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Practical AI automation for small Indian businesses: where to start
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Software project checklists for decision-makers
Use these whether or not you engage us. They make any vendor conversation more productive and any estimate more accurate.
Before you ask anyone for a quote
- Write one paragraph on the problem, in business terms. What costs time or money today?
- List who will use the system and roughly how many of each type.
- List the tools you use now and which ones the new system must connect to.
- Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Be strict: most first versions need fewer features than you think.
- Collect three examples of real work: an actual order, a real report, a typical customer question.
- Decide who on your side will make decisions and how quickly they can respond.
- Have a budget range in mind, even a rough one. It changes which approaches make sense.
Before you launch
- Domains, hosting, app store and analytics accounts are registered in your company’s name.
- Every form has been tested and its messages reach someone who checks them.
- Old website URLs redirect to their new equivalents.
- Backups are running and someone has actually tried restoring one.
- Users are trained, and there is a short written guide for new staff.
- You know who to call if something breaks on launch day, and when they are available.
- Privacy policy and cookie notices match what the system really collects.
Before you sign a support or AMC contract
- What counts as a bug and what counts as a change?
- What response time applies, and does it cover weekends and holidays?
- Are security updates and hosting monitoring included?
- How many hours of small changes are included, and what happens to unused hours?
- What happens to your data and access if the contract ends?
Longer guides
The articles behind these checklists.
Planning
Website, web app or mobile app? How to choose without wasting a budget
The three get confused all the time, and picking the wrong one is expensive. Five questions that usually settle it.
Support
What a software AMC should actually cover (and the clauses to question)
An annual maintenance contract can be excellent value or money for nothing. The difference is in eight things the contract should spell out.
Planning
How to scope a software project before you ask anyone for a quote
Why three vendors quote ₹2 lakh, ₹6 lakh and ₹15 lakh for “the same” project, and the one-afternoon exercise that makes quotes comparable.
Worked through a checklist and have questions?
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