Discovery and system design
A short phase to define the problem, architecture and plan before committing to a build.
Software Development as a Service
Senior engineering teams for the software your organisation runs on.
Since 2014 we have designed, built and supported web platforms, mobile apps and integrations for businesses and institutions in seven markets. We work as your delivery team, from first requirements to production support.
ProjectTriedSM
TypeSchool operations platform
CoversAdmissions, exams, attendance, finance
StatusLive
ProjectTriedHR
TypeHR and payroll platform
CoversPayroll, payslips, leave, attendance
StatusLive
ProjectPairD Property
TypeProperty marketplace
CoversListings, matching, viewings
StatusLive
ProjectPhotoMagic
TypeAI event photo delivery
CoversFacial matching, albums, WhatsApp
StatusLive
- Since
- 2014
- Markets
- 7
- Practices
- 6
- Coverage
- Discovery to support
Organisations we’ve worked with
Services
Six practices. One accountable team.
Most engagements combine two or more of these. Pick one to see what it covers.
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Custom software development
Operational platforms, portals and reporting tools shaped around how your organisation actually works.
What we build
- Internal operations and management platforms
- Customer, member and partner portals
- Data, reporting and decision systems
- Finance, education, logistics and other sector platforms
Right when off-the-shelf software can’t reflect your processes, controls or growth plans.
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Mobile application development
Native and cross-platform apps built for real devices, patchy networks, payments and offline use.
What we build
- Native and cross-platform apps
- Consumer, workforce and enterprise tools
- Offline-first and low-bandwidth experiences
- Payments, identity, location and messaging integrations
Right when customers or field teams depend on their phones to reach your service.
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Systems integration
APIs, payment providers, partner services and data flows connected into one maintainable architecture.
What we connect
- Mobile and web apps to core platforms
- Payment providers and mobile money
- Enterprise and third-party APIs
- Identity, messaging and notification services
Right when disconnected systems are causing duplicate work or unreliable data.
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AI engineering
Search, document processing, assistants and decision support built into the products and tools people already use.
What we build
- Assistants for specific tasks and teams
- Search across your organisation’s documents and data
- Document extraction, classification and review
- Recommendations and intelligent search
Right when your team spends expert time on work that could be assisted or automated.
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Business process automation
Paper, spreadsheet and email workflows redesigned as dependable digital processes.
What we automate
- Approvals, reviews and case management
- Recurring reports and data consolidation
- Document-heavy processes
- Customer onboarding and service requests
Right when approvals and handoffs are slowing the organisation down.
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Product strategy and system design
Requirements, architecture and a delivery plan agreed before the expensive decisions are made.
What you receive
- Business and user requirements
- Process and service blueprints
- Solution architecture and diagrams
- Functional and technical documentation
Right when the goal is clear but the path to building it is not.
More on product strategy and system designEngineering practice
Software that keeps working after launch day.
Launching is the easy part. We plan for the years of use, change and support that follow.
Architecture before code
System design, data model and integrations are agreed and written down before the build starts.
Testing inside every cycle
A test strategy agreed up front, with quality checks built into each iteration instead of left to the end.
Security at every boundary
Permissions, audit trails and careful handling of data wherever systems, users and partners connect.
Observable in production
Deployment, monitoring and alerting set up so problems are found and fixed quickly.
Built for real conditions
Patchy networks, lower-end devices and mobile money are design inputs, not edge cases we discover late.
Documented handover
Documentation and knowledge transfer, so your team is never locked out of its own system.
Technologies we ship with
- Laravel
- PHP
- Vue
- Angular
- Ionic
- Android
- iOS
- Tailwind CSS
- MySQL
- REST APIs
Selected work
Platforms in production.
A sample of what we have designed and built. Ask us for a reference closer to your sector.
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Discovery platform
Sure Streets
- The need
- People needed a focused way to discover useful places, services and activity around them.
- What we built
- A responsive discovery platform, supporting web application and the product’s visual identity.
- The result
- Turn local information into an accessible digital experience people can explore and act on.
Property technology
PairD Property
- The need
- UK homeowners and buyers needed a more direct and transparent way to find each other.
- What we built
- A responsive property marketplace supporting discovery, matching and direct engagement.
- The result
- Help verified homeowners and buyers connect, arrange viewings and move forward with greater clarity.
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Community and events
WiDS Uganda
- The need
- Uganda’s Women in Data Science community needed a coherent digital home and dependable event communication.
- What we built
- A community website supported by digital-media guidance, social-channel management and campaign artwork.
- The result
- Give the community a credible platform for programmes, participation and ongoing visibility.
Education technology
TriedSM
- The need
- Schools needed one operational system for academic records, attendance, exams and financial administration.
- What we built
- A role-based school-management platform connecting admissions, learning records and reporting workflows.
- The result
- Replace fragmented administration with a clearer source of operational and academic truth.
People operations
TriedHR
- The need
- Growing organisations needed payroll and people operations to work from consistent, auditable records.
- What we built
- An HR and payroll platform covering salaries, payslips, deductions, leave, attendance and reporting.
- The result
- Make recurring people operations easier to run, inspect and improve.
AI event technology
PhotoMagic
- The need
- Photographers and organisers needed a dependable way to get the right event photos to every guest.
- What we built
- Guest registration, photographer workflows, facial matching and personalised album delivery through WhatsApp.
- The result
- Turn large galleries into private, relevant albums with far less manual coordination.
Approach
A clear path from problem to production.
The depth of each stage changes with the project. The discipline doesn’t.
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Stage 01
Discover
Understand the business, the people who will use the system, the constraints and what success looks like.
- Requirements
- User journeys
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Stage 02
Design
Agree the user experience, architecture and a delivery plan everyone can see.
- Architecture
- Delivery plan
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Stage 03
Build
Deliver in short iterations with regular reviews and testing inside every cycle.
- Working software
- Demos
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Stage 04
Launch & support
Release carefully, hand over knowledge and keep improving the system after go-live.
- Release
- Runbooks
- Support
Ways to engage
Start small or bring us in for the long run. Each model is shaped around risk, scope and the capability you already have.
End-to-end delivery
A defined product taken from discovery through deployment and handover.
Dedicated team
Ongoing product and engineering capacity working alongside your staff.
Support and improvement
Maintenance, reliability work and new features after the first release.
Team
Who you’ll work with.
Every engagement is led by senior people who stay involved from the first decision through to production support.
Turning a client’s idea into a working product never gets old. We’ve done it across many industries, and the part we value most is what we learn once it meets the market.
The disciplines on your team
Product strategy
Discovery, requirements and a delivery path tied to the real business problem.
Experience design
Clear journeys and interfaces shaped around the people who will use the system.
Backend & cloud
Secure APIs, data platforms, integrations and production infrastructure.
Mobile engineering
Native and cross-platform products designed for real devices and network conditions.
AI & data
Governed intelligence, retrieval, agents and automation embedded into useful workflows.
Quality assurance
Test strategy, release confidence and continuous validation throughout delivery.
DevOps & reliability
Deployment, observability, security and dependable production operations.
Support & evolution
Knowledge transfer, ongoing improvement and accountable post-launch support.
Insights
Notes from the team.
Practical writing from the people who build and support the systems.
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- We talk it throughThe problem, constraints and timelines, with you.
- We recommend a first stepIf we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so.
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