1. Start with the Brandon service area, not an invented demand signal
Brandon is a municipal-town in Oakland County, Michigan. For custom software, the useful local implication is narrower: define which Brandon-area work your firm wants the tool to support and which matters, referrals or inquiries fall outside that operating boundary. A tool should not silently treat Brandon, Oakland County and the wider Michigan market as interchangeable.
Recommended approach
On the call, map the intended operating area separately from the software workflow. Decide whether the tool is for inquiries associated with Brandon, matters across Oakland County, or a broader Michigan practice. Then record that decision in the scope and acceptance criteria. This prevents location labels from becoming an unreliable substitute for a defined process.
