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Ideapeople define
Your team and our engineers agree the goal, the scope and what done looks like.
How we work
Engineers in charge. AI in the toolkit.
Our delivery process puts experienced people at every decision point and uses AI where it makes the work faster or better. Here's what that looks like in practice.
The workflow
AI does the work. People stay in control.
Scroll through one feature, from idea to production, and see where engineers hold the controls at every step.
- Human-led
- AI-assisted
- Automated
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ImplementAI-assisted
Engineers direct the work. AI drafts scaffolding, routine code and first tests.
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Reviewengineer approves
Every change is read by an engineer. If it isn't right, it goes back to implementation.
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Testautomated + manual
Automated suites run on every change, and people test what automation can't.
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Deploymonitored
Releases ship with monitoring. What we learn in production feeds the next idea.
Speed to launch
Fast to launch. Never rushed.
AI takes on the repetitive groundwork, so working software arrives sooner — while every release still goes through human review and testing.
- weeks to v1.0
- 6–16
- between demos
- 2 wks
- human review gates
- 3
1–2 weeks
Discovery & plan
Requirements, architecture, timeline and risks agreed with you.
4–12 weeks
Build & test
AI-assisted development in two-week sprints, with a working demo at the end of each.
1–2 weeks
Launch
Production deployment, monitoring, documentation and handover.
Ongoing
Support & improve
Updates, performance reports and new features as you grow.
- Typical ranges. Your timeline is agreed after discovery, based on scope.
AI handles the groundwork
AI drafts scaffolding, boilerplate and routine code, so engineers get to the real problem sooner — and review everything it produces.
Proven architecture patterns
We start from patterns we know work, instead of reinventing authentication, deployment or data models.
Testing from day one
Automated tests and CI run on every change, so problems surface early instead of at launch.
Demos every two weeks
You see working software every sprint, so feedback arrives while it's still cheap to act on.
Phase by phase
Who does what, and where the checkpoints are
Phase 01 / 06 // Discovery
Discovery & planning
We start with your goals, users and constraints — not with a model or a framework.
PeopleLead
AI involvementLow
People
- Run stakeholder interviews and workshops
- Validate requirements and priorities
- Assess risks and define success criteria
AI assists
- Summarise documents and existing systems
- Draft structured requirement outlines for review
CheckpointScope and success criteria agreed with you
Phase 02 / 06 // Architecture
Architecture & design
Engineers make the structural decisions that determine cost, security and longevity.
PeopleLead
AI involvementLow
People
- Choose architecture, data models and technologies
- Define security and access boundaries
- Document key decisions and trade-offs
AI assists
- Compare implementation options for discussion
- Generate diagrams and draft specifications
CheckpointArchitecture reviewed by a senior engineer
Phase 03 / 06 // Implementation
AI-assisted implementation
AI accelerates routine work so engineers can focus on the problems that need judgment.
PeopleLead
AI involvementHigh
People
- Write and direct the critical logic
- Break work into reviewable changes
- Decide what AI output to keep, change or discard
AI assists
- Scaffold boilerplate and repetitive code
- Suggest implementations and refactors
- Draft tests and documentation
CheckpointEvery change lives in version control with context
Phase 04 / 06 // Review
Human code review
AI-assisted code is reviewed with the same care as any other code — often more.
PeopleLead
AI involvementLow
People
- Review correctness, readability and security
- Check behaviour against requirements
- Approve or request changes before merge
AI assists
- Highlight potential issues for reviewers to inspect
- Summarise large changes
CheckpointNo change merges without human approval
Phase 05 / 06 // Testing
Automated & human-led testing
Automated checks run on every change; people test what automation can't anticipate.
PeopleLead
AI involvementMedium
People
- Exploratory and acceptance testing
- Security and edge-case validation
- Sign off on release readiness
AI assists
- Propose test cases and edge conditions
- Help triage test failures
CheckpointTests pass and release checklist is complete
Phase 06 / 06 // Deployment
Deployment & improvement
We ship carefully, watch closely and keep improving after launch.
PeopleLead
AI involvementLow
People
- Plan releases and rollback strategies
- Monitor production and respond to incidents
- Prioritise improvements with you
AI assists
- Summarise logs and metrics
- Draft release notes and runbook updates
CheckpointMonitoring in place and ownership clear
Responsible AI in delivery
Ground rules we work by
Speed is only useful if the result can be trusted. These rules apply to every project.
- AI-generated code is never merged without review by an engineer.
- Architecture, security and data-access decisions are made by people.
- Client data is only used with AI tools you have approved for it.
- Nothing is deployed to production without passing tests and human sign-off.
- When AI isn't the right tool, we don't use it.
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