The first line I drew
Before I built Proof Sprint, there was Scope Check: a gut check for teams sprinting toward the unknown.
I built Scope Check for the moments before the real work begins on projects.
Before kickoff decks get polished.
Before Jira fills with stories.
Before anyone asks for a delivery date.
Because by then, it’s often too late.
The swirl has started.
The scope is already stretching.
And no one’s sure what they’re actually agreeing to.
Scope Check is a pause.
A gut check, not a checklist.
It’s for surfacing the gaps we politely ignore at kickoff: the fuzzy goals, the invisible risks, the problem no one can quite say out loud.
When I first shared it, it wasn’t a method. Just a canvas.
It sat quietly in the background while I built other tools.
But it never left me.
Because it was the spark.
The thing that made me realize:
Teams don’t just need frameworks.
They need thinking tools: simple, visual, intuitive ones they can use when the pressure is on and clarity is in short supply.
That’s the philosophy behind Proof Sprint.
But Scope Check was the first line I drew.
And I’m glad to see it’s resonating with many.
Until next time,
Pragati
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