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What a written scope and quote means

Before we build anything, the work and its price are agreed in writing. A plain look at what that step is and why it exists.

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Two written documents, a scope and a quote, agreed before work starts

Every Kreygo project has a point before the building starts where two things are written down and agreed: the scope and the quote. Nothing begins until both are.

That sounds like paperwork, and in a way it is. It is also the step that keeps the rest of the project honest.

The scope is what we will build. It is the written description of the work: which task the agent takes on, and what it is expected to do. It follows from the first step of the process, discovery, where we look at how the work is done today and document what the agent will not do as well as what it will. The scope puts that in a form you can read, question and correct.

The quote is what it will cost. It follows the proposal and is in writing too. Each agent, or small team of agents, is built around the way a business already works, so the quote is written for your project.

Both are agreed before work starts. This is the rule that matters. A proposal is not a start signal. You read the scope and the quote, ask what you like, and say yes or no. If you say yes, everyone is working from the same page.

Why we do it this way. Projects can go wrong at the edges: someone assumed something was included, someone else assumed it was not. A written scope puts the edges on paper before anyone has built anything. It also gives the end of the project something to be measured against. We build in stages, and each stage is accepted against a check that sits outside the agent, such as a changed file, a delivered message or a confirmation. A scope that says what the agent is meant to do is what makes those checks possible.

Handover is your sign-off. When the work is done, handover happens when you sign it off. It is not something we declare for you.

None of this tells you what your project would involve. That depends on your task, and working it out starts with a fit assessment: you describe a task and we tell you whether an agent fits. If one does, the proposal comes next, with the scope and the quote in writing.

If you have a task in mind, tell us about it.

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