First steps
Fixed-scope first steps
Awarding a large project to a new supplier is a risk. These three offers make it smaller. Each has defined deliverables, and we agree scope, duration and a fixed price in writing before we start. Afterwards you decide whether to continue.
01 · Existing platform
Architecture review
We review the architecture, code and operations of an existing application and tell you where the risks are. Carried out by the Berlin team.
- Who it's for
- CTOs and platform owners who want to take over an application, modernise it, hand it to a new provider or have it checked before an audit.
- Duration and price
- We agree scope, duration and a fixed price in writing before we start.
What you get
- A report with the findings, sorted by risk (high, medium, low)
- An architecture diagram of the current state
- Security findings from code, dependencies and configuration
- A list of actions with a rough effort estimate for each item
- A wrap-up session with your team
What we need from you
- Read access to the repository, or a copy of it
- Existing architecture and operations documentation, even if it is out of date
- Two or three sessions with development and operations
- No production data. We don't need it for the review.
02 · AI initiative
AI use-case check with EU AI Act classification
We assess one specific AI use case before you request budget for it. We work out whether the idea holds up, whether the data is good enough and which obligations follow from the EU AI Act.
- Who it's for
- Business units and IT leaders with a concrete AI idea, such as a customer service assistant, document classification or a forecast.
- Duration and price
- We agree scope, duration and a fixed price in writing before we start.
What you get
- An assessment of feasibility and data readiness, with the assumptions it rests on
- EU AI Act classification: your role (provider or deployer), the risk category and the obligations that follow, each with reasoning
- A solution sketch with model options: a cloud model in an EU region or a self-hosted open-weight model
- A list of open questions for your legal team and your data protection officers
- A rough effort estimate for a prototype
What we need from you
- A description of the use case and the process it sits in
- Sample data, synthetic or anonymised, or a description of the data structure
- One session each with the business unit and IT
The EU AI Act classification is a professional assessment, not legal advice.
03 · New portal or platform
Discovery sprint
We turn an idea into a basis on which you can decide, go out to tender or release budget.
- Who it's for
- Teams planning a new portal or platform who want to know, before sign-off, what it will cost and where it will get difficult.
- Duration and price
- We agree scope, duration and a fixed price in writing before we start.
What you get
- A clickable prototype of the key workflows in Figma
- An architecture sketch with interfaces and a hosting option in an EU region
- A backlog for the first release
- An effort and time estimate with the assumptions stated
- A risk list: what could delay the project, and how to test for it early
What we need from you
- One accountable person who is allowed to make decisions
- Access to two to five future users for short interviews
- Existing documentation on the systems the portal will connect to
Afterwards
What happens after the first step
Whether it continues afterwards, and with whom, you decide on the basis of the results.
Usage rights to reports and prototypes are set out in the contract before the first step begins.
Intro call
We'll work out which first step fits in the intro call
30 minutes with Kim Pham or Holger Spickmann. We reply within one working day, and sign an NDA beforehand if you wish.
- info@senva.de
- Phone
- +49 30 5268 7541
- Address
- Bundesallee 32, 10717 Berlin, Germany