UNIVERSAL · STAGE 01
Most software fails at the brief, not at the build. Digit Concept is the fixed-price, time-boxed discovery stage that turns a vague idea into a buildable specification and estimate - and decides whether the build is worth doing at all.
We see the same pattern repeatedly. A team has a real operational problem. They jump to a tool selection or a build, skip the spec, and discover six months in that the brief was the wrong question. The cost is rarely the time spent - it is the change requests, the integration patches and the team's faith in the project.
Digit Concept is the antidote. We spend fixed time, fixed price, with the people closest to the problem. We come out with a specification that engineers can build against, a roadmap stakeholders agree on, and an honest answer to whether to proceed.
WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY
01
The current-state operation, mapped end-to-end. The 'as-is' before any 'to-be'.
02
The people who will actually use the software, walked through their day.
03
Architecture, data model, integration map, security and compliance posture. The document engineers can build against.
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A prioritised, costed backlog ready for Digit Implement.
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What connects to what, what owns what, what changes when.
06
A go / no-go / re-scope, in writing. Sometimes the answer is 'do not build this.' That is fine - and the cheapest answer to receive at this stage.
HOW IT RUNS
WEEK 1
We talk to the people closest to the problem - operations, IT, finance, end users.
WEEK 2
The current-state operation and systems landscape, on paper.
WEEK 3
Technical spec, integration map, prioritised backlog.
WEEK 4
A working session with your stakeholders. We present, you push back, we refine. Then sign-off.
“What's special about run-e is their outstanding industry know-how and closeness to the customer.”
Marc Puschzian · Managing Director, Transpera - Institute for Market and Opinion Research
Specifically about run-e's discovery and product-evolution work.
WHERE TO NEXT
NEXT STAGE
Build It Right, In Sprints. Take the validated backlog from concept and ship the software against it.
Explore Digit Implement →OR SKIP AHEAD
One Source Of Truth. Wire your existing systems into a single, queryable data layer before building anything new.
Explore Digit Integrate →REQUEST A DISCOVERY CALL
A 30-minute discovery call to scope a Digit Concept engagement. Fixed price after the call.
