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Process

You should know where the project stands at every step.

Each step has a clear output. Nothing moves on the strength of a verbal assumption.

  1. Brief
  2. Scope
  3. Build
  4. Test
  5. Launch
  6. Handover
  1. 01

    Brief

    You tell us what you want to build, who it is for and what is driving the timing. We reply in writing with questions.

    From you

    Answers to the questions we ask

    You receive

    A clear view of whether we are the right fit

  2. 02

    Scoping

    We turn the brief into a written specification: features, architecture, main risks, what is out of scope and an estimate.

    From you

    Decisions on priorities

    You receive

    Specification, architecture note and written estimate

  3. 03

    Contract

    Confidentiality, ownership of the work, payment stages and how changes are handled all go into the agreement before the build starts.

    From you

    Review by your own adviser

    You receive

    A signed agreement with ownership assigned to you

  4. 04

    Build

    Work runs in short cycles. Each one ends with working software on staging for you to try, and a written note of what changed.

    From you

    Feedback on each cycle

    You receive

    Repository access, staging and regular written updates

  5. 05

    Testing and security

    Automated tests, security review and load checks suited to the product. Smart contracts holding real value go to an independent outside auditor.

    From you

    Sign-off on the release criteria

    You receive

    Test results and any audit findings, with their fixes

  6. 06

    Launch and handover

    We release to production, then hand over the repository, accounts, credentials and the documentation another team would need.

    From you

    Acceptance of the release

    You receive

    A running product and everything needed to run it

  7. 07

    Support, if you want it

    Maintenance and further development are a separate, optional agreement. Nothing in the handover depends on it.

    From you

    A decision on what you need

    You receive

    Agreed support terms, or a clean finish

Tell us what you want to build.

A few lines are enough. We reply in writing with questions.

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