Context
Understand the initiative, its purpose and the business context behind it.
ALETYRA / PRE-FLIGHTALETYRA
Clarity before
you build.
Pre-Flight structures the questions, requirements, risks and technological direction behind an initiative before execution begins.
Before building, make sure the direction makes sense.
- Need
- Clarity
- Direction
- Build
01 / THE QUESTION BEFORE THE BUILD
Building is not always
the first step.
An initiative can seem clear while important questions remain open.
Scope, priorities, requirements, dependencies and technological direction may still need definition. Pre-Flight creates a structured space to examine those questions before committing to execution.
02 / THE PRE-FLIGHT APPROACH
Five dimensions.
A clearer perspective.
Connected dimensions for examining an initiative, from its business context to its next steps.
THE INITIATIVE
Context shapes the questions. The findings shape the direction.
Requirements
Clarify what the initiative needs to achieve and the conditions surrounding it.
Feasibility
Examine technological considerations, constraints and dependencies.
Risk
Identify relevant uncertainties, assumptions and potential obstacles.
Direction
Structure the findings into a clearer technological path and next steps.
03 / WHAT PRE-FLIGHT CAN EXAMINE
The questions
behind the initiative.
The focus depends on the initiative. Not every area needs the same depth of examination.
Product & Scope
Purpose, priorities, boundaries and expected outcomes.
Technology
Architecture considerations, integrations, systems and technological constraints.
Data & Intelligence
Information requirements, data availability and potential intelligent capabilities.
Operations
Processes, users, workflows and operational dependencies.
Risk & Dependencies
Assumptions, external dependencies, limitations and areas requiring validation.
Execution Readiness
What is sufficiently clear to move forward and what still needs definition.
04 / STRUCTURING THE UNKNOWNS
From uncertainty
to structured direction.
A conceptual view of how open questions can become a more coherent basis for deciding what comes next.
Open
NeedScopeTechnologyDataOperationsRisk
Questions to bring into focus.
Examined
NeedScopeTechnologyDataOperationsRisk
Connections, constraints and assumptions considered together.
Structured
TECHNOLOGICAL DIRECTION
A clearer direction, with next steps and remaining unknowns made explicit.
05 / POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
Clarity can lead
to different next steps.
Moving forward is one possibility. Refinement, investigation or a different direction may be the appropriate next step.
Move Forward
The initiative has sufficient clarity to progress toward execution.
Refine
Important elements require further definition before execution.
Validate
A key assumption, technology or concept requires additional investigation.
Rethink
The original direction may need to be reconsidered.
06 / CONNECTION WITH ALETYRA
Pre-Flight
within ALETYRA.
One ecosystem. Different paths depending on the need.
An initiative can arrive directly at Pre-Flight or follow a conversation through Business Action. Connections with Solutions or R&D depend on what the initiative needs next.
07 / BEFORE THE NEXT STEP
Know what needs to be clear
before you build.
Structure the initiative. Examine the unknowns. Define what comes next.