ScopeLock: ERP Program Guardrails & ROI Gate
9/10
Demand Score
ERP programs routinely overrun due to invisible scope creep; CFOs need enforceable, real-time guardrails tied to value.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-12k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
Scope Creep and Poor Planning:
Competitor Landscape
- Jira Align
- Planview
- ServiceNow SPM
- Tasktop/Planview Flow
- Tempo Cost Tracker
Must-Have Features for MVP
Connectors to Jira/Azure DevOps/ServiceNow and SAP ChaRM/Oracle PPM
Policy engine for ROI/value and scope thresholds
Pre-deployment gate with waiver workflow
Scenario and Monte Carlo timeline/cost simulator
Backlog heatmap and scope drift detector
Cost/value burndown and KPI tracking
Slack/Teams notifications and approvals
Comprehensive audit trail for governance
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Cultural pushback against gating deployments
- Data quality for ROI/KPI baselines
- Complex ERP pipeline integrations
- Executive alignment on policies and waivers
Risk Level: Minimal
🎯 Keys to Success
- Adoption by PMO/CFO as the single source of scope truth
- Measured reduction in scope churn and budget overruns
- Improved predictability of timelines
- Seamless integration with existing toolchains
- Fast time-to-value with minimal configuration
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.