01Frame
Name the decision.
Establish what someone needs to decide and what prevents them from acting.
01 / Frame
THE FLODATA METHOD
Walk the problem.
Then build.
The first conversation starts with a blocked decision. The technology choice comes after we understand the work.
Five steps.
One working relationship.
Try the Data Readiness Check 02Walk
Examine the actual work.
Possible routes appear as records, people and practical constraints are examined.
02 / Walk
03Shape
Choose the scope.
Alternative branches recede. The selected approach keeps only what the decision needs.
03 / Shape
04Build
Make the connection work.
The chosen route becomes a connected system with clear points of responsibility.
04 / Build
05Stay
Keep learning from use.
A feedback connection brings operational experience back into the next change.
05 / Stay
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WHAT TO BRING
A problem is enough.
Tell us the decision you need to make and where the information sits. A redacted example of the current workflow can help once we agree how to share it.
You do not need a technology specification. The Walk is where we examine the data and agree what is worth building.
Start with a private self-assessment