Software / Buying guide
What should a custom software proposal include?
A practical guide to scoping a custom software project: user journeys, integrations, acceptance, handover and the costs your proposal should explain.
Read guideProject planning
Practical answers for people commissioning software, AI, devices and creative production. Use these guides to prepare your requirements and ask more useful questions of a development partner.
Software / Buying guide
A practical guide to scoping a custom software project: user journeys, integrations, acceptance, handover and the costs your proposal should explain.
Read guideApplied AI / Project planning
Choose a useful AI workflow before choosing the tool. A practical guide to scope, data access, evaluations, human approval and operating costs.
Read guideVR / Training development
Plan a VR training project around the learning objective, scenario, interactions, headset, subject-matter review and deployment workflow.
Read guideHardware / Buying guide
Define the device behaviour, prototype stage, quantities, software interfaces and test conditions before you commission a connected hardware project.
Read guideFilm & animation / Production planning
Prepare a production brief around audience, message, visual complexity, source assets, versions, approvals and final deliverables.
Read guideConsulting / Existing products
Plan a useful review of an existing software build: evidence, working journeys, release blockers, repair options, access and a practical recovery plan.
Read guideStart a project
Bring the problem, the intended users and your priorities. We’ll discuss the scope, budget and next step. A finished specification is optional.