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The Journey · Detail5 stages · 1 platform

Business case to realized value.
Stage by stage.

Every transformation moves through five stages. Most platforms cover one or two. AMIGO connects all five — same data model, same governance, same AI Messenger — from the day finance asks for a business case to the day you prove the value showed up.

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LIVE · STAGE 1 / 5

amigo.app/business-caseFINANCIAL DASHBOARD

5-STAGE JOURNEYLIVE

01Business Case

02Roadmap

03Implement

04Test

05Harvest

Connected Across Stages

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Stage 01 · Business Case

Build a business case
nobody can ignore.

The Challenge

Most business cases are a 40-page Word doc nobody opens after approval. Benefits in slide 12 are forgotten by week three. Decisions destroy them quietly — nobody is told until go-live.

How AMIGO Helps

01ROI · NPV · IRR · Payback auto-calculated from your inputs

02Three scenarios — Base · Optimistic · Conservative

0310-year tracking — Benefits Realization measured post go-live

04Real-time alerts when decisions threaten your business case

05Benefit ownership assigned to accountable leaders

Key Features · Stage 01

Benefits RealizationValue ManagementGoals & ObjectivesPortfolio IntakeFinancial ManagementBusiness Case Reporting

amigo.app/business-caseFINANCIAL DASHBOARD

ROI auto-calculated

10-yr benefit tracking

Stage 02 · Roadmap

Sequence the roadmap by
value, not noise.

The Challenge

Project selection by loudest voice. Resource conflicts surfacing in Q2 of build. A portfolio nobody can defend with data — until the post-mortem reveals the conflict was visible all along.

How AMIGO Helps

01Portfolio Scoring — customizable, data-driven initiative evaluation

02Delphi Method — independent scoring across team leaders

03Value-sequenced roadmap — maximum value in the right order

04Resource heat-map — capacity conflicts flagged before they hit

05Kill switch — terminate underperformers with data to justify the call

Key Features · Stage 02

Portfolio ScoringRoadmap DevelopmentPortfolio DashboardResource PlanningBenefits Prioritization

amigo.app/roadmapGANTT VIEW

Value-sequenced by score

Resource conflict surfaced

amigo.app/resourcesRESOURCE UTILIZATION

Live capacity by role

Over-allocation flagged

Stage 03 · Design & Implement

Design, build & govern
as one pipeline.

The Challenge

RAID lives in a SharePoint spreadsheet. Change requests in email. Status reports written from memory. The audit trail is "ask Sarah." Programs fail here — because governance broke down.

How AMIGO Helps

01RAID register — Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions in one system

02Autopilot — automatic task execution and team notifications

03Document management — immutable audit trails and digital approvals

04Change pipeline — structured change request workflows with scoring

05Budget tracking — portfolio level down to individual work packages

Key Features · Stage 03

Project MgmtProgram MgmtRAIDChange ControlDocumentsCommunicationsStakeholdersOrg Change

amigo.app/project-planPROJECT PLAN

Autopilot active

RAID linked inline

amigo.app/change-requestsCHANGE PIPELINE

Impact auto-scored

Approval chain tracked

Stage 04 · Test

Test from design,
not from scratch.

The Challenge

Test plans written from scratch by people who weren't in design sessions. Half the business rules don't make it to a test step. Go-live surprises everybody. Then the requirement is found in slide 47.

How AMIGO Helps

01Design-to-test — test cases built directly from design documents

02Test object library — reusable for years of future releases

03Autopilot execution — automated team notifications and handoffs

04Defect traceability — full trace back to design requirements

05Dynamic plan builder — pick scenarios with one click

Key Features · Stage 04

Test Plan & ExecutionDefect ManagementTest Object LibraryDynamic Plan BuilderTesting AutopilotDesign-to-Test Matrix

amigo.app/test-planTEST PLAN AUTOPILOT

Built from design docs

100% rule coverage

amigo.app/defectsDEFECT DASHBOARD

Traced to requirement

Go-live risk scored

Stage 05 · Cutover & Harvest

Cut over with certainty.
Harvest for years.

The Challenge

Cutover weekend is a war room. 80 sticky notes. Three sleep-deprived people calling shots from memory. Go/no-go on instinct, not data. After go-live: "we delivered the value" — with no measurement.

How AMIGO Helps

01Phase gate readiness — define "done" criteria for every milestone

02Cutover plan — dependency-driven critical path, task-by-task

03Cutover Autopilot — automatic sequencing with step-by-step procedures

04Operational readiness — know with certainty when you can go live

05Benefits Realization — actual vs. planned for 10 years post-go-live

Key Features · Stage 05

Cutover PlanningPhase Gate MgmtOperational ReadinessBenefits RealizationHypercareHelp/Service Desk

amigo.app/cutoverCUTOVER PLAN

Critical path locked

Autopilot executing

amigo.app/benefitsBENEFITS REALIZATION

Actual vs. planned, live

10-year value horizon

The 6-step cutover process

Life-support → go-live

01Shut down site operationsLife support

02Transplant data & systemsTransplant

03Re-attach & validateReconnect

04Test all processes E2EValidate

05Close-out & sign-offSign-off

06Go live → hypercareLive

01 / 06 · Life support

The Outcome

On time. On budget.
With every dollar of value you promised.

Result · 01

On Time

Programs governed in AMIGO hit their cutover date 93% of the time — against an industry average of 38%.

Result · 02

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On Budget

Variance against approved budget runs at ±11% — a fraction of the 71% average overrun on uncontrolled programs.

Result · 03

On Value

Every benefit in the business case is owned, measured, and tracked for 10 years post-go-live.

What's next

Five stages. Forty-six features.

Every stage runs on a connected set of features. Browse all 46 across the six AMIGA pillars — filter by stage, by pillar, or by what you need to solve this week.

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