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Describe the task
Create a neutral decision framework that weighs plausible platform routes against business requirements and team constraints.
Operate any store · Platform planning
Choose an ecommerce platform from real constraints
Turn platform selection into a transparent tradeoff exercise based on how your business actually operates.
The workflow
Bring the truth. Make the next move clear.
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Provide the working context
- Selling model, catalog complexity, channels, regions, and required workflows
- Team capabilities, implementation timeline, maintenance tolerance, and budget range
- Non-negotiable integrations, reporting needs, ownership rules, and future plans
03
Review how Claude handles it
- Converts the supplied requirements into weighted decision criteria
- Compares Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and a custom build without declaring a universal winner
- Marks unknowns that require vendor confirmation or technical discovery
- Runs a sensitivity check to show which assumptions can change the ranking
What you get
A neutral platform scorecard with explicit assumptions, open questions, and decision-sensitive tradeoffs.
Before you run it
Questions for this workflow
Will Claude recommend one ecommerce platform as the best choice?
It should recommend the best fit for your stated constraints, not a universal winner. The useful output is a weighted scorecard with assumptions and unknowns. Current product capabilities, contract terms, and implementation details still need confirmation from the relevant vendor or technical team.
What context should I provide first?
Start with selling model, catalog complexity, channels, regions, and required workflows. Then add team capabilities, implementation timeline, maintenance tolerance, and budget range. Keep the source material current, remove sensitive information that is not needed, and tell Claude which facts are verified so gaps remain visible instead of being filled by assumption.
What should I review before acting on the result?
Review the source facts, assumptions, calculations, and any marked gaps behind this deliverable: A neutral platform scorecard with explicit assumptions, open questions, and decision-sensitive tradeoffs. Compare it with the live system or responsible teammate, and check before approving any action.
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