Our philosophy.
We believe in the power of small, agile teams working collaboratively with our clients in an iterative process.
By being transparent and efficient, we create relationships with clients who not only love the final product, they actually enjoy the path we took getting there.
Our 4D Approach keeps us focused on what’s most important at every phase of development
- Discovery: We ask a lot of questions and surprisingly few of them are technical in nature. What are you really trying to achieve? Why? Who will be using this? What do they care about? How do you make (or save) money with this? What other systems will this touch and when? Are you sure Marketing doesn’t care? (and more). This learning phase lays the foundation for what comes out in the end.
- Definition: This is where our pens take the place of our ears. We like documentation. No, we love documentation. Try building a house without plans … you probably won’t like what you get and costs tend to travel quickly in the wrong direction. We make it a point to diagram, wireframe, and mock-up wherever we can or should. When we all agree it looks good on paper, we feel it’s safe to dive in deeper.
- Development: Build it and build it right. Choose the right tools for the problem and plan for the future. Test, test, test and test. We develop solutions that are modular, scalable, and effective. Not only because you (or we) shouldn’t have to tear it all apart when you need it to evolve, but it’s just the right way to do what we do. We also take particular pride in how things look at the code level (call it geek pride).
- Deployment: Configuring servers, gathering beta feedback, conducting cross-platform reviews and squashing bugs ain’t sexy but it sure is important. Nobody likes it when guests arrive before you’ve had a chance to clean house. We’ll make sure everything is in its place before they do.