1Scoping
The project starts with the scope and deliverables still vague, and misaligned expectations lead to rework and extra cost.
We carve out the delegated work into units whose boundaries can be defined by a specification (OpenAPI), then have both the consumer and provider sides test against that same spec — a contract-test-based shift-left — followed by end-to-end tests with tools such as Playwright, to raise quality at acceptance.
We run development on our own products where API specs (OpenAPI) act as contracts, so the provider and consumer sides can verify their work without waiting for each other. That habit of drawing boundaries with contracts is the basis for carving out what to outsource.