From idea
to roadmap.
Technical planning, architecture and interim tech leadership. Planned with the build in mind.
Broken down,
not broken.
One idea becomes a work breakdown you can reason about. Every task scoped, every risk named.
Sequenced
with intent.
Lanes, dependencies and milestones on one timeline. The critical path is visible, not a surprise.
Tracked,
week by week.
Progress against plan, every week. Slips surface early, decisions happen while they are cheap.
Shipped.
On schedule.
A plan that survived contact with reality. Delivered, documented, handed over.
Every phase on the page. Visible before we start.
Illustrative. Your project gets its own plan, in writing.
A plan you can hold me to.
Plan in writing
Typical launch
Founder experience
Surprises after start
Deliverables. Checked off, one by one.
Written spec you can show investors, partners, or new hires.
Architecture diagrams. Stack choices with reasoning.
Milestone plan with realistic timelines and risk callouts.
Cost estimate broken down by phase. No surprises.
One short kick-off doc summarising the whole project.
Where I leave the template behind.
AI compresses discovery from weeks to days. We move fast without skipping rigor.
I plan with the person who will build it. Plans actually match reality.
Trade-offs surfaced early. You decide on data, not gut.
Plans built to flex. Real projects change. The plan should too.
Commitments, signed and dated.
- Article 01
Spec and plan written in plain language. No tech mystery.
- Article 02
Free revision rounds until you understand and approve.
- Article 03
You own every document. Doc, diagram, estimate.
- Article 04
If you don't proceed, you keep the plan anyway.
Paul J. Heise
The author behind the plan.
Ten years building real products. I've launched and shipped them.
Founder twice. I know what business owners actually need to hear.
Senior engineer who plans with the build constraints in mind.
One person. Plan today, build tomorrow. No translation lost.
Also available embedded. Your team, this discipline.
Not every project needs the full chain. If you run your own team, I join it in exactly this discipline. As a freelancer, inside your workflow.
- 01Interim tech lead or architect for your team or project.
- 02Specs, architecture reviews, audits, estimates. Decision-ready.
- 03Bridges business and engineering. Plain language in both directions.
- 04Days or weeks, not months. Scoped engagements with clear output.