Challenge Septiva
Before you commit to the delivery model, challenge the assumptions behind it.
Every major software proposal embeds assumptions about staffing, sequencing, architecture, cost, timeline, risk, and dependency. When the underlying development model changes, those assumptions deserve another look.
Show us the problem. We’ll challenge the assumptions behind the current path.
Who should use Challenge Septiva
If one of these is on your desk, it is worth challenging.
- The seven-figure proposal.
- The project everyone says will take a year.
- The application sitting on the backlog.
- The modernization initiative that keeps expanding.
- The manual process no one has time to replace.
- The spreadsheet that became infrastructure.
- The AI idea leadership wants proven.
What Septiva examines
Challenge the delivery assumptions. Not simply the price.
Sometimes the honest answer is that the current plan is the right one. That is a legitimate outcome of the exercise.
- Scope
- Staffing assumptions
- Architecture
- Sequencing
- Timeline
- Cost drivers
- Internal participation
- Dependency
- Build-vs-buy assumptions
- Opportunities to create earlier evidence
The intake
Show us the problem. We will tell you what we actually think.
Submissions are reviewed for strategic fit, technical suitability, and readiness to execute. If we don’t believe Septiva is the right approach, we’ll say so plainly.
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