How We Work
We don't start with code. We start with understanding.
Every engagement begins with a fixed-scope assessment. Starting modernization without knowing where change is safe — especially around data, security, and core workflows — is how teams create outages, audit issues, and expensive rollbacks.
Assessment
Before any code changes, we map where change is safe and where it isn't.
- • Fixed scope, fixed fee
- • 2–3 weeks
- • System map, test evaluation, modernization pathways
- • Risk surfaces across data, security, and critical workflows
- • Executive-ready recommendations
Guided Modernization
After the assessment, we help you execute — safely and incrementally.
- • Scope informed by assessment findings
- • Incremental change under defined safety constraints
- • Knowledge transfer to your team
How we reduce risk before we change anything
- • We identify unsafe areas before proposing change
- • We earn access incrementally
- • We isolate risk before touching critical paths
- • We design rollback before deployment
What we don't do
- ✗ Feature delivery before system conditions are understood
- ✗ Projects where speed is prioritized over safety
- ✗ Staff augmentation
- ✗ Greenfield builds or MVPs
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Ready to get started?
If breaking things is expensive, the first step is understanding where change is safe.
Start with an Assessment