Short-term — within 2 weeks
🔥 UX approaching budget limitData
137.7% of the 77h budget consumed. Only -29h remaining.
🔥 Visual Design approaching budget limitData
264.0% of the 50h budget consumed. Only -82h remaining.
🔥 Branding - Placeholder Budget approaching budget limitData
107.5% of the 60h budget consumed. Only -4.5h remaining.
🔥 Unanswered question — Marketing Collateral & Branding AlignmentData
14d without reply: "I found this thread in the client Slack channel that covers the marketing collateral Question about marketing templates... I'm hoping to start working on some a…"
🔥 Unanswered question — Preliminary IA [Flow Diagrams, Sitemap, Navigation Wires]Data
54d without reply: "Posting initial exploration figjam board link here for documentation purposes before I close this out: https://www.figma.com/board/OtJ4g14U2BAVtqGhSUWHR4/Resear…"
🔥 Unanswered question — Existing Research ReviewData
90d without reply: "can we mark this done or leave it open?"
🔥 Unanswered question — Content Spec SheetData
10d without reply: "I was not able to complete this work prior to my vacation, so I’m leaving an update here with where everything is at in case someone else is able to take over t…"
🔥 Unanswered question — Navigation wireframesData
50d without reply: "desktop navigation: https://www.figma.com/proto/lw1zPc4MupNCULXp1j5L7d/Emerge-Apps-Designs?page-id=8266%3A10720&node-id=14007-26366&viewport=3728%2C2584…"
🔥 Unanswered question — WordPress Environment SetupData
70d without reply: "this is all i’m seeing when I click the link below. is this right?"
🔥 Unanswered question — Core Component LibraryData
34d without reply: "did you start on this as well? could we have this in place by EOW also?"
Content dependency on EAManual
All new copy and CMS content entry is EA's responsibility. Delays in content delivery will directly impact timeline and could push launch.
CMS decision pendingManual
Final platform (WordPress vs. Webflow vs. Framer) is determined in Phase 1. A late or changed decision could compress the dev timeline.
Stakeholder availabilityManual
Key interviews with Dustin Boss and Alicia Torres need to happen early in discovery. Scheduling delays slow the entire strategy phase.
48-hour feedback SLAManual
SOW requires EA to provide feedback within 48 hours. Missed windows compound across phases.
Long-term — 2+ weeks
PM & Meetings approaching budget limitData
84.1% of the 98h budget consumed. Only 15.6h remaining.
🔥 Burn rate trending toward ceilingData
At the current pace of 34.9h/week, the 607h engagement ceiling will be reached in ~2 weeks. Project runs 24 weeks total.
Buffer budget governanceManual
The $16,500 buffer is only invoiced on the final invoice. Need clear internal tracking so there are no surprises if scope creep triggers it.
AI workflow frictionManual
The AI-forward approach is intended to save time. If tools fail to produce usable drafts, effort may increase beyond estimates.