Sample jobs/Logistics
Orders were accepted in one tool and picked in another. The two lists drifted by the afternoon.
A single connection with a named source of truth, and a person notified only when a line does not match.
What the job actually was
Orders were accepted in one tool and picked in another. By afternoon the lists had drifted. The engagement was a single connection with a named source of truth, not a warehouse platform. A person is notified only when a line does not match.
The first argument was which list was allowed to win. Until that was written down, connecting the tools would have made the drift faster. The field contract is part of the result: what moves, and what does not.
A week of watching the first live runs sits inside the fixed block. Ongoing field changes would be integration care, which was not part of this story. It can be added later as its own month.
A composite is useful when it shows the boundary. It is not a logo and it is not a promise that your version will match.
The hourly figure is the same starting rate as the service the story belongs to.