[Verse 1]
Before you write that RFP today
Stop and check what assumptions say
Are we solving problems that we think we see
Or building castles made of maybe
Audit every statement that you make
Question every need that's at stake
What we think we know might not be true
Let's discover what we never knew
[Chorus]
Align before design, think before you build
Stop Assume Verify, let the truth be revealed
States and needs are different things entirely
Align before design, that's the key
[Verse 2]
They say they need a faster processing speed
But dig deeper, what's the actual need
Maybe it's not speed but accuracy
Maybe it's the user's clarity
Discovery phase can fool us all
When we only hear what makes us fall
Into patterns of our past beliefs
Missing what would bring real relief
[Chorus]
Align before design, think before you build
Stop Assume Verify, let the truth be revealed
States and needs are different things entirely
Align before design, that's the key
[Bridge]
Check your list before transformation starts
Vision, stakeholders, and all their parts
Process mapping, constraint review
Cultural readiness, metrics too
What success looks like in their eyes
Not your system's compromise
Build the bridge of understanding first
Then solutions won't be cursed
[Chorus]
Align before design, think before you build
Stop Assume Verify, let the truth be revealed
States and needs are different things entirely
Align before design, that's the key
[Outro]
The real discovery finds what's hidden deep
Not the answers that we think we keep
Alignment first, then systems follow through
That's how transformation dreams come true