Project Discovery
Our Project Discovery process ensures a successful outcome for your project with a detailed and informed plan.
Our approach: agile, collaborative, and outcome-focused
Software projects thrive when they begin with a clear vision, a well-defined scope and effective planning. These foundational elements help avoid common pitfalls such as delays, extensive rework, and unmet stakeholder expectations.
The Scott Logic Discovery process provides you with the structure and agility needed to establish these foundations, ensuring clarity, alignment, and a robust path to success.
Aligning on a shared vision
Through structured discussions and collaborative workshops, we help you and your stakeholders agree on the objectives and the value the project will deliver to your business and customers. This forms the cornerstone of a successful delivery.
Commencing delivery without unnecessary delay
We help you define a clear project scope and incremental delivery plan that support your goals. Focusing on prioritisation and measurable outcomes provides clarity that prevents scope creep and sustains momentum throughout the project lifecycle. Iterative planning empowers you to adapt to change while delivering early and ongoing value.
A unique framework for project delivery
You benefit from our unique integration of the "holy trinity" of product management – Business, Users, and Technology – with the triple constraint of project management – Cost, Time, and Scope. This enables you to evaluate feasibility, desirability, and viability while maintaining a focus on deliverability.
The journey to discovery success
Phase 1: Orientation and inception
- Establish project context, engage stakeholders, and confirm scope.
- Build relationships and review your existing systems and documentation.
Phase 2: Research and analysis
- Gather insights on your business goals, user needs, and the technical landscape.
- Identify constraints, risks, and dependencies.
- Draft designs, propose solutions, and agree on engineering practices.
Phase 3: Presentation and confirmation
- Consolidate findings into clear deliverables.
- Present recommendations for the build phase.
- Submit a proposal to transition into iterative development.
Stay ahead of the market
The Discovery process gives you customer insights and delivery agility, so you can pivot quickly to meet new challenges while keeping your project aligned with business goals and addressing cross-functional requirements efficiently.
Greater flexibility and less uncertainty
Our incremental planning approach enables you to ‘fail fast’ and adapt, while maintaining robust risk management and governance. As a result, you can deliver early and ongoing value to your customers and business.
Client stories
Find out how we have helped clients like you with tailored support to define a structured plan for their software projects to set them up for success.
HM Land Registry: Optimising Project Discovery
As part of HM Land Registry’s ambitious digital transformation programme, we were engaged to review and optimise its Discovery practices, and produced a plan that will allow the organisation to build out its delivery processes in a truly agile way.
AUVESY-MDT: Rapid Discovery for Cloud Transformation
As part of a project that would be AUVESY-MDT's first significant step into the cloud, Scott Logic assigned a small team of highly experienced consultants to the client, who applied our proven approach to project discovery to define the scope of the work.
Let's build your foundation together
The Scott Logic Discovery process ensures your project’s success with a tailored and agile approach. Let us help you define the right strategy, plan, and outcomes for your project.