ScopeLock for ERP
9/10
Demand Score
ERP programs hemorrhage budget when objectives drift and unapproved work enters the plan; executives need real-time guardrails and defensible approvals.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-10k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
10 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
Strict staff/user account limitations:
Competitor Landscape
- Atlassian Advanced Roadmaps
- ServiceNow ITBM/PPM
- Kantata (Mavenlink)
- Smartsheet Control Center
- Wrike/Asana Goals
Must-Have Features for MVP
SOW/charter NLP parser with objective/KPI extraction
Cryptographic ScopeHash baseline and tamper-evident change log
Backlog diff engine with creep classification (must/should/could/out-of-scope)
Automated impact modeling for budget/timeline/KPI
DocuSign/Adobe Sign change control workflows
Jira/Azure DevOps/ServiceNow two-way sync
Executive dashboards and Slack/Teams alerts
Template library for ERP-specific objectives (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics)
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Highly variable SOW formats and legal language
- Stakeholder resistance to formal gating
- Vendor APIs and custom fields alignment across PM tools
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- Accurate mapping from SOW objectives to epics/tasks
- Low-friction integrations and single-click gating
- Demonstrable reduction in unapproved scope and cost overruns
- Adoption by PMO and steering committees as source of truth
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.