Northstar Studio: evaluate one brand-project handoff
Confirmed context
Northstar Studio uses Microsoft Teams and wants to examine inconsistent review ownership in one brand-project handoff. The Operations Director and Project Lead are available to map the workflow. No budget, rollout date, or performance target has been agreed.
Proposed 45-minute evaluation
Map one recurring handoff from request to acceptance. Identify requester, current owner, accepter, acceptance evidence, and escalation path. Record where Teams should display those decisions and which steps remain human decisions. The output is a fit assessment and open-question list, not a rollout commitment.
Relevant capabilities and boundaries
The platform records the five handoff fields and integrates with Teams. SSO is available only on Enterprise. Email-only workflows and on-premise hosting are not supported. Setup requires a named workflow owner and a 60-minute mapping session if evaluation proceeds.
Evidence, with limits
One 35-person UK agency reported an 18% reduction in overdue handoffs across 10 weeks. This is a single case, does not predict Northstar's result, and must receive legal approval before external use. No ROI or expected improvement is stated.
Questions before fit can be confirmed
Is on-premise hosting required? Which SSO requirements apply? Who reviews security and procurement? How many seats would be in scope? What observable evidence would make the evaluation useful? Pricing cannot be stated until seat scope and an approved quote are available.
Next step
Confirm the workflow participants, IT attendee, and hosting/SSO questions, then run the 45-minute mapping review. Security overview: https://example.com/security.
Claim ledger: Teams, SSO tier, exclusions, setup needs, and security link map to approved product material; customer size, Teams use, evaluation need, and participants map to confirmed discovery notes; case scope and qualifier are retained.