Guide 01 / Software planning
Brief the process before the dashboard.
Start with the work people need to do. The screens become easier to define once the process, permissions and decisions are clear.
Explore custom softwareFollow one real record.
Pick an inquiry, order or support request. Map how it arrives, who touches it and what happens next. Include the spreadsheets, inboxes and tools in the current process.
Name the roles and decisions.
List who should view, update, approve or export information. Identify decisions that require a person and exceptions that need review.
Define a useful first release.
Separate essential workflows from later ideas. Write checkable acceptance criteria, then agree integrations, data ownership, handover and maintenance.
Bring one workflow, the people involved, sanitized sample records, the tools that must connect and the three outcomes that matter most.


