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03 — Process

Scoped Properly. Shipped in Fortnights.

No open-ended retainers where the work quietly becomes maintenance. Every engagement starts with a paid discovery that ends in a specification and a fixed price.

01 — Scope

Define

A paid two-week discovery. You leave with a specification and a price, whether or not you build it with us.

02 — Build

Ship

Two-week cycles against the specification. You see working software at the end of each one.

03 — Launch

Measure

Tracking, documentation and team training go live with the work, not a month after it.

04 — Compound

Iterate

We keep the thing improving — or hand it over cleanly and get out of the way.

What a fortnight looks like

The cadence is the same on every project, so you always know when you will next see something.

WhenWhatNotes
Monday, week 1Cycle planningWe agree what ships in the next ten working days, in writing.
DailyWritten stand-upPosted to your channel. No meeting unless something is blocked.
Thursday, week 2Review buildWorking software on a staging URL you can click through.
Friday, week 2Demo and decideThirty minutes. We show it, you steer the next cycle.
MonthlyNumbers reviewWhat moved, what did not, and what we propose doing about it.

How we engage

Sprint

2–6 wks
Fixed scope, fixed price
  • One clearly defined outcome
  • Priced from the specification, not by the hour
  • Everything handed over at the end

Retainer

Monthly
Rolling, 30 days notice
  • A standing share of the team each month
  • Roadmap reviewed every fortnight
  • Priority on anything that breaks

Build partner

Embedded
Quarterly commitment
  • We act as your product and growth team
  • Your tools, your standups, your roadmap
  • Exit plan written on day one

The terms, in plain language

QuestionAnswer
Who owns the workYou do — code, designs, accounts and documentation, from the first commit. Repositories live in your organisation where you have one.
How you are billedSprints are quoted from the specification and invoiced 50% up front. Retainers are billed monthly in advance, 30 days notice either way.
What happens if scope changesSmall things absorb into the cycle. Anything larger gets re-quoted before it starts, not discovered on the invoice.
Who actually does the workThe people you meet in discovery. We do not sell with seniors and deliver with juniors.
What if it goes wrongWe fix defects in our own work at our cost, indefinitely. If the relationship is not working, the exit is written into the contract on day one.

Download our standard terms

Sounds like how you want to work?

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