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Pre-HARBOR — Phase 0

Should we productize?

Before investing in the HARBOR journey, answer a single question: does this firm and this opportunity meet the threshold for federal productization? Pre-HARBOR is three free diagnostic tools that surface the answer — mapping to Chapters 1–3 of Shrink-Wrap It.

FreeNo login required · No credit card · Takes ~45 minutes total

Pre-HARBOR is the gate to the full HARBOR journey. Complete all three assessments to unlock a free 30-day Excavation trial with access to all 22 tools.

Stage Objectives

  • Evaluate business health across revenue mix, labor dependency, competitive risk, technology leverage, and differentiation
  • Run the opportunity through 5 conjunctive go/no-go filters: TAM, compliance cost, ATO path, vehicle access, and internal capability
  • Assess team readiness across 7 builder-operator capabilities
  • Reach a clear Proceed / Not Yet / Wrong Direction verdict before committing resources

Key Activities

Services Business Health Diagnostic

Score your firm across 5 dimensions of productization readiness. A score below 40 is a strong signal to delay.

Five Filters Reality Check

5 conjunctive filters — all must pass. One hard no stops the analysis. Covers market size, compliance cost ceiling, ATO pathway, vehicle access, and internal capability.

Builder-Operator Assessment

Federal productization requires a different skill mix than services delivery. Map your team's readiness across 7 capabilities and identify gaps.

Stage Outputs

Health Diagnostic score with dimensional breakdown
Five Filters verdict: pass / conditional / hard no per filter
Builder-Operator readiness profile with gap analysis
Overall verdict: Proceed, Proceed with conditions, or Not Yet