Custom software and internal tools for the way your organisation works
Software shaped around an organisation's own operations: systems, dashboards and tools for the work that off-the-shelf products do not cover. It overlaps with websites and mobile apps; what sets it apart is the operational problem it solves.
Good fit when spreadsheets and existing tools have stopped keeping up with how your organisation works.
What you get
- 01Operational systems and back-office applications
- 02Dashboards for the numbers that matter
- 03Internal portals and workflow tools
- 04Connections between existing systems
- 05Custom software where an existing product does not solve the problem well
- 06Discovery, review and agreed handover
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Beyond spreadsheets
Your business runs on spreadsheets that only one person understands, and they are starting to break.
One connected system
You need one system that connects orders, stock, deliveries, cases or bookings that today live in separate places.
Real numbers
You want dashboards that show the real numbers without waiting for someone to prepare a report.
Internal tools
A department or institution needs an internal portal or back-office tool for approvals, records or requests.
Often both
It overlaps with websites and mobile apps, and often includes both. What sets it apart is the operational problem it solves, not the technology.
Only if needed
If an existing product does the job, we will tell you to use it.
Questions about this service
When is custom software better than an off-the-shelf tool?
When the tool you use forces your process to change, or you keep patching it with spreadsheets. If an existing product does the job, we will tell you to use it.
How do you work on a custom project?
A short discovery defines the problem and the scope. Then you get a first working version early and weekly steps after that, so you can decide what comes next as you see it working.
Who owns the software?
Ownership is agreed in writing for each engagement. Agreed deliverables, such as the code, the documentation and accounts set up for you, are handed over to you. Our reusable methods and tools, and third-party components, stay under their own terms.
Is this different from a website or a mobile app?
The technology can overlap. The difference is the problem: custom software and internal tools serve an organisation's own operations, while a website or app usually faces customers or the public.
Have something to build?
Tell us about it. We will tell you honestly how we would approach it.