AI First Independent

Glossary

Lead intake

The minimum approved prospect and service context used to begin the AI First Independent workflow. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Discovery brief

A structured record of goals, current state, stakeholders, constraints, evidence, open questions, and next decision. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Scope guardrail

A declared boundary around deliverables, assumptions, exclusions, dependencies, decisions, and change handling. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Proposal draft

Prepared client-facing scope and value language that remains subject to owner review. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Service template

Reusable, owner-approved structure for a type of expert engagement or deliverable. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Lightweight CRM

Focused lead and client organization without the overhead of a broad sales database. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Task handoff

The transfer of approved proposal context into owned delivery tasks and dependencies. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Invoice prompt

Prepared billing information for owner verification, not a claim that an invoice was created or sent. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Approval ledger

A record of proposed client actions, sources, edits, reviewers, decisions, and verified states. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Client portal

A controlled space for approved project information whose deployed permissions must be confirmed. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Follow-up sequence

A planned set of draft reminders or updates, each subject to timing and permission rules. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Change point

A moment when new scope, timing, dependency, or terms require an owner decision. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Payment handoff

The reviewed transition from completed work context to invoice preparation or an approved payment path. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Project status

A sourced summary separating finished work, planned steps, blockers, decisions, and uncertainty. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet

Owner approval

The explicit decision by the independent operator before a consequential client-facing action. In AI First Independent, the term is used within the documented workflow and its human review boundary.

Source: ProductFeatureSet