Free scoping - Find out what your software problem actually costs.
Nine short questions, ten minutes, and a cost band in ZAR — without giving up your email or pitching a problem you can't yet describe.
Three quotes, three numbers, three weeks lost.
You suspect software could fix this — the spreadsheets that have outgrown themselves, the report someone rebuilds every Monday, the dashboard nobody trusts. But you don't know if it costs R10k or R500k. Asking three developers takes weeks and ends with three wildly different quotes that anchor against each other instead of the problem.
Free scoping is the answer to that. Nine short questions about the symptoms — not the solution — produce a cost band on screen, immediately, with no email required. If the band is in the realm of possible, you leave your details and I review your answers personally and reply within 24 hours with a refined band and a written diagnosis.
How it works
01
Answer 9 short questions.
Symptoms, not solutions. About 10 minutes. No name or email required at this stage.
02
See your cost band immediately.
A range, not a fixed quote. You can take the number and walk away.
03
Leave your details (optional) for a refined band.
I review every submission personally and reply with a refined band and written diagnosis within 24 hours.
What kinds of problems fit - Recognise any of these?
The intake works best for problems where data, software, or automation could replace a manual rhythm. A few common shapes:
- Manual data work eating hours per week. Someone copies, reconciles, or chases the same numbers every week. The time has stopped feeling fixable, but it isn't.
- Spreadsheets that have outgrown themselves. What started as one tab is now a fragile workbook only one person understands. You've outgrown the tool, not the data.
- Reports that take days to assemble. By the time the monthly report is finished, the month is already half over. The numbers are right; the cycle is wrong.
- Dashboards your team checks but doesn't trust. The chart says one thing; the gut says another; the team has stopped believing the dashboard. Trust is fixable.
- A legacy system nobody understands anymore. It works, mostly. The person who built it has left. Touching it is scary; not touching it is also scary.
- Data that lives in five places and reconciles in none. CRM, finance, ops, the warehouse, and one Google Sheet — all disagreeing about the same customer.
What you'll walk away with
The intake is genuinely free, and so is the result.
- A cost band. A realistic ZAR range for the recommended starting stage, plus a likely full-engagement range across stages.
- A written diagnosis (if you want it). If you leave your email, I review your answers personally and reply within 24 hours with a refined band and a brief written diagnosis of the problem.
- No obligation. Walking away with the number is the intended path for many SMEs. The band is yours to keep.
- No exposure until you choose. The first nine questions ask nothing identifying. You only share a name and email if you want the refined band.
Find out what your software problem actually costs.
Takes about 10 minutes. No email required to see your band.