Strategy Before
The First Line.
Technical strategy, system design, and stack selection before a single line of code is written. We help teams make the right architectural decisions upfront — so the project you build is the project you planned, on time and without expensive rewrites six months later.
Consulting Capabilities
From greenfield system design to legacy architecture reviews — we provide the technical clarity your team needs to build with confidence, whatever the scale of the challenge.
System Architecture Design
End-to-end system design for new applications — data flow diagrams, service boundaries, scalability considerations, and infrastructure topology documented before your team writes the first function. Reduces architectural drift and expensive mid-project pivots.
- High-level & detailed architecture diagrams
- Data model & schema planning
- Scalability & failure mode analysis
Stack Selection & Evaluation
Choosing between CMS platforms, backend frameworks, frontend approaches, or hosting providers? We run structured evaluations — weighing your team's strengths, project constraints, long-term maintainability, and total cost of ownership — then recommend with clear reasoning.
- CMS & platform comparison (Drupal, WP, headless)
- Framework & language fit assessment
- Build vs buy vs integrate analysis
Technical Roadmaps
A prioritised, phased plan that maps your product goals to concrete technical milestones — with effort estimates, dependencies, and risk flags your team and stakeholders can actually use to plan sprints and budgets.
- Phased delivery plan with milestone definitions
- Effort & risk estimation per phase
- Dependency mapping & critical path
Code & Architecture Reviews
Independent review of an existing codebase or architecture — identifying security vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, maintainability issues, and deviations from the intended design. Delivered as a structured report with prioritised remediation recommendations.
- Security & dependency audit
- Performance & scalability assessment
- Prioritised remediation report
API & Integration Design
Designing APIs and integration layers that are consistent, versioned, and built to last — whether that's a REST API for a mobile app, a GraphQL schema for a frontend team, or an integration architecture connecting multiple third-party services.
- REST & GraphQL schema design
- OpenAPI / Swagger specification
- Third-party integration architecture
Technology Due Diligence
Pre-acquisition or pre-engagement technical due diligence — assessing the health, risk, and maintainability of a codebase or digital product before you commit budget. Frequently requested by agencies evaluating inherited projects and investors reviewing SaaS assets.
- Codebase health & technical debt assessment
- Licensing & dependency risk review
- Scalability & infrastructure readiness
What Sets Us Apart
Good technical advice is rare because most consultants either haven't shipped production systems recently, or have a vendor to sell you. We have neither problem.
Vendor-Neutral Advice
We don't earn commission from platforms, hosting providers, or software vendors. Our recommendations are based solely on what fits your project — which means we'll tell you when the simpler, cheaper option is actually the right one.
Battle-Tested Patterns
Our recommendations come from architectures we've built and operated in production — not whitepapers. We know which patterns scale under real traffic, which frameworks age poorly, and where theoretical elegance collides with operational reality.
We've Shipped What We Recommend
Every stack, pattern, and tool we suggest is something our team has built and delivered with. If we recommend Drupal over WordPress, Docker over shared hosting, or REST over GraphQL for your use case, it's because we've made that call before and seen the outcome.
Concise, Actionable Deliverables
Our output is a document your team can act on — not a 200-page report nobody reads. Architecture documents, roadmaps, and review reports are concise, structured, and written for both technical leads and non-technical stakeholders.
From Brief to Decision
Five stages, every engagement — from the initial conversation to a document your team can build from on day one.
Discovery Call
A focused 60-minute session to understand your project goals, team constraints, existing technology, budget, and timeline. No commitment required — we scope from here.
Deep Dive
Access to your existing codebase, architecture diagrams, and team for a structured review. For greenfield projects, we conduct stakeholder interviews and requirements workshops instead.
Architecture Document
A structured written deliverable — system diagrams, stack recommendations with reasoning, risk register, and phased roadmap or remediation plan — drafted in a shared document for your team to annotate.
Review & Revise
A walkthrough session with your team and stakeholders. We explain the reasoning, answer questions, and incorporate feedback into a final version of the document that everyone has signed off on.
Implementation Support
Optional follow-on availability during build — answering architectural questions, reviewing pull requests for design conformance, and adjusting the plan as new constraints emerge. Available on a retained basis.
Our Expertise
The platforms, frameworks, and patterns we evaluate, recommend, and build with — across every layer of the stack.