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Scoping questions

What will your project actually take?

Six questions. At the end you get a written summary of what you described and a considered estimate from a person who has read it.

You will not get an instant number. An exact price needs a defined scope, and six questions cannot define your scope — anyone who gives you a figure at this stage is guessing, and you will pay for the guess later.

Step 1 of 6

Product

What are you trying to build?

Pick the closest. We will correct it if it is wrong — that is part of the job.

What exists today?

Replacing something is a different job from starting clean.

What does it need to do?

Choose every one that applies. These are the items that actually move an estimate.

Who supplies the content?

The most common cause of a late project, and the easiest one to plan for.

Is there a real deadline?

A real one, tied to something in the business — not a preference.

Where do we send the summary?

Describe the problem in your own words. That paragraph is worth more to an estimate than every answer above it.