Patent attributes
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving network requirements for a new telecommunications network to be developed by a network operator, developing a workflow for design and development of the new telecommunications network based on stored knowledge base data about past telecommunications network projects of the network operator, the stored knowledge base data including information about prior milestone processes of the past telecommunications network projects of the network operator, modifying the information about prior milestone processes based on the network requirements for the new telecommunications network, forming a plurality of milestone processes for the new telecommunications network, and performing respective milestone processes of the plurality of milestone processes to design, develop and test the new telecommunications network, including performing a network ready milestone process of final testing of network functions and a certification that the new telecommunications network is operational to begin initiating operation of the new telecommunications network. Other embodiments are disclosed.