https://fde.kchangai.com/en-us© 2026 Zhiyuan Qidian (Beijing) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.https://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/fde-acceptance-criteria/https://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/fde-acceptance-criteria/Most acceptance arguments are lost before delivery. What to agree in writing - evaluation sets, handover, sign-off authority - plus a one-page template.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdecisionhttps://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/fde-data-security/https://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/fde-data-security/Access, training use, ownership, handover, audit and deletion: the eight things to settle in the contract before a forward deployed engineer starts work.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpracticehttps://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/fde-roi/https://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/fde-roi/Most AI business cases count only the build. A four-part model - direct, hidden, risk and reuse costs - plus the arithmetic and the metrics that mislead.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdecisionhttps://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/fde-vs-outsourcing/https://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/fde-vs-outsourcing/Not whether anyone sits on your site, but what remains when the project ends. Three tests, seven questions for any provider, and when you only need outsourcing.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTconcepthttps://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/how-to-choose-fde-vendor/https://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/how-to-choose-fde-vendor/A due-diligence checklist for any forward deployed engineering provider: self-check, provider verification, handover design, contracts, and when to stop.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdecisionhttps://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/what-is-fde/https://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/what-is-fde/A forward deployed engineer works inside the customer's environment to wire AI into the systems they already run - and turns field experience into reusable assets.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTconcepthttps://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/when-to-hire-fde/https://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/when-to-hire-fde/Vague requirements, several legacy systems, or a pilot that never shipped: the cases that justify a forward deployed engineer, and what to do instead.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdecisionhttps://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/why-ai-pilots-fail/https://fde.kchangai.com/en/blog/why-ai-pilots-fail/Why AI pilots fail is rarely about the model. Nine failure patterns with their root causes and early signals, a scoping checklist, and how to win over users.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpractice