Scoping and success criteria
One question, one metric, one threshold — written down and signed before a line of code.
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Rapid Prototyping & PoC
Four weeks to a decision, not a demo reel.
- 4 wks
- Fixed timebox
- 1 KPI
- Agreed before kickoff
- Real data
- No synthetic showcase
The problem we solve
A prototype should answer one question: is this worth building properly? We run tightly scoped four-week builds on real data, with the success measure and the kill criterion agreed before we start.
What the work includes
Production-shaped build
Real data, real permissions and real latency, so the results transfer to a full build.
User testing
Sessions with the people who would actually use it, capturing where trust breaks.
Scale-up costing
An engineering estimate and run-cost model for the production version, based on what the prototype measured.
How the engagement runs
A sequence you can plan a quarter around.
- 01
Week 1
Scope lock, data access, success criteria and architecture sketch.
- 02
Weeks 2–3
Build and iterate with mid-point review and user testing.
- 03
Week 4
Measurement, costing and the go/no-go readout.
Common questions
Before you commit.
- What happens to the prototype code?
- You keep it. Where it is sound we carry it into the production build; where it is not we say so.
- Can it go straight to users?
- Only after hardening. A prototype is scoped to answer a question, not to carry production traffic.
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