How we work

How we work

Most agencies describe their process in three vague words: discover, design, develop. Here's what actually happens, stage by stage, from the first email to the day we hand the project over — so you know what you're agreeing to before you agree to it.

An abstract stepped structural diagram in warm dark tones, representing the stages of a delivery process

Stage by stage

01

Enquiry

You tell us what you're building and roughly what budget band you're in.

Scope noteBudget band

We reply within one business day.

02

Written estimate

We turn that into a fixed-scope estimate, in writing, before anything is agreed.

Written estimateService and package selection

Typically within 2–5 business days of the enquiry, depending on scope.

03

Discovery & scoping

Once you accept the estimate and the deposit is paid, we run a scoping session to lock the detail: what's in, what's out, what the architecture looks like.

Statement of workTechnical briefSprint plan

Kickoff call in week one.

04

Design & build

Design (where in scope) and development run in weekly cycles, with working software to look at every week, not a status report.

Staging linkWeekly demoSprint notes

Weekly check-in, async updates between.

05

Testing & launch

Before anything goes live, it's tested against the agreed scope and deployed to a staging environment first.

Test reportDeployment checklist

Daily contact during launch week.

06

Handover & support

You get a documented handover — architecture notes, credentials, a maintenance guide — and, where agreed, an ongoing support retainer.

Handover documentCredential transferSupport plan

30-day post-launch check-in, then the agreed retainer cadence.

Cadence & communication

01
Response-time promise
We reply to a new enquiry within one business day.
02
Meeting cadence
A weekly check-in during active build phases, async updates between.
03
Who you talk to
The engineers working on your project, not a rotating account manager.
04
Change requests
Scope changes go through a written change request and a revised estimate before work continues.

Typical timelines

8–12

weeks — MVP

2–4

weeks — Code audit

10–18

weeks — Fixed-scope build

1

business day — Response time

What you actually receive at each stage

01

Enquiry

An acknowledgement email confirming we’ve got it.

02

Written estimate

A written, fixed-scope estimate document.

03

Discovery & scoping

A statement of work and a sprint plan.

04

Design & build

A staging link you can check at any time.

05

Testing & launch

A test report and a go-live confirmation.

06

Handover & support

A handover document and, if agreed, a support plan.

Start at stage one.

Tell us what you're building. Everything after that follows the stages above — no surprises.

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