Recognizable pain
A legacy .NET, desktop, workflow, reporting, or internal operations app is too important to keep patching blindly.
TSmithCode paid diagnostic route · software buyer path
Fund the right first software slice before the build turns into a guessing exercise.
A fixed-scope software discovery diagnostic for teams that need clarity before funding a build, modernization, workflow system, data integration, or internal automation project.
$4,500
Workflow map, source-system map, business-rule inventory, integration-risk review, first implementation slice, technical architecture map, estimate, and go/no-go decision packet.
Buyer triggers
Use this route when the buyer needs a decision packet, not another generic portfolio.
Recognizable pain
A team depends on spreadsheets, email, exports, or manual approvals but needs an auditable operating system.
Recognizable pain
A data or API handoff keeps failing because validation, ownership, retries, and receipts are not explicit.
Recognizable pain
Leadership needs an implementation estimate, but the actual workflow and risk boundary are still unclear.
Diagnostic outputs
Every deliverable should help leadership choose build, narrow, pause, or stop.
Workflow map
Name the users, handoffs, approvals, exceptions, manual workarounds, and operating moments where software should reduce risk.
Source-system map
Identify the systems, files, exports, APIs, databases, reports, and ownership boundaries that feed the workflow.
Business-rule inventory
Separate policy, calculation, validation, security, status, and exception rules before implementation begins.
Integration risk review
Call out identity, idempotency, retries, source-of-truth conflicts, data quality, and audit requirements.
First implementation slice
Choose the smallest fundable build that proves value without pretending the whole transformation is solved.
Decision packet
Deliver an executive-ready go/no-go packet with architecture, estimate, proof route, and recommended next action.
Proof kit roadmap
TSmithCode proof does not need CAD files; it needs runnable enterprise software patterns.
.NET Modernization Proof
Business case: A legacy internal .NET application still runs the business, but releases are risky because behavior, dependencies, identity, and tests are unclear.
Runnable artifact: legacy rules -> typed service boundary -> regression tests -> modernization readiness report
Buyer aha: Reduce rewrite risk before committing budget.
Open proof routeData Integration Proof
Business case: Operational data is moved through CSV, ERP exports, reports, and manual cleanup with no clear source-of-truth contract.
Runnable artifact: source extract -> validation rules -> normalized records -> rejected rows -> dashboard-ready output
Buyer aha: Make messy operating data governable without hiding exceptions.
Open proof routeWorkflow Approval Proof
Business case: Approvals, exceptions, handoffs, and status changes live in email or spreadsheets without an audit trail.
Runnable artifact: request intake -> state machine -> approvals -> audit log -> manager-ready report
Buyer aha: Turn invisible coordination risk into a supportable operating system.
Open proof routeAPI Integration Boundary Proof
Business case: External or internal API handoffs fail silently because validation, idempotency, retries, and receipts are not explicit.
Runnable artifact: payload -> schema validation -> idempotency key -> retry policy -> audit receipt
Buyer aha: Prove integration safety before connecting production systems.
Open proof routeAI Workstation Profiler Proof
Business case: A technical buyer needs proof that the operator can inspect, measure, automate, sanitize, and report an execution environment.
Runnable artifact: machine profile -> practical benchmarks -> install recommendations -> public-safe report
Buyer aha: Execution discipline is visible before private system access is granted.
Open proof routeBoundary
This is TSmithCode software discovery, not CAD Guardian Quote/RFQ checkout.
CAD Guardian remains the CAD automation and engineering-systems consulting lane. TSmithCode software discovery is for generic enterprise software: .NET modernization, workflow systems, data integration, API boundaries, internal tools, and AI-enabled operating-system support under CAD Guardian LLC.