Phase 1
Two shapes, same foundations-first discipline in both: QA starts month 1, CI/CD and IaC are a required week-1 deliverable. The real difference is duration and scope, not process.
gantt
title Full Pilot (6 months)
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
axisFormat M%-m
section Foundation & Scaffolding
CI-CD, IaC, security baseline :a1, 2026-01-01, 20d
App scaffolding, all 5 portals :a1s, 2026-01-01, 25d
QA starts immediately, not month 3 :a1b, 2026-01-01, 60d
Auth, multi-tenancy, AWS prod :a1c, 2026-01-01, 60d
E-signature engine (in-house) begins :a2, 2026-01-15, 90d
Jurisdiction rules design (2-3 states) :a3, 2026-01-01, 60d
Transitional Document POC :a1p, 2026-01-15, 45d
Merchant Integration POC :a1q, 2026-01-15, 45d
Hiring ramp (4 FTE hires; Designer engaged project-based) :a4, 2026-01-01, 30d
section Build
E-sig legal review :a5, after a2, 45d
Jurisdiction rules + forms built :a6, after a3, 60d
Escrow-partner sandbox integration :a7, 2026-03-01, 60d
Transitional Document feature-complete :a8a, after a1p, 60d
Merchant Integration feature-complete :a8b, after a1q, 60d
Native mobile build, all 5 portals :a9, 2026-03-01, 60d
section Harden & Launch
Pen test and remediation :a10, 2026-05-01, 30d
Counsel sign-off :a11, 2026-05-01, 30d
App store submission :a12, 2026-05-15, 30d
Pilot onboarding :a13, 2026-06-01, 30d
gantt
title Lean Pilot (5 months)
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
axisFormat M%-m
section Foundation & Scaffolding
Tech lead + Technical PM + HR/Admin join :b0, 2026-01-01, 20d
CI-CD, IaC, security baseline :b1, 2026-01-01, 20d
App scaffolding, all 5 portals :b1s, 2026-01-01, 25d
QA starts immediately, not month 2 :b1b, 2026-01-01, 30d
Auth + multi-tenancy + AWS :b1c, 2026-01-01, 30d
E-sig vendor sandbox wired up :b2, 2026-01-01, 30d
Jurisdiction rules (1 state) design :b3, 2026-01-01, 30d
Transitional Document POC :b1p, 2026-01-10, 25d
Merchant Integration POC :b1q, 2026-01-10, 25d
QA lands; Designer engaged :b4, 2026-01-01, 30d
section Core Build
Transitional Document feature-complete :b5, after b1p, 45d
Merchant Integration feature-complete :b6, after b1q, 45d
E-sig wired into transaction flow :b7, 2026-02-01, 30d
Native mobile build, all 5 portals :b8, 2026-02-01, 60d
QA automation (continuous from month 1) :b9, 2026-01-01, 120d
section Test & Polish
Regression + pen test :b10, 2026-04-01, 30d
App store submission :b11, 2026-04-01, 30d
UX polish pass :b12, 2026-05-01, 30d
Go/no-go :b13, 2026-05-20, 11d