Our process

From first brief to live product — in the open.

Discovery, design, build, and launch — with a staging URL on day one and decisions made where everyone can see them.

Typical 12-week engagement

Discover
Design
Build
Launch
Wk 1
Wk 12
01

Weeks 1–2

Discover

Map the constraints before any code is written.

We sit with your team, map the operating pressure, and hand back a technical spec, database schema, and architecture diagram. Every decision is documented and signed off before the build begins — so nothing is decided in a dark room.

Stakeholder interviewsTechnical specDB schemaArchitecture decisionsRisk mappingScope & timeline
02

Weeks 3–4

Design

Prototype with real constraints, not assumptions.

Wireframes become interactive prototypes before a component is built. We run these with real users and real data so the design is validated against how people actually work — not how we imagined they would.

Information architectureWireframesInteractive prototypesDesign systemUser testingBrand alignment
03

Weeks 5–10

Build

Two-week sprints. Staging URL from day one.

You get a live staging environment on day one of the build. Every sprint ends with a demo — working software you can click through, not a slide. We write to spec, review each other's code, and run automated tests on every push.

Agile sprintsWeekly demosStaging environmentCode reviewCI/CDAutomated testing
04

Weeks 11–12

Launch

Zero-downtime launch. Then we stay on.

A full security audit and QA sweep precede every go-live. We run the deployment, monitor the first 48 hours, and hand over documentation written for the people who will actually run the system — then remain available for what comes next.

Security auditFull QAZero-downtime deployMonitoringHandover docsPost-launch support

Why it works

No hidden reveals. No surprise scopes.

Most project failures aren't technical — they're informational. We fix that by putting everything in the open: specs, staging, demos, and decisions. You always know exactly where the build stands.

2 weeks

sprint cadence

Shippable software at the end of every cycle

1 day

staging access

Live environment from the first day of build

0

downtime deploys

Blue-green deployments with instant rollback

8–12 weeks

to go-live

Focused MVPs delivered within three months

Start with discovery.

The first two weeks are about understanding your problem — not writing code. Bring us the brief and we'll map exactly what it takes to solve it.