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Vendors can only estimate what they understand. A brief like this gets you comparable estimates — from us or anyone else.
Send it through the project intakeTips for a brief that gets good answers
- Describe the problem, not the solution. “Agents spend 20 minutes finding order status” is better than “we need a chatbot”.
- Be ruthless with must-haves. Everything on that list gets estimated and built first.
- Mention what exists. Legacy systems and past attempts change estimates more than features do.
- Explain the deadline. A trade show and an investor meeting imply different trade-offs.
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