Development Roadmap Assessment Questionnaire

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Your Business Goals
Before getting technical, I need to understand your business reasons. We might have touched on this before, but I want you to go deeper and think what this project truly means to your business.
Why did you decide to build this project?
I'm mainly concerned with the business reasons at this stage. So, from a business perspective, why did you decide to build this?
What advantages will you gain over your competitors as a result of completing this project?
If you're familiar with your competitive landscape, please tell me how this will give you an edge over your competitors. Note that your competitors might not be in the same business line. For example, if you sell cars, your competitors might not just be car sellers, but motorcycles sellers, bicycle dealers and so on... Basically they fulfill the same need in a different way.
What pain would be alleviated as a result of completing this project?
Is there anything that bothers you right now that will be eliminated after this project is completed? If so, please list it here.

Your Project's Value
In this section, we will try and determine your project's value. This is especially important because we want to make sure that every penny you spend will have a positive return over investment. If I cannot give you a positive ROI, we will not move forward.
How much will your business increase as a result of completing this project?
Based on your understanding of your market and industry, try to estimate the resulting increase in business as a result of working on this project. You can state this in percentage, in total revenue, sales...
How much money will you save as a result of implementing this project?
If some expenses are eliminated after this project is completed, please state them here.
How will this project improve your life on a business and personal level?
Maybe you'll have more time, be less stressed, your business will be more automated, you'll have more time to spend with the people you care about... Whatever the reasons are, state them.
If this project fails, what will you lose?
Don't panic yet. This project will not fail as I've done this over and over. It's just another way to assess the project's value.

Your Investment Expectations
In this section I want to understand how much are you expecting to invest in your project. This will help me create options for you to proceed that will maximize the value you're getting from your investment. Please answer to the best of your knowledge, and try and give me some numbers. These aren't set in stone, we could always go back and change them if we need to.
Knowing you'll get a positive ROI, what is the maximum number you're willing to spend?
This number should be the maximum number you're comfortable spending without feeling stressed about it.
For a dramatic ROI, will you consider a larger investment than the above?
In my study, I provide you with different options. Your answer to this question will help me understand if I should include an option that will stretch your budget a bit but will give you a huge ROI
What is the number that if I went below you wouldn't take me seriously?
I was once talking to a client about a very complex project and I asked: "If I told you I could build this for $500, what would you do?". He said: "I will fire you right away!" What is the number that if I went below you would fire me?

Other Considerations
Is there anything we haven't discussed which might cause this project to fail?
It might be something you haven't discussed with me, or some external factors that I need to be aware of. Now is the time to state those.
Is there something we agreed upon and feel like changing?
If you have some second thoughts about anything we agreed upon, you need to let me know here. I want you to be comfortable working with me moving forward.
Is there anything else you would like to tell me?
State anything that I haven't covered above that you would still like to communicate.

Your Business Goals