Shipping internal tools in two-week cycles

Internal tools succeed when the first release replaces one manual spreadsheet, not when they try to mirror every edge case from day one.

Interview the handoff

Shadow the person doing copy-paste for one hour. Document inputs, validations, and exceptions. That hour saves weeks of rework.

Ship a command center

Start with search, filters, and bulk actions on the top three objects. Add reporting after usage proves which metrics matter.