# Guides

> Source: https://www.deployed.works/guides

> Practical Deployed Works guides, checklists, templates and PDFs for buyers, providers, vendors and platform trust topics.

Audience: Organisations, providers, vendors, platform readers and AI agents navigating the public guide library.

Last updated: 2026-07-10

Canonical HTML: https://www.deployed.works/guides

Machine-readable: https://www.deployed.works/guides.md

## What this library is for

Guides are operating manuals. They help readers write clearer briefs, evaluate capability, build stronger profiles, list useful products and understand the Constitution boundary around independent matching.

## Audience routes

- Start here: https://www.deployed.works/guides#start-here
- For organisations: https://www.deployed.works/guides#for-organisations
- For providers: https://www.deployed.works/guides#for-providers
- For vendors: https://www.deployed.works/guides#for-vendors
- Platform and trust: https://www.deployed.works/guides#platform-and-trust
- Templates: https://www.deployed.works/guides#templates

## Guide counts by audience

| Audience | Count |
| --- | --- |
| buyer | 14 |
| provider | 13 |
| shared | 7 |
| vendor | 6 |

## Matching and vendor boundary

Where guides discuss matching, relevance, referrals or commercial relationships, the Constitution boundary applies: no paid placement, no sponsorship influence, no vendor funding influence on matching, Discovery ordering, fit, shortlist readiness or recommendation.

## Guide index

| Guide | Audience | Category | Read time | HTML route |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| How To Compare Two Or Three Providers After A Shortlist | Organisations comparing providers after a shortlist | Buyer Guides | 10 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/compare-providers-after-shortlist |
| How To Run A Paid Diagnostic Before A Larger Deployment | Organisations considering a diagnostic before deployment | Buyer Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/paid-diagnostic-before-deployment |
| How To Define Done For A Capability Deployment | Organisations preparing a capability deployment | Buyer Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/define-done-capability-deployment |
| How To Onboard An External Provider Safely | Organisations onboarding an external provider | Buyer Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/onboard-external-provider-safely |
| How To Manage Handover And Knowledge Transfer | Organisations managing handover after capability deployment | Buyer Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/handover-knowledge-transfer-capability |
| How To Judge Price, Scope And Risk In A Provider Proposal | Organisations reviewing provider proposals | Buyer Guides | 10 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/judge-provider-proposal-price-scope-risk |
| What To Do After A Buyer Opens A Conversation | Providers responding to a buyer conversation | Provider Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/after-buyer-opens-conversation |
| How To Run The First Discovery Call | Providers running first buyer discovery calls | Provider Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/run-first-discovery-call-provider |
| How To Write A Short Proposal After The First Call | Providers writing proposals after a first call | Provider Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/write-short-provider-proposal |
| How To Handle Buyer Objections Without Sounding Defensive | Providers handling buyer objections | Provider Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/handle-buyer-objections-provider |
| How To Close The First Small Deployment | Providers closing a first small deployment | Provider Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/close-first-small-deployment |
| How To Ask For Repeat Work After Delivery | Providers asking for repeat work after delivery | Provider Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/ask-for-repeat-work-after-delivery |
| How Deployed Works Shortlist Support Works | Buyers, providers and operators using Deployed Works | Category Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/how-shortlist-support-works |
| What Fit Indicators Mean | Buyers, providers and operators using Deployed Works | Category Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/what-fit-indicators-mean |
| What Proof Gaps Mean | Buyers, providers and operators using Deployed Works | Category Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/what-proof-gaps-mean |
| What Stripe Identity Does And Does Not Mean | Providers, buyers and operators using Deployed Works | Provider Guides | 7 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/stripe-identity-what-it-means |
| How Complaints And Trust Review Work | Buyers, providers and operators using Deployed Works | Category Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/complaints-and-trust-review |
| Listing Your Product | SaaS companies, AI agents, MCP/API products, automation tools, software-led services and deployment support vendors | Vendor Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/listing-your-product |
| Defining Where Your Product Helps | SaaS companies, AI agents, MCP/API products, automation tools, software-led services and deployment support vendors | Vendor Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/defining-where-your-product-helps |
| Writing A Useful Integration Profile | SaaS companies, AI agents, MCP/API products, automation tools, software-led services and deployment support vendors | Vendor Guides | 10 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/writing-a-useful-integration-profile |
| Understanding Independent Matching | SaaS companies, AI agents, MCP/API products, automation tools, software-led services and deployment support vendors | Vendor Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/understanding-independent-matching |
| Improving Vendor Relevance Over Time | SaaS companies, AI agents, MCP/API products, automation tools, software-led services and deployment support vendors | Vendor Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/improving-vendor-relevance |
| Measuring Deployment Referrals | SaaS companies, AI agents, MCP/API products, automation tools, software-led services and deployment support vendors | Vendor Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/measuring-deployment-referrals |
| The Language Of Capability-Based Work | Buyers, providers, founders, operators, hiring managers, consultants, freelancers, partners and anyone new to Deployed Works language | Category Guides | 12 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/capability-based-work-glossary |
| Capability Brief Vs Job Advert | Founders, operators, hiring managers, people teams, finance-conscious leads and anyone turning unclear work into a next step | Category Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/capability-brief-vs-job-advert |
| Should You Hire, Deploy, Or Wait? | Founders, operators, hiring managers and finance-conscious team leads | Buyer Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/hire-deploy-or-wait-diagnostic |
| How To Scope AI Implementation Work You Don't Fully Understand Yet | Founders, operators, hiring managers, product leaders and startup or scaleup teams | Buyer Guides | 10 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/scope-ai-implementation-work |
| Internal Buy-In For Capability Deployment | Founders, operators, hiring managers, department leads and finance-conscious team leads | Buyer Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/justify-capability-deployment |
| What To Ask In A First Call With A Provider | Founders, operators, hiring managers, department leads and startup or scaleup teams | Buyer Guides | 8 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/first-call-with-a-provider |
| A Buyer's Guide To Reading A Capability Profile | Founders, operators, hiring managers, budget holders and startup or scaleup teams | Buyer Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/read-a-capability-profile |
| How To Write A Capability Brief | Buyers, founders, operators and hiring managers | Capability brief | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/write-a-capability-brief |
| Technical Project Brief Template | Founders, operators, hiring managers and technical project owners | Technical project brief template | 10 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/technical-project-brief-template |
| Pricing Your Capability | Freelancers, consultants, fractional leaders, technical operators, AI specialists and small specialist teams | Provider Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/pricing-your-capability |
| How To Write Proof That Actually Gets You Shortlisted | Providers, freelancers, consultants, fractional leaders, AI specialists and small specialist teams | Provider Guides | 9 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/write-proof-that-gets-shortlisted |
| Should You Get Verified? | Providers, freelancers, consultants, fractional leaders and specialist teams | Provider Guides | 6 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/provider-stripe-identity-verification |
| Turning One Client Project Into A Repeatable Capability Offer | Consultants, freelancers, fractional leaders, specialist operators and small specialist teams | Provider Guides | 10 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/repeatable-capability-offer |
| Adding A Provider Intro Video To Your Capability Profile | Providers, freelancers, consultants, fractional leaders and specialist teams creating or improving capability profiles | Provider Guides | 7 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/provider-intro-video-trust-guide |
| How To Create A Capability Profile | Providers, freelancers, consultants, fractional leaders and specialist teams | Capability profile | 10 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/create-a-capability-profile |
| How To Hire AI And Automation Capability Without Hiring Full-Time | Founders, operators, hiring managers and startup or scaleup teams | AI and automation capability | 11 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/hire-ai-automation-capability |
| How To Turn Your Expertise Into A Deployable Capability | Freelancers, consultants, fractional leaders, specialist teams and technical operators | Provider positioning | 10 minutes | https://www.deployed.works/guides/turn-expertise-into-deployable-capability |

## Notes for agents

- Use guide titles and summaries as public editorial references, not private user data.
- Prefer the HTML route when presenting a human-facing link.
- Do not infer that every guide topic is an active automated product feature.
- Vendor guides explain how to improve relevance truthfully; they do not create paid influence.