A focused product scope
User journeys, interface decisions, integration boundaries, and acceptance criteria before a larger build is committed.
Build an internal tool, customer workflow, or AI feature for the work your current software does not fit. Start with one useful user journey, test the difficult assumptions, and agree what production readiness requires.
See the source. Make the call.
| Requirement | Proposed finding | Reviewer action |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery contact | Not found in the document | Ask for the missing contact |
| Supplier reference | Source and intake differ | Inspect both references |
| Required attachment | Listed but not included | Request the attachment |
Check findings before export. Keep the source beside the decision.
Spreadsheets and generic tools are useful until the real process lives in the gaps between them. A custom build makes sense when the workflow, interface, or integration is specific enough that adapting another product creates more work than it removes.
People work around generic tools because the real task needs a different interface or sequence.
A customer or internal team needs to review AI output alongside the source it came from.
You want to add a focused AI feature to an existing product or build a dedicated workspace.
User journeys, interface decisions, integration boundaries, and acceptance criteria before a larger build is committed.
An agreed application or feature with its useful non-AI workflow intact. AI is a component, not a substitute for product design.
Documentation, deployment requirements, source-code and ownership terms, and a clear discussion of ongoing maintenance.
Find a starting point for your team.
Put the source, requirements, and proposed findings together so reviewers can inspect each decision.
Explore the workflow 02Guide a commercial team from approved scope and pricing inputs to an editable draft.
Explore the workflow 03Show suspected duplicates and inconsistent fields together with the evidence needed to resolve them.
Explore the workflowA reviewer needs to compare a supplier document with a requirements list.
Bring the source document and approved checklist into one workspace.
Show proposed findings beside the passages they came from.
A reviewer accepts, edits, or rejects each finding before an export.
Walk a user through the task and define the non-negotiable result, not a long feature inventory.
Validate the interaction, integration, and AI quality before expanding the scope around uncertain assumptions.
Exercise permissions, failure states, accessibility, and recovery. Agree the handoff and launch decision separately.
A custom build is not a universal seven-day delivery. Hosting, third-party licenses, source ownership, maintenance, and support are agreed in writing. Regulated or consequential decisions require additional specialist review.
Security and data questions ↗A first scope can define the user journey, prototype a risky interaction or integration, and establish the acceptance criteria for a working version. Agree which screens, actions, and system connections are included. A prototype tests a question; production deployment and operations require additional checks.
An existing application can be the starting point. Review its architecture, user permissions, data access, deployment process, and the product team's responsibilities. The useful scope may be a focused feature inside the current experience, with an explicit fallback when AI output is unavailable or unsuitable.
The main drivers are user journeys, integration complexity, data preparation, permission requirements, AI evaluation, and production operations. Hosting, model usage, and third-party licenses are separate operating costs. Agree deliverables and assumptions before pricing, including how changes to the scope will be handled.
The schedule depends on unresolved product decisions, integration access, source quality, and the review needed for launch. Testing the uncertain parts first helps establish the remaining work. Agree milestones around working behavior and acceptance evidence, with client dependencies identified alongside development tasks.
Source-code ownership, licensing, access to repositories, and data-handling terms must be agreed in the contract before work starts. Third-party components can carry separate licenses and usage terms. The handoff should identify what is delivered and what is needed to operate or change it.
Agree who deploys updates, monitors failures, manages credentials, and handles user questions. The handoff can include operating documentation and deployment requirements. Ongoing development, maintenance, and support need an explicit scope, including how urgent issues and changes to external services will be handled.