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Real-Time Logistics Tracking Rollout

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Problem

Scenario

You are leading delivery of a real-time shipment tracking and reviews application for a large logistics network. The product needs to give operators, dispatchers, and customer support a live view of shipment status, delays, exceptions, and post-delivery reviews, using operational data already flowing through Palantir Foundry and a frontline workflow built in Workshop. The project matters because the network is missing SLA targets, customer complaints are rising, and leadership wants a single operational surface before peak season. The work is tricky because location data from carriers is inconsistent across regions, one major 3PL will not finish its API changes until mid-project, and operations leadership wants broad launch scope while the platform team is pushing to limit custom logic and reuse existing Foundry pipelines and ontology objects.

Constraints

DetailValue
Deadline to first production launch12 weeks
Initial regions3
Daily shipments in scope1.2 million
Internal engineers6
Forward-deployed engineers2
Product designer1
External carrier/3PL integrations5
Budget for new infrastructure/tools$150K
Availability target for operator-facing views99.5%
Peak event freshness target<60 seconds

Question

How would you design the execution plan for building and launching this real-time tracking and reviews application, including how you would scope the first release, align stakeholders, de-risk dependencies, and decide how to phase the rollout?