discovery

North Star Discovery Sprint

Rapidly surface constraints, interfaces, and risks across your platform landscape before you commit build capacity.

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Timeline

12–18 calendar days

Format

Hybrid workshops + async documentation

Reference fee

KRW 2,900,000 (informational)

Scope narrative

We convene your product and platform leads for a focused discovery loop that maps critical paths, contract boundaries, and upgrade windows. You receive decision-ready notes that translate directly into the next planning cycle — without over-promising delivery dates.

Inclusions

  • Stakeholder map with explicit decision owners
  • Integration inventory with failure modes and retries
  • Release train compatibility matrix for dependent teams
  • Observability gap list tied to user-visible incidents
  • Cost-of-delay framing for three competing initiatives
  • Risk register linked to mitigation experiments
  • Exit criteria that gate an advisory or build phase

Outcomes we optimize for

  • Shared vocabulary for services and data contracts
  • Prioritized backlog shaped by operational reality
  • Clear stop/go signals before larger spend

Responsible partner

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Minseo Han

Principal consultant — specializes in discovery facilitation for multi-tenant SaaS.

Conversation snippets

“The North Star Sprint forced us to name our strangler routes instead of hand-waving “later.” The integration inventory alone saved a noisy debate in sprint planning.”

Jiwon Park · Engineering manager · HarborMesh SaaS · 5/5 · survey

“Exit criteria were blunt — which we needed. Wish we had booked another half-day for API consumers.”

Elena · Client in SaaS · 4/5

Clarifications

We intentionally cap interviews so notes stay actionable. If coverage is incomplete, we document what was not heard and recommend follow-ups inside your org.

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