# Modernization proposal

Use this brief to agree a bounded pilot. Replace bracketed text; remove guidance before sending.

## Proposition
- Partner: [team and product]
- Named workflow and problem: [one recurring job]
- Intended result: [observable output in the existing destination]

## Eligibility and exclusions
- Users, buyer, operator: [names or roles]
- Recurrence and baseline evidence: [frequency, time, errors, rework]
- Exclusions: [platform rewrite, unsupported cases, regulated decisions, other]

## Scope and preserved systems
- In scope: [happy path and selected exceptions]
- Out of scope: [explicit non-goals]
- Preserved backends/integrations: [systems, schemas, credentials]
- Data boundary: [stored, transmitted, local, retention]

## Delivery and acceptance
- Deliverables: [source/reference, adapter, tests, runbook, evidence]
- Acceptance sentence: For [role], using [input], the workflow completes [result] in [destination] with [measure], and the operator can [recovery action].
- Decision owner and date: [owner, date]

## Commercial assumptions
`pilot fee = delivery effort × loaded day cost + pass-through costs + risk reserve + reuse/documentation allowance`

List effort ranges, one-time versus recurring work, change-control rules, stop/re-scope limit, and any managed-service responsibility. No rate or demand is assumed by this template.

## Rollout and handoff
- Sandbox and fixtures: [details]
- Restore point, switch, rollback owner: [details]
- Support window and expiry: [details]
- Ownership and offboarding: [details]