An internal tool has become essential
The business depends on a tool that has grown beyond its original purpose. You need to understand its limits and decide how to improve it.
Software development
Your team has outgrown the workaround.
A spreadsheet becomes a shared database. An approval lives in someone's inbox. We work through the process with you, decide what needs building, and develop the software in stages you can review.
Talk through a projectWhen to talk
Does this sound familiar?
A new application needs a clear scope
You have a process to support or a product idea to test. The first decision is what the software actually needs to do.
An existing application needs attention
Changes have become difficult or a release keeps slipping. A code and architecture review can help establish where to start.
Process
How the work proceeds.
Remote work in English or Spanish. Review times are agreed with your team.
- 01
Walk through the work
We look at how the process runs today and where people need a better tool.
- 02
Agree the first stage
We define the smallest useful scope and how your team will check it.
- 03
Build and review
You review working increments. We test the agreed behavior and record the decisions needed to maintain the application.
Our own work
An example you can examine.
Darwin is our own construction estimating platform. Its reusable cost modules and separate Price Lists provide a concrete example of software built around detailed business rules.
Explore the Darwin productQuestions
Before starting.
Can you work on software we already have?
Yes. We start by reviewing the relevant code and its deployment context. That review determines what can be improved and what needs further investigation.
Do we need a complete specification?
Bring the process and the problem as you understand them. Defining the scope can be the first engagement.
How is the work priced?
We agree a scope and provide a proposal before development begins. Reviews and implementation can be scoped separately.
First step
Tell us where the work gets stuck.
The first conversation helps us understand the problem and decide whether to prepare a proposal. The scope and price of any engagement are agreed separately.
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