The practice
Short scoping, a demo before the build, rapid delivery on a tested pipeline, and as many rounds of your feedback as it takes. A sixth step — staying on for the long term — is there for the products that need it.
01 · Meet
We do not open with a discovery programme. A meeting — sometimes a few — is usually enough to establish what the product has to do, who it is for, and what would count as finished. Anything still unclear goes on the list to settle at the demo rather than holding the project up.
Deliverable — an agreed scope, in writing
02 · Demo
Rather than hand back a specification for you to imagine, we build a demo that shows what we understood and put it in front of you. You mark it up, we correct it, and the build does not start in earnest until you agree it is right.
Deliverable — a working demo, and your notes on it
03 · Build
The build moves fast because deployment is automated — a short CI/CD workflow puts each change in front of you without ceremony. Testing is not what gets cut for it: before a release goes out it goes through a comprehensive session, a good deal of it by hand, because that is what actually finds the things that matter.
Deliverable — the working product, tested and deployed
04 · Iterate
Once it is in your hands the useful feedback starts, and it rarely arrives all at once. We keep iterating for as many rounds as it takes — the count is not capped, and asking for another pass is expected rather than an imposition. Automated tests run on every update through the iteration, so a change made for this round does not quietly break something that worked in the last.
Deliverable — a release for every round of feedback
05 · Handover
How long that takes depends on the product. When the iterations stop earning their place the work is complete, and the product, its code and everything needed to run it are handed over. The measure is simple: everyone is satisfied with what they got.
Deliverable — full handover of the product and its code
06 · Partner
Some products are finished at handover. Others keep moving, and for those we stay on: continued development, maintenance and accountability for as long as the product warrants it. It is an option, not a condition of working together.
Optional — an ongoing arrangement, for the products that call for it
Get in touch
Tell us about your business — we will handle the technology. A meeting or two is usually all it takes before you are looking at a working demo.