ProcessGhost: Back‑Compat Adoption Layer for New Processes
8/10
Demand Score
New processes are stalling due to retraining fatigue and productivity dips, threatening go‑live timelines.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-20k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
ProcessGhost lets users keep their familiar clicks while the backend executes the new process. A lightweight desktop agent/extension and thin client overlay remap old keystrokes and screen flows to th
Competitor Landscape
- WalkMe
- Whatfix
- Pendo
- Userlane
- UiPath (attended bots)
- Automation Anywhere
Must-Have Features for MVP
Screen/field mapper with version control
Keystroke and macro remapping to new APIs
Progressive enforcement toggles and A/B rollout
Auto‑fill and validation for new mandatory data
Exception capture with one‑click feedback to process owners
Analytics on adoption, errors, and time‑on‑task
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Enterprise desktop hardening blocks extensions
- Screen variability across ERP customizations
- Latency between UI actions and backend commits
- Stakeholder alignment on progressive enforcement
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- <2 hours to publish a mapped flow change
- 50%+ reduction in training time
- 30%+ drop in process errors in first month
- User satisfaction (CSAT) improvement over baseline
- No regression in transaction throughput during rollout
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.