MVP Builds
A defined Foundry output, scoped and delivered in 60 to 90 days by practitioners who have done this before.
What this engagement actually is
An MVP Build is a fixed-scope engagement with a defined output: a production-ready Foundry use case delivered within a contracted timeline. The scope is agreed before the build starts and does not expand during delivery. If scope changes are needed, they are treated as a separate engagement, not absorbed into the original timeline.
The 60 to 90 day timeline is based on what a real Foundry build actually requires: ontology design, pipeline architecture, Workshop application build, testing, and a production-ready handover. It is not a consulting estimate built from assumptions. It reflects what we have delivered and what we know a first production use case on Foundry takes when done properly.
When this is the right engagement
This engagement fits when one or more of the following conditions are true:
You have a specific operational problem and a clear view of the output required. The use case is defined. What is missing is the Foundry engineering capacity to deliver it.
Your internal team has the domain knowledge but not the Foundry depth. You need a practitioner team to own the build end to end, hand it over production-ready, and leave your team able to maintain it.
You need a proof point for a wider Foundry investment. A single well-executed use case delivered in 60 to 90 days is more persuasive internally than a roadmap.
You have a deadline. A Board commitment, a regulatory requirement, or an operational need with a fixed date. You need a team that will meet it.
How the engagement runs
What the engagement produces
A production-ready Foundry use case. Scoping document confirming what was agreed. Ontology documentation covering object types, properties, relationships, and writeback governance. Pipeline architecture notes. Workshop application delivered to production. Handover session with your team. One round of post-handover fixes for build errors identified within ten working days of delivery.
Who is doing this work
MVP Builds are led by senior practitioners who have scoped and delivered Foundry use cases before. The common failure mode on fixed-scope engagements is scope inflation during the build: things that were not in the original brief get added under pressure, the timeline expands, and the delivery quality suffers. We prevent this at the scoping stage, not by refusing changes but by making the cost of each change visible before it is agreed.
A relevant example
The PSPS Communication Command Center was a bounded build with a defined operational scope: transform an existing Workshop interface into a full communication command center for wildfire event management. Delivered in a regulated environment with strict compliance requirements.
