5-day Discovery
For a well-defined product or system decision.
- problem, outcome and scope;
- main technical risks;
- next 90 days.
Service · Outcome Discovery
Make the most expensive decisions before development starts.
A 5–10 working-day paid planning phase before a new product, major development or high-risk technology decision.
Why is it necessary?
Reducing uncertainty is cheaper than the cost of building the wrong thing.
We clarify which problem is worth solving and what outcome defines success. A Discovery does not necessarily end in Build — the decision workshop can just as well end in Stop, and that is a full-value result.
Deliverables
A decision system, not a pile of long documents.
| Deliverable | 5 days | 10 days |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Summary and Problem Statement | included | included |
| measurable Outcome Map | included | included |
| Minimum Valuable Scope | included | included |
| risk register | included | included |
| a plan for the next 90 days | included | included |
| user and business process map | not included | included |
| architectural concept | not included | included |
| 90–180 day implementation roadmap | not included | included |
| estimate and capacity range | not included | included |
Two depths
We choose the timeframe based on the complexity of the decision.
10-day Discovery
For complex SaaS, multiple stakeholders or larger business risk.
- detailed workflow and scope;
- technical spike or prototype for a single, pre-agreed question;
- 90–180 day roadmap.
Indicative prices. The final proposal is prepared based on the specific problem. The days shown are effort: elapsed time is typically 2–3 weeks, depending on scheduling.
The process
Understand → Goal → Design → Decide
- 01
Kickoff
Context, business problem, decision goal.
- 02
Exploration
Users, processes, scope, constraints and risks.
- 03
System design
Architecture, integrations, operations and most expensive uncertainties.
- 04
Decision workshop
Stop, Research, Prototype, Build or Reframe.
What we need from you
The timeline is a shared responsibility.
- 01
A named contact who also owns the decision.
- 02
2–3 short conversations with the key people, in the first week.
- 03
Access to existing documentation, data and systems, where they exist.
If these are delayed, the elapsed time slips; the number of working days does not change.
FAQ
The boundaries of Discovery.
Is this a free proposal preparation?
No, it is an independent service even if the development is done by another team.
Do we get a full specification?
You get the scope, risk and architecture foundation needed for the decision, not every edge case.
What happens if it is not worth building?
That is also a valuable outcome, and cheaper than developing the wrong product.
Next step
Is your next decision too expensive to guess?
In a Fit Call we decide whether the 5 or 10-day Outcome Discovery provides the right decision foundation.