Are you ready to have custom software built?
What should a business know before asking for a custom software quote or clickable version?
You do not need a technical specification to start. You do need a real workflow, the people who use it, examples of how it works today and one person who can make decisions.
Check the eight project inputs you already have. The result shows what to clarify before discovery so the first version solves a real problem instead of becoming a feature list.
How this is calculated:
The scorecard checks the inputs that make discovery concrete: workflow, users, current evidence, exceptions, ownership, success, data and first-release boundaries.
Each checked input counts once. The score does not estimate price or delivery time because those depend on the actual workflow and scope.
Unchecked inputs become the next three things to clarify. A low score is not a rejection; it simply means the useful next step is understanding the work before estimating the software.
Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is stored and no email is required.
Questions people ask about this tool:
Do I need to know the features before discovery?
No. Bring the workflow, examples and the outcome. Features should come from understanding those things, rather than being guessed before the problem is clear.
What is the best first workflow?
Choose something important, repeated and bounded: a request becoming a quote, a new client becoming active, or a booking becoming a completed service. One complete path is more useful than ten disconnected screens.
Should every stakeholder decide the scope?
Everyone affected should be heard, but one person needs to resolve conflicts and approve the first release. Software projects stall when every preference has equal veto power.
Does a high score mean the project is ready for a fixed quote?
It means discovery can be productive. A quote still depends on reviewing the workflow, integrations, data and exceptions together.