ERP ScopeLock
9/10
Demand Score
Runaway scope adds months and millions; executives need immediate visibility and hard gating before spend occurs.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-6k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
Legacy System Integration:
Competitor Landscape
- Jira Align
- Smartsheet Control Center
- Jama Connect
- SAP Solution Manager/Focused Build
- Signavio Process Intelligence
- Oracle AIM templates
Must-Have Features for MVP
Contract/SOW ingestion with clause detection and obligations matrix
AI charter builder linking objectives to ERP processes and KPIs
Change impact simulator with cost/timeline Monte Carlo using benchmarks
In-tool scope firewall for Jira/ADO with approval workflows
Timesheet reconciliation to scope (Tempo/Harvest integrations)
Value drift dashboard and executive guardrails
Meeting minutes auto-capture with requirement traceability
Go/No-Go criteria enforcement with audit trail
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Access to contracts/SOWs and PM tools
- Resistance from SIs to gated change control
- LLM misclassification of clauses/requirements
- Accurate mapping to ERP process taxonomy
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Executive sponsorship to enforce gates
- Tight integrations with PM/ALM and timesheet systems
- Accurate baseline KPIs and scope taxonomy
- Transparent, auditable change governance accepted by SI
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.