Engineering process

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Five phases. Measurable outcomes at every step. A process that reduces risk, eliminates ambiguity, and ships software your users actually want.

Phase 01 · 1–2 weeks

Discover

Understand before we build

Every great product begins with deep listening. We run structured discovery sessions to map your business goals, user needs, technical landscape, and constraints — before a single line of code is written.

What happens in this phase

01

Stakeholder interviews & goal alignment

02

Competitive landscape analysis

03

Technical constraint mapping

04

Risk & compliance identification

05

User persona & journey sketching

Sample artifact

miro.com · Discovery Board3 online
User Goals
Pain Points
Opportunities
Tech Stack
Constraints
Competitors
Personas
Timeline
Risks
FramesConnectorsStickies

Tooling

Notion · Interview notes & brief
Loom · Async video walkthroughs
Typeform · Stakeholder surveys
Calendly · Session scheduling

Deliverables

Discovery report
Stakeholder alignment brief
Initial risk register
Phase 02 · 1–2 weeks

Define

Scope, structure, and clarity

We turn discovery insights into a precise project blueprint. Architecture decisions are made, user stories are written, and scope is locked — so development never hits ambiguity.

What happens in this phase

01

User story mapping & prioritization

02

System architecture design

03

Tech stack finalization

04

API contract drafting

05

Sprint & milestone planning

Sample artifact

notion.so · Product Spec v1
📐 Product Specification
## Overview
## Architecture
## User Stories
## Milestones
✅ Auth & RBAC system defined
✅ API rate limiting scoped
🔄 Dashboard analytics — in review
⬜ Export to CSV
Owner
Wexolve
Status
In Review

Tooling

Miro · Architecture & flow diagrams
Notion · Product spec documents
Linear · Backlog & epic setup
Excalidraw · Quick whiteboard sketches

Deliverables

Product specification
Architecture diagram
Prioritized backlog with epics
Phase 03 · 2–4 weeks

Design

Systems thinking, pixel precision

Our design process builds a full component system before writing production code. We deliver high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and a living design system your team can extend forever.

What happens in this phase

01

Information architecture & IA mapping

02

Wireframing & lo-fi prototyping

03

Design system creation (tokens, components)

04

High-fidelity UI design in Figma

05

Accessibility & responsive review

Sample artifact

figma.com · Design System v2.1
Home
Dashboard
Settings
Mobile Nav
ComponentsTokensIconsSpacing

Tooling

Figma · UI design & prototyping
Storybook · Component documentation
Stark · Accessibility auditing
Zeroheight · Design handoff docs

Deliverables

Figma design file
Component design system
Clickable prototype
Phase 04 · 4–12 weeks

Deliver

Ship fast, ship right

Development runs in two-week sprints with daily updates and weekly client demos. Everything is tested, reviewed, and deployed through automated CI/CD pipelines. Zero surprises at launch.

What happens in this phase

01

Sprint-based feature development

02

Continuous code review & QA

03

Automated testing (unit, integration, E2E)

04

Staging environment demos & sign-off

05

Production deployment & launch support

Sample artifact

linear.app · Sprint 4 of 68 / 14 complete
Backlog
AUTH-14
API-22
DB-08
FE-30
In Progress
FE-31
BE-19
Review
INFRA-07
AUTH-15
Done
AUTH-12
UI-45
DB-06
Sprint ends in 4 days · 40% velocity increase this quarter

Tooling

Linear · Sprint & issue tracking
GitHub · Version control & PRs
Vercel / AWS · CI/CD & deployment
Supabase · Backend, DB & auth

Deliverables

Production application
Test suite
Deployment runbook
Phase 05 · Ongoing

Evolve

Measure, iterate, grow

Launch is the beginning, not the end. We instrument your product with analytics, monitor for errors in real time, and work with you on a data-driven roadmap that compounds value over time.

What happens in this phase

01

Analytics instrumentation (events, funnels)

02

Error monitoring & alerting setup

03

Performance audits & optimization

04

Feature iteration based on user data

05

Quarterly roadmap & OKR reviews

Sample artifact

posthog.com · Product Analytics
DAU
2,840
+12%
Retention
68%
+5%
Avg Session
4m 22s
+8%
Weekly active users · Last 12 weeks

Tooling

PostHog · Product analytics
Sentry · Error monitoring
Linear · Evolving roadmap
Notion · Retros & documentation

Deliverables

Analytics dashboard
Monitoring setup
Living product roadmap

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