Fixed-Scope Engagement
Automation Blueprint
Turn an automation idea into an implementation-ready plan. Northbridge documents the workflow, requirements, integrations, risks, exception paths, testing approach, and recommended rollout so the project can move forward with a clearly defined direction.
Engagement details
Delivery: Typically 5–7 business days after kickoff and receipt of complete information
Choose an Automation Blueprint when the workflow is worth pursuing but the implementation still needs a defined plan. The deliverable brings requirements, system interactions, exceptions, testing, and rollout into one agreed direction. Software development and deployment are separate work.
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Why work with Northbridge?
- Clearly defined scope, published in advance so there are no surprises at invoicing.
- Predictable pricing in United States dollars, with no hidden expansion fees.
- Direct communication with the engineer doing the work — no account layer in between.
- A practical business-and-technical perspective focused on what will actually operate in production.
- A structured delivery process, and the option to continue through a custom engagement when broader work is warranted.
Who it is for
Businesses that know which workflow they want to improve but need a structured technical plan before implementation.
Common use cases
- A defined automation across CRM, spreadsheets, or email
- A cross-system data sync between existing SaaS tools
- A document generation or approval workflow
- An internal notification or routing process
Typical scope examples
- Planning CRM-to-accounting data flow
- Planning lead routing and follow-up
- Planning an approval workflow
- Planning reporting automation
- Planning client onboarding
- Planning document generation and storage
Examples illustrate the type of engagement this product may support. Final fit depends on the systems, requirements, access, data volume, and technical constraints involved.
At-a-glance deliverables
What is included
- One primary workflow
- Up to five connected systems
- Kickoff call up to 60 minutes
- Analysis of supplied documentation
- Current-state and proposed-state process mapping
- Functional requirements
- Integration inventory
- Data-flow overview
- Exception and failure-path planning
- Risks, assumptions, and dependencies
- Testing and rollout approach
- Review call up to 30 minutes
- One consolidated revision round
- Final written PDF
What is not included
- Software development
- System configuration
- Production deployment
- Custom UI
- License purchases
- Third-party subscription costs
- Data cleanup or migration
- Compliance certification
- Multiple independent workflows
Delivery process
- Kickoff call (up to 60 minutes)
- Documentation and system analysis
- Draft blueprint prepared
- Review call (up to 30 minutes)
- Consolidated revision round
- Final PDF delivered
Typical next steps
- Implement the Blueprint internally with your team.
- Proceed to a Focused Automation Implementation.
- Proceed to an Internal Operations Starter System.
- Request a broader custom proposal.
Continuing to the next step is not automatic — each engagement begins with its own scope confirmation.
Client requirements
- One primary workflow scoped for planning
- Access to relevant existing documentation and screenshots
- A subject-matter contact available for the kickoff and review call
- Names and roles for the systems involved (up to five)
Revision policy
Includes one consolidated revision round after the review call. Additional revision cycles are scoped separately.
Support period
Written follow-up questions on the delivered blueprint are answered for 14 calendar days after delivery.
Upgrade credit
If a qualifying implementation for the same project begins within 30 calendar days after final Blueprint delivery, Northbridge may approve a credit up to the amount paid for the Blueprint. Eligibility, the credit amount, the destination engagement, and its application to an invoice must be confirmed in writing before that implementation payment. No credit applies automatically, including to Client Operations Portal.
Questions about Automation Blueprint
Purchase and fulfillment
Available for secure online checkout
- Price and payment structure
$995 USD, paid in full as a single one-time payment. This is a professional-service engagement, not a subscription, and no automatic renewal is created.
- What must happen before work begins
The engagement begins after confirmed payment. The published report-delivery estimate begins after the kickoff and receipt of complete required information. The kickoff is part of the paid service.
- Delivery timeframe
Typically 5–7 business days after kickoff and receipt of complete information
- Cancellation and refunds
You may cancel for a full refund before either the kickoff call or substantive review has begun, whichever occurs first. After either activity begins, the reasonable value of work actually performed, including the kickoff, and any expressly authorized non-cancellable costs may be retained; the unearned balance is refundable under this Policy.
- If cancellation is approved before work begins, the payment is refundable.
- After work begins, Northbridge may retain only the reasonable value of work actually performed and non-cancellable costs expressly authorized by you; the unearned balance will be refunded. Completed delivery remains subject to the published correction rights, material failure to provide the agreed scope, duplicate or erroneous charges, and rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
- Delivery of the agreed final deliverable generally earns the fee, subject to unresolved material failure to provide the agreed scope, applicable correction or revision rights, duplicate or erroneous charges, and rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
- If Northbridge cancels the engagement, any unearned balance is refunded.
- Approved refunds are initiated within 5 business days after written approval.
- The customer's bank or payment provider may require additional time to post the credit.
- Review, acceptance, revisions, and support
A draft is reviewed on a review call, one consolidated revision round is included, and the final PDF is delivered electronically. Written follow-up questions are answered for 14 calendar days after delivery.
- Customer responsibilities
- The primary workflow scoped for planning
- Existing documentation and screenshots
- The systems involved and their roles (up to five)
- A subject-matter contact available for the kickoff and review call
Review your order and accept the terms before payment. Secure online payment in USD.
This engagement can be purchased through secure online checkout. Secure online card payments are processed through our NMI payment gateway; complete card numbers and security codes are entered in the gateway's secure fields and are not stored on Northbridge application servers. Northbridge may retain billing and transaction metadata, including payment status, card brand, and last four digits, as described in the Privacy Policy. This is a one-time purchase with no subscription or automatic renewal, and Northbridge confirms payment before work begins.
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Doesn't quite match your situation?
If your requirement is broader, more specialized, or spans multiple systems, Northbridge will evaluate it as a custom engagement instead.
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