How a project runs.
The same six steps for every project, scaled to its size. Each step ends with something you can see and approve.
| Step | What happens | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Discover | We learn your goals, users, workflows, constraints and what success looks like. | A written brief we both agree on |
| 02 Define | Ideas become a scoped plan: priorities, user journeys and milestones. | Scope, milestones and an estimate |
| 03 Design | User experience, architecture, data model, integrations and security model. | Clickable designs and an architecture outline |
| 04 Build | Short iterations, with tests, code review and documentation. | Working software to try every one to two weeks |
| 05 Launch | Hosting, CI/CD, monitoring, backups and a release plan. | A live system and handover documentation |
| 06 Support | Maintenance, improvements and new features. | An agreed support arrangement |
Practices we have kept.
These come from Aquilinesoft's original published methodology, and they still shape every project.
- Written specifications before building
- Prototypes for early feedback
- Regular status reports
- Tracked changes to code and design
- Test plans and automated tests
- Clear acceptance criteria for every deliverable
Correct before clever
Idempotent processing, explicit states and full audit history for anything that moves money or evidence.
Compliance as architecture
PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 17025 and data-integrity rules shape the design, not a pre-audit checklist.
Observable in production
Metrics, alerts, runbooks and post-incident reviews as standard.
Secure by default
Least-privilege access, encryption, secure development and careful handling of sensitive data.
You own it
Source code, designs and documentation belong to you.
You always know where things stand
Regular updates in plain language, with access to the work in progress.
Pricing that fits the work
Fixed price for well-defined scope, time and materials for evolving products, or a monthly team.
Have a system that has to be right?
Tell us what you are building. We will reply with questions or a time to talk.