A proposal follows discovery because the real variables matter.
- Commercial boundary
- There is no public fixed price or delivery promise. Scope, milestones and commercial terms are written down before production begins.
- Integration boundary
- External systems and APIs are assessed before compatibility, migration or automation work is promised.
- Data boundary
- Production credentials and private records are not required for the first conversation; safe environments and responsibilities are agreed first.
- Change boundary
- New requirements are evaluated and re-scoped rather than hidden inside the agreed release.