Technical second opinion before a DX commitment
Before approving a broad AI, app, API, or offshore development proposal, get a senior engineering review of the scope, risks, architecture, and handover path.
When to use it
Use the review when the proposal sounds expensive, broad, or hard to compare. The goal is not to block a vendor; it is to help the buyer approve the right scope with fewer blind spots.
- Vendor quote review
- AI architecture sanity check
- Offshore team plan review
- API or data-access risk review
- SOW and acceptance-criteria review
What gets checked
The review looks at whether the proposed work can be delivered, tested, handed over, and explained internally.
- Scope and exclusions
- Architecture realism
- Data and integration assumptions
- Security and audit expectations
- Handover and ownership terms
Métricas clave
- 3-5 days: technical review - A short review before approving a larger quote, vendor plan, or AI architecture.
- 1 memo: decision-ready output - Plain-language findings, risk level, missing assumptions, and recommended next step.
- CTO-level: senior-led review - Architecture, scope, data, security, handover, and delivery realism are checked together.
- before: commitment - Use it before signing a broad DX project, platform rollout, or offshore build.
Review output
- Risk memo: A short list of delivery, architecture, data, vendor-lock, and handover risks.
- Questions to ask: Procurement-safe questions for the vendor or internal technical owner.
- Scope recommendation: Approve as-is, narrow the scope, split phases, or start with a PoC.
- Handover checks: Source-code, repository, documentation, security, and operating assumptions to add.
Preguntas frecuentes
- How much does a DX PoC cost?
- A focused paid PoC usually starts from the Quick DX PoC range. Final pricing depends on data access, integrations, security needs, deployment environment, and acceptance criteria.
- How long does an AI automation sprint take?
- Most focused PoCs fit into 2 weeks, MVP automation sprints into 4 weeks, and production-oriented integrations into about 6 weeks.
- What data is required?
- The fastest start includes sample files, API docs, screenshots, example tickets, user roles, current workflow notes, and one owner who can join weekly demos.
- Can we start without API access?
- Yes. The first sprint can use exports, sample datasets, mocked APIs, or manual upload flows, then move toward API integration once access is approved.
- Do you support Japanese documentation?
- Yes. Engagements can include bilingual summaries, demo notes, handover materials, and meeting support through the Japan Desk model.
- Who owns the source code?
- Source-code ownership, repository handover, licensing, and reusable components are defined in the SOW before the sprint begins.
- What do we receive after 2 weeks?
- For a narrow PoC, the usual output is a working prototype or API slice, demo notes, assumptions, risks, acceptance criteria, and a recommendation to harden, integrate, expand, or stop.
- Who owns technical decisions?
- Senior engineers stay close to scope, architecture, AI-use risk, technical tradeoffs, weekly demos, and handover quality instead of hiding decisions behind layers of project management.
- What does an API sprint deliver?
- A focused API sprint can include endpoint design, an OpenAPI-style contract, auth assumptions, sample requests and responses, integration tests, logging, and handover notes.
- How do you measure whether the sprint worked?
- Each sprint starts with one measurable proof point such as reduced manual steps, successful extraction rate, API handoff success, response time, reviewer acceptance, or pilot-user feedback.