Use at the buying table
Open the field tool that matches the decision in front of you.
These cards help a small business prepare scope, evidence questions, interviews, acceptance, and handoff. They do not verify, rank, endorse, or refer professionals and do not replace a contract, policy, or qualified review.
Write the problem brief before the solution brief
You know work is slow or frustrating, but the proposed AI project is still a list of features.
02 / EvidenceAsk for evidence that matches your project
A proposal includes broad experience claims, badges, demos, or testimonials that do not show how the professional approaches work like yours.
03 / InterviewRun a structured professional interview
Several professionals sound capable and you need a fair way to compare how they think, communicate, and manage risk.
04 / EngagementChoose an engagement model that fits the uncertainty
You are deciding between a short advisory session, discovery project, fixed deliverable, implementation phase, or ongoing support.
05 / HandoffDefine acceptance and stop rules
A project has an exciting goal but no shared definition of an acceptable result, a failed test, or a safe rollback.
06 / HandoffPlan the final handoff before work begins
The professional may create accounts, prompts, automations, code, documentation, or configurations the business must own after the engagement.