Why Your Agency Quoted 6 Months

“Six months” is often a symptom of process design, not complexity.

Common causes

• Scope expands without a hard acceptance map
• No prototype until near completion
• Decisions deferred until after build
• No operational model in scope for delivery phase

Fix this before you start

1. Define the workflow outcome, not feature list.
2. Lock acceptance criteria to concrete actions.
3. Force prototype checkpoints at fixed intervals.

Where speed comes from

Speed comes from reducing unknowns:

• A clear prototype boundary
• A narrow initial objective
• Measurable handoff with minimal rework loops

What teams usually choose

Either they accept the slow path for comfort, or they commit to process discipline and gain both speed and visibility.