Advisory sprint

Build-versus-Buy Advisory

A short advisory sprint that compares keeping a home-grown tool, buying a vendor product, or retiring the need entirely.

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When to choose this

Use Build-versus-Buy Advisory when a single decision is blocking progress: renew a vendor, rewrite an aging script, or stop funding a tool nobody opens. We pressure-test total cost of ownership using your actual usage patterns, not brochure feature grids.

Deliverable

A concise decision memo with three options, constraints (compliance, language, on-call load), and a recommended path with exit criteria.

Next step

Request an advisory sprint and attach any vendor quotes or maintenance logs you already have.

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