guest@make-directory:~$node ./scope-builder.js
make-directory:~/scope-builder
Scope the project before the call.
Answer a few plain-language questions. This free worksheet estimates the likely budget range and team shape without paid AI, technical jargon, or asking you to guess how many developers it takes.
LOCAL ESTIMATE $6k
$4.5k-$25k available for this timeline.
1 senior developer with light strategy/design review
guest@make-directory:~$open ./scope-inputs
STEP 01
What are we solving?
Closest description
Website
Automation
Internal tool
Client portal
Mobile app
Platform
What keeps slowing people down?
What happens if this stays broken?
STEP 02
What makes this bigger or smaller?
When would this ideally be usable?
Quick fix / active pain (1-4 weeks)
Focused launch (1-2 months)
Build phase (3-4 months)
Larger rollout (5-6 months)
Platform / long-term (6+ months)
Pick anything that sounds true
It needs to look polished for customers
Different people need different access
It handles payments, private info, or sensitive records
It needs to connect with tools we already use
We have old data or an existing system to move from
This will keep growing after the first launch
STEP 03
Scope brief
BUDGET $4.5k-$25k
Starting estimate: $6k
TEAM SHAPE 1 senior developer with light strategy/design review
Inferred from timeline, project type, and scope signals.
Generated brief