Every ClearForge engagement starts the same way: a Forge Diagnostic, a fixed fee agreed up front, 2 weeks. This article walks through what the two weeks contain and what you hold at the end.
The two weeks
| Window | Work |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Map the workflow, size the opportunity |
| Week 2 | Prove viability, price the build |
| Day 10 to 14 | A decision you can price: build, fix, or stop |
Week one is spent inside the workflow, putting a number on what the manual steps cost. Week two tests the candidate system against your real data and scopes the Sprint.
It ends with a decision you can price, not a report you file.
What you hold at the end
A build decision with a price on it. If you build, the Forge Sprint is priced in the Diagnostic, before any build, and runs 10 to 14 weeks to a live production system. If the answer is stop, you spent a fixed diagnostic fee to avoid a build that would not have worked. Both outcomes are the product.
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