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Application Development

Your internal and client-facing web and mobile applications, developed by experts. From idea to deployment, we handle the entire development process — powered by Extreme Programming (XP) practices for speed, quality, and collaboration.

  1. 1
    Exploration & Planning
    Goal: Build shared understanding of user needs and business context through collaboration and rapid feedback.
    • Onsite/remote collaborative planning with customer (Customer is part of the team)
    • Create user stories with acceptance criteria (not fixed specs)
    • Identify system constraints, technical risks
    • Determine initial release scope (lean MVP)
    • Set up CI/CD pipeline and automated test baseline from day one
    Deliverables:
    • Lightweight User Story Backlog
    • Personas & User Journey Sketches
    • Initial Release Plan
    • Definition of Done (DoD)
  2. 2
    UI/UX Design & Prototyping
    Goal: Design UI collaboratively and iteratively with feedback loops baked into the process.
    • Pair design with development to produce testable UI slices
    • Build low-fidelity wireframes and refine based on user feedback
    • Embed design into stories, not a separate waterfall phase
    • Use customer feedback to evolve flows and usability
    Deliverables:
    • Story-Based UI Mockups
    • Incremental Prototypes
    • Design Tokens or Living Style Guide
    • Feedback-Validated Flows
  3. 3
    Architecture & Technical Setup
    Goal: Create a lightweight architecture that supports change and is easy to refactor.
    • Choose tech stack that supports automated testing and rapid iteration
    • Use "spike solutions" to explore tech options
    • Establish baseline environments and CI/CD
    • Define initial test infrastructure and architecture scaffolding
    Deliverables:
    • Minimal Viable Architecture (MVA)
    • Spike Results and Code Artifacts
    • Initial Test Suite
    • Dev/Test/Staging Environments
  4. 4
    Iterative Development
    Goal: Continuously deliver small, functional pieces of the application with confidence.
    • Break down work into small, testable user stories
    • Pair Programming on all production code
    • Write tests before code (TDD)
    • Maintain sustainable pace (no overwork)
    • Conduct daily standups and iteration planning
    • Refactor regularly to improve codebase
    Deliverables:
    • Fully Tested, Shippable Increments
    • Velocity Reports & Feedback
    • Refactored, Clean Codebase
    • Updated User Story Status Board
  5. 5
    Quality Assurance & Customer Testing
    Goal: Ensure quality is built-in, not bolted on — and that features behave as expected.
    • Automate functional, unit, and regression tests
    • Customers write or approve acceptance tests
    • Conduct exploratory testing sessions
    • Continuously monitor defect rate and quality signals
    Deliverables:
    • Automated Test Reports (Unit, Integration, Acceptance)
    • Story Acceptance Results
    • Defect Logs and Fixes
    • Quality Metrics Dashboard
  6. 6
    Deployment & Release
    Goal: Deploy frequently, reliably, and with minimal friction.
    • Continuous Delivery Pipeline with rollback capability
    • Feature toggles or canary releases if needed
    • Developers own deployment and post-release support
    • Monitoring and logging integrated into dev process
    Deliverables:
    • Production Build & Release Notes
    • Monitoring Setup (Logs, Errors, Performance)
    • Deployment Scripts / Infrastructure as Code
    • Post-Release Checklist
  7. 7
    Support & Iteration
    Goal: Learn from users, adapt the product, and evolve over time.
    • Conduct release retrospectives and feedback sessions
    • Track user behavior and issues in real-time
    • Feed learnings back into the story backlog
    • Plan next iteration or enhancement cycles
    Deliverables:
    • Backlog of Enhancements & Bugs
    • Support Plan or SLA (if needed)
    • Performance & Usage Dashboards
    • Retrospective Notes & Action Items

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