We have finished our requirements.
Is the project foundation complete enough for providers to estimate meaningfully?
CommerceDue Requirements →INDEPENDENT SECOND OPINION
An independent second opinion for your commerce project
Sometimes you do not need another consultant. You need someone who can independently assess what is already on the table. CommerceDue provides a professional second opinion before important commerce decisions, based on more than 25 years of experience as a developer, project manager and managing director.
THREE TYPICAL SITUATIONS
Three typical situations.
We have received a proposal.
Is the scope complete, and are cost, assumptions and risks understandable?
CommerceDue Proposal →We have several proposals.
Are providers actually offering the same thing, and which proposal covers our scope most completely?
CommerceDue Compare →WHY AN EXTERNAL VIEW
The internal view knows the business. The external view sees different risks.
The internal project team knows the processes, requirements and organisation. Agencies and software vendors know their solutions.
CommerceDue adds an independent project perspective on requirements, scope, integrations, migration, ownership, timeline, cost, operations and change-request risks.
CommerceDue does not replace internal expertise. Its purpose is to review decisions and documents through an additional, experienced perspective.
- Requirements
- Scope
- Integrations
- Migration
- Ownership
- Timeline
- Cost
- Operations
- Change-request risks
25+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Experience from several roles.
For more than 25 years, I have worked in e-commerce as a developer, project manager and managing director.
That has given me a technical, operational and commercial view of commerce projects – especially the interaction between clients, agencies, software vendors, internal IT, business teams, logistics and external providers.
“I do not only review what the document says. I assess it against what a successful delivery will actually require.”
- Commerce platforms
- Marketplace
- PIM / product data
- ERP
- OMS
- WMS
- Fulfilment
- Returns
- Payment
- CRM
- Integrations
- Migrations
- B2B commerce
- D2C
WHAT A SECOND OPINION CAN FIND
What a second opinion can uncover.
- unclear system ownership
- missing requirements
- integrations described too broadly
- underestimated migration
- missing edge cases
- unrealistic project phases
- internal resources not considered
- unclear acceptance criteria
- ongoing cost
- vendor lock-in
- later change-request risks
EXAMPLE FINDING
ERP integration included
The proposal only states: “ERP integration included.”
FINDINGThat statement defines neither the relevant data objects and processes nor the direction of integration or business ownership.
TO CLARIFY- Products and prices
- Inventory
- Orders and cancellations
- Customers and customer groups
- Returns
- System of record for each data object
Additional delivery effort, conflicting expectations and later change requests.
QUESTION BEFORE SIGNINGWhich data objects and processes are included, what is the direction of synchronisation, and which system is the system of record?
INDEPENDENCE
A second opinion only works when it is independent.
- ✓ 25+ years of e-commerce experience
- ✓ Independent review
- ✓ No referral commission
- ✓ No software commission
- ✓ No implementation by CommerceDue
- ✓ Confidential handling of documents
YOUR OUTCOME
Not another presentation. A clear basis for a decision.
Depending on the review, CommerceDue reports contain:
- Executive assessment
- Findings
- Severity
- Scope gaps
- Open questions
- Risks
- Recommendations for clarification
- Questions before signing
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
When is a second opinion useful?
Before an important decision, where documents or proposals already exist and scope, risk or dependencies need a professional assessment.
Does CommerceDue replace our internal project team?
No. CommerceDue adds an independent commerce project perspective to internal expertise.
Is CommerceDue legal advice?
No. CommerceDue provides a professional project assessment and does not replace legal advice.
How are documents handled?
Documents are used exclusively for the commissioned review and handled confidentially.