You have an idea, but the scope keeps growing
You do not yet know what truly belongs in version one and what only increases cost and delivery time.
MVP audit
MVP audit: check the scope before you burn budget on the wrong first version
This checklist helps you assess quickly whether your MVP idea is ready for a realistic estimate and implementation. Instead of guessing whether the feature list makes sense, you go through the questions that structure scope, risks, integrations, and key decisions before delivery starts.
When this checklist is most useful
You want a better basis for an estimate
You need a stronger brief before asking for a proposal, estimate, or technology decision.
The project has started, but chaos is growing
Scope, admin panel, integrations, and edge cases are expanding faster than the budget.
Entry packages
Choose a focused first step before committing to a larger build
Each package is designed to turn an unclear idea, unstable project, or automation opportunity into a concrete scope, decision, and next implementation step. The ranges below are practical starting budgets, not a promise that a larger build will fit inside the package price.
Recommended first step
MVP Kickstart
For founders and teams that need to move from idea to a realistic first release.
Scope workshop, MVP backlog, architecture decisions, risk map, release plan, and implementation estimate.
- Start: focused discovery. Delivery: compact scope sprint.
- Typical budget: PLN 4,000-9,000 net for the discovery package.
Rescue Audit
For products that already exist, but delivery, scope, quality, or ownership is getting unclear.
Technical and product review, key risks, stabilization priorities, and a short recovery roadmap.
- Start: audit of current state. Delivery: prioritized action plan.
- Typical budget: PLN 5,000-12,000 net for the audit.
Integration Sprint
For companies that need systems, APIs, payments, CRM, ERP, or SaaS tools to work together reliably.
One critical flow, integration contract, edge cases, implementation plan, and rollout checklist.
- Start: one process or integration path. Delivery: scoped sprint plan.
- Typical budget: PLN 8,000-20,000 net for the first integration sprint.
AI / Automation Pilot
For teams that want to test AI or automation on a real workflow without turning it into a large program.
Use case diagnosis, data/process review, pilot scope, risk notes, and next-step implementation path.
- Start: practical use case. Delivery: pilot-ready scope.
- Typical budget: PLN 8,000-25,000 net for the pilot.
Is this the final price of the whole project?
No. These are entry packages. They help define scope, risks, architecture, and the next step before estimating a larger build.
Which package should we choose first?
If you are building a new product, start with MVP Kickstart. If you already have a project in motion and need clarity, start with Rescue Audit. For one concrete process, choose Integration Sprint or AI / Automation Pilot.
What this checklist structures before launch
1. Problem and user
Whether you know the exact problem, for whom you are solving it, and how you will tell if the MVP makes business sense.
2. First-version scope
Whether you can separate critical features from items that should wait or can stay manual at the beginning.
3. Integrations, roles, and risk
Whether the data, external systems, edge cases, budget constraints, and decision maker are clearly named.
Outcome
How to know when an audit makes more sense than a direct estimate
If several key questions still end with “we do not know yet”, “we will define it later”, or “we will see during delivery”, then a full implementation estimate will mostly be guesswork. A short audit helps avoid a scope that sounds ambitious but is weak operationally and financially.
Checklist
The most important areas to review
Problem and business goal
Whether the specific problem is clear, what outcome the first version should validate, and how you will measure that after 30-60 days.
User and main scenario
Whether you know the first user, the single most important end-to-end flow, and why the user would come back.
MVP scope
Whether you can point to 3-5 critical features, an explicit out-of-scope list, and items that can stay manual at the beginning.
Data, integrations, and operations
Whether the data sources, required integrations, roles, admin surface, edge cases, budget, and timeline constraints are already named.
Fast first step
Send a short brief. We will come back with scope, risks, and a practical start path.
You do not need a full specification. Describe the product, process, or integration in a few sentences. We will point out what needs clarification, what can be built first, and where the delivery risks are.
What to send
Goal, current state, constraints, and links or materials if they already exist.
What you get back
A concrete next step: scope workshop, MVP Kickstart, Rescue Audit, integration sprint, or a smaller pilot.
Why it helps
Fewer generic calls, faster qualification, and a clearer decision before committing budget.
Want to go through it with us on a real project?
Send 2-3 sentences about the product, current stage, and what is blocking the decision today. We will help structure the questions and suggest a sensible next step: direct contact or an MVP Kickstart-style starting scope.
Send the brief to bok@chdr.tech