Our Agile Development Process
From initial concept to deployment and beyond, we follow a proven methodology that ensures success
Discovery
We dive deep into your business requirements, target audience, and technical constraints to create a comprehensive project roadmap.
- • Requirements gathering
- • Market research
- • Technical assessment
- • Project planning
Design
Our design team creates intuitive user experiences and beautiful interfaces that align with your brand and user needs.
- • User experience design
- • Visual interface design
- • Prototyping
- • Design system creation
Development
Using modern technologies and best practices, we build scalable, secure, and performant solutions with regular progress updates.
- • Agile development sprints
- • Code reviews
- • Regular demos
- • Continuous integration
Testing
Comprehensive testing ensures your solution works flawlessly across all devices and scenarios before launch.
- • Automated testing
- • Manual QA testing
- • Performance testing
- • Security audits
Deployment
We handle the entire deployment process, ensuring smooth launch and providing training for your team.
- • Production deployment
- • Performance monitoring
- • User training
- • Documentation
Maintenance
Ongoing support and maintenance ensure your solution continues to perform optimally and stays up-to-date.
- • Regular updates
- • Bug fixes
- • Performance optimization
- • Feature enhancements
What each phase produces, and what we need from you
A project only moves at the speed of its slowest decision. This table shows what comes out of each phase, what we will ask you for, and what is already yours at that point.
| Phase | What it produces | What we need from you | What you own at this stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Discovery | A written, fixed-scope quote for a first release, a list of what is deferred, and the systems we will integrate with. | One or two people who know the current process, access to the tools you run today (or the vendor contact), and a decision on what the first release must do. | The quote and the scope document. No commitment until you sign. |
| 2. Design | Clickable prototypes of the main screens, the data model, and the access rules (who can see and do what). | Feedback within a few days of each review, and a real user or two to try the prototype. | All design files and prototypes, whether or not you continue. |
| 3. Development | Working software in short increments, each demoed to you; integrations built against sandbox accounts. | Sandbox and API access to your systems, sample data, and someone to answer questions the same week. | The source code from the first commit, in repositories under your account. |
| 4. Testing | Automated tests, a manual test plan for your team, and a list of known issues with a decision on each. | A few hours of your staff trying real tasks and reporting what breaks or confuses them. | The test plan and results, reusable for every later release. |
| 5. Deployment | The product live on hosting in your name, monitoring in place, documentation and a short training session. | Domain and hosting account access, a go-live date, and the people who will be trained. | Everything: code, infrastructure configuration, accounts, documentation. No lock-in. |
| 6. Maintenance | Updates, fixes and improvements under a support plan quoted in writing, plus separately quoted later phases. | A named contact for priorities, and a monthly or quarterly check-in. | Still everything. You can take the code elsewhere at any time. |
How scope changes work
The quote fixes the scope of the first release, not your right to change your mind. When something new comes up, this is what happens:
- 1You tell us what you want changed or added, in a sentence or two. No forms.
- 2We write a short change note: what it affects, what it costs in time and money, and whether it can wait for a later phase.
- 3You decide. Nothing is built until you approve the note in writing.
- 4Small clarifications that do not change effort are simply done. We tell you which ones those were at the next demo.
How milestones and payment work
- Each phase ends with a demo of working software or a review of real deliverables, not a status report.
- Milestones are tied to those demos and written into the quote, so you know what you are approving and paying for at each step.
- Later phases are quoted separately after the first release is live, so you commit only to what you need next.
- Ownership does not wait for the final invoice: code lives in repositories under your account from the first commit.
- If a project has to stop, you keep everything produced to that point, with documentation of where it stands.
What stays the same on every project
Three commitments we make in writing, whatever the size of the build
Code you own
You keep full ownership of everything we design and build, documented and handed over with no lock-in
Fixed-scope quotes
A written quote for the first release before any work starts, and a written change note before any change
Two-hour replies
We reply to new enquiries within two hours during business hours, and you always know who to call
Questions about the process
How long does discovery take?
Usually one to three weeks, depending on how many systems we need to look at and how quickly your vendors grant access. It ends with a written quote; there is no charge for it and no obligation to continue.
What if we do not know exactly what we want?
That is normal. Discovery exists to turn a problem ("we lose track of orders") into a first release that fixes the most expensive part of it. We would rather ship a small release you use than a large one you wait for.
Can we pause or stop after a phase?
Yes. Every phase ends at a natural stopping point, and everything produced to that point is yours, with notes on where it stands. Later phases are quoted separately for that reason.
Who do we talk to during the project?
The people building it. There are no account layers between you and the engineers, and the founder is on the discovery and review calls.