Strategy & Leadership · Leadership
The honest build-vs-buy framework
Capacity, governance maturity, time horizon — and the five questions to ask before committing either way.
11 min
Outcomes
- Apply the four-criterion framework to your org
- Estimate honest TCO for both paths
- Decide and document
The four criteria
Engineering capacity, governance maturity, time horizon, workflow differentiation.
Run the framework
- Score your org 0–3 on each of the four criteria.
- Produce a one-page recommendation.
- Share with your VP Sales for sign-off.