Software Architecture
The Enterprise Custom Software Scoping Checklist
A 28-point operational framework to define data requirements, user roles, security boundaries, and integration endpoints before writing code.
Executive Summary
Before investing capital into custom software engineering, technical founders and executives must validate exact operational requirements. This checklist covers identity, database modeling, compliance, and disaster recovery.
Operational Checklist Points
Document every user persona, department role, and minimum authorization boundary.
Specify all external data dependencies, API endpoints, rate limits, and failure fallback modes.
Define transactional isolation requirements (e.g. pessimistic row-level locking for inventory or financial balances).
Model audit trail specifications: who changed what field, timestamp, and immutable historical records.
Establish data residency, encryption at rest (AES-256), and regulatory compliance boundaries.
Formulate automated test coverage targets and load simulation parameters.
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