ERP ScopeLock

ERP & Enterprise Systems
🔥
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.