Development Required – Know What It Takes to Build
- TinkerBlue Newsroom
- Sep 19
- 1 min read
The final step in the Use Case Evaluation framework isn’t about dreaming. It’s about doing. In Step 9: Development Required, Agathe Daae-Qvale urges teams to get real about what it will take to bring the use case to life.
“There must be a clear idea of what is needed from the development team and the organization to realize the use case,” she writes.
Aligning Ambition with Ability
Many use cases fail not because they lack vision—but because the development path was underestimated. Step 9 helps teams assess:
Do we already have the tools and tech required?
Will this require integration with legacy systems?
Are there skills or resources we lack?
What does the timeline really look like?
“A use case must match the organization’s readiness to deliver,” says Daae-Qvale. “Otherwise, it remains a good idea on paper.”
Example: Predictive Maintenance with Machine Learning
Let’s say a factory wants to use ML to predict equipment failure. The use case is solid, but the development lift includes:
Collecting clean historical data
Training a model
Building an alert system that integrates with existing tools
Without Step 9, the idea might stall—or be deprioritized when real work begins.
The Final Litmus Test
Step 9 is your go/no-go moment. If the development needs are too high, it might be better to pause, refine, or scale down.
Want to avoid stalled projects and wasted effort? Explore Step 9 in Digitized Product Management—and build what matters, when it matters.
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