CTO readiness checklist for outsourced cloud development
30 questions we ask CTOs before the first estimate. Without answers any team — including us — gives an estimate that will change in a week. With answers we name a fixed price before the project starts and we hold it.
Fill the checklist with your team in 1-2 business days. Send it to us. Get a fixed-price estimate within 3 business days.
Get the checklist6 sections, 30 questions
Product context
What we are building, for whom, what value, how we measure success.
Scope and priorities
What is mandatory for MVP, what to postpone, what is out of scope.
Architecture constraints
Current stack, latency requirements, load, regulatory.
Data and integrations
Sources, volumes, SLA, transfer schemes, existing APIs.
Team and ownership
Who makes decisions, who operates, how we transfer knowledge.
Budget and deadlines
Realistic range, hard start date, what you would trade for fixed price.
Each section is a set of questions with explanations. You do not have to guess what to answer — fill in the templates.
Who benefits
- SaaS startup CTOs planning to move part of development out of in-house.
- Technical founders at seed stage — helps structure a development request.
- Enterprise architects picking a contractor for a microservice or integration.
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