PHASE 01
Diagnosis
A 15-minute call, then a written diagnosis you could hand to another firm and have them build from.
Duration15 min + 48h doc
DeliverableWritten diagnosis
Investment$2K–3.5K · credited to build
We map your operation — where the bottleneck is, what's been patched with humans, what software already exists. Then we write it up: the problem, the recommended system, the alternatives, and the fixed-price options.
- ↳One-page operational map
- ↳Prioritized bottleneck list
- ↳Recommended system architecture
- ↳Fixed-price scope options
- ↳Timeline to first live component
PHASE 02
Design
Specifications tight enough to build from. Loose enough to adapt.
Duration3–7 days
DeliverableTechnical spec + prototype
Investment$1.5K–5K · fixed
We translate the diagnosis into the actual system — the data flow, the APIs, the interfaces, the models, the failure modes. You see a working prototype of the critical path before we commit to the full build.
- ↳System architecture diagram
- ↳Data model + API contracts
- ↳UI prototype of the critical path
- ↳Failure mode analysis
- ↳Revised fixed-price build scope
PHASE 03
Build
We ship it. One component at a time, each one in production before the next begins.
Duration2–8 weeks
DeliverableProduction system
Investment$5K–40K · fixed
We build iteratively and ship continuously. Every component goes live and gets validated in the real environment — not staged. You see working software from week one, not at the end of a long engagement.
- ↳Weekly production deployments
- ↳Full test coverage
- ↳Monitoring + alerting wired in
- ↳Documentation for your team
- ↳Version-controlled, yours to keep
PHASE 04
Run
The system doesn't stop when the build does. Neither do we.
DurationOngoing
DeliverableSLA + monthly report
Investment$750–18K/mo · retainer
We monitor the system, handle incidents, push improvements, and adapt as your operation changes. Monthly report showing what ran, what was fixed, and what's coming next.
- ↳24/7 uptime monitoring
- ↳Incident response
- ↳Monthly performance report
- ↳Iterative improvements included
- ↳Cancel any time