Most delivery problems were visible at intake

Preflight reads your SOWs and proposals the way an experienced delivery lead would — flagging the gaps, assumptions, and contradictions that turn into scope disputes six weeks in.

Most projects start broken

The SOW looked fine. The proposal was thorough. Six weeks into development, the team discovers the integration wasn't defined, the timeline assumed work that wasn't in scope, and two sections contradict each other.

These weren't surprises. They were in the document. Nobody had time to find them.

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Project Intake Issues
  • CMS platform not selected
  • Timeline unrealistic
  • API integrations undefined
  • Content migration scope missing
  • Accessibility requirements unclear

Detect issues before they become problems

Preflight analyzes your project proposal and automatically generates a comprehensive risk assessment.

  • Scope gaps and missing deliverables
  • Delivery risks and timeline issues
  • Integration and technical constraints

Preflight Report

Project intake analysis

8 issues found

6 warnings • 2 recommended

Scope Gaps

  • Deliverables not clearly defined
  • Testing scope undefined

Timeline Risk

  • 8 weeks seems tight for complexity

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Every analysis produces a structured report highlighting delivery risks before kickoff.

Preflight Report

72%Ready

Project Readiness: 72%

  • CMS platform not selected
  • Timeline unrealistic
  • Content migration unclear

Gate Status

  • Gate 1: IntakeBlocked
  • Gate 2: DiscoveryReady
  • Gate 3: BuildPending

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What Preflight finds

Upload your intake document and get a structured gap analysis, risk log, and scope baseline — the specific issues your team needs to resolve before work begins.

Scope gaps

Preflight detects unclear or missing deliverables that cause scope creep.

Delivery risk

Identify vague timelines, resource gaps, and unrealistic budgets early.

Ownership issues

Find areas where accountability and responsibility are not defined.

Integration risk

Identify cloudy 3rd-party integrations and missing API requirements.

Missing inputs

Highlight missing or ambiguous technical inputs or content needs.

Technical constraints

Flag technical limitations, dependencies, and bottlenecks.

Pricing

All plans include a 14-day free trial.

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Pro

$99/month

Up to 3 seats · 3 active projects · 50 AI cycles/mo

  • Full intake analysis engine
  • Gap analysis, risk log, scope baseline
  • Issue tracking & assignment
  • PDF / Markdown / JSON export
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Team

$399/month

Up to 15 seats · Unlimited projects · 500 AI cycles/mo

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  • Unlimited projects
  • Team invites up to 15 members
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Enterprise

Custom

Unlimited seats · Unlimited projects · Unlimited AI cycles

  • Everything in Team
  • Custom branding on exports
  • Portfolio-level executive reports
  • API access & SSO (SAML)
  • Audit log & SLA support
  • Multi-workspace management
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Built by Michael Smith, author of The Technical Leader's Field Guide. Preflight is designed around the real struggles of fixed-price delivery — scope disputes, margin erosion, and projects that start broken before anyone writes a line of code.

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