Our Development Process

Our Process

Learn a bit about our agile development process for software products & projects

Custom Software Development

How we get you from problem to solution.

Problem Identification

You share your goals and challenges with us, and we suggest a tech solution that fits. This is where we define what we’re building.

Solution Definition

We work with you to define the product, agree on the features, and estimate timeline and cost. This is how we’ll build it.

Implementation

We start building the product in stages, using an agile approach with regular client review & feedback.

Release

Final tests are done, and then we launch the product.

Support

We provide ongoing support after launch, including maintenance and adding new features to your product.

Project Stages

Individual stages and steps involved in our development process.

1. Gathering Requirements

Tech Foundry keys on your must-have and must-do business requirements for the system or product you wish to create?

This can be anything from your specific needs, timeline, budget, or regulatory requirements you may need to meet like HIPAA or PCI compliance.

2. Feature Prioritization & Selection

This helps prioritize the most important features, ensuring resources are focused where they’ll have the biggest impact on your product’s success.

3. User Experience Design

See User Experience Design below for additional details.

4. Database Design

This is your data model, showing how your information is connected. A well-designed data model makes your app run more smoothly, and makes future changes both easier and cost effective.

5. Implementation

We’ll use an agile/multi-step approach to start building the system, with regular check-ins to review progress and make adjustments as needed.

6. Testing & Release

We’ll test both the backend and frontend of your system, and you’ll approve each phase. Then, we’ll launch the system on the cloud or submit your app to the app stores.

If you require in-house/on-premises deployment, arrangements can be made with your team.

6. Maintenance and/or Handoff

Based on your needs, we can help set up a plan for ongoing support.

If you’re ready to manage development in-house, we’ll facilitate a hand off of the product to your team.

User Experience (UX) Consulting

Research & Design to build easy-to-use products

1. User Research & Persona Development

Who are your users? What do they care about, and what are they trying to achieve? Consider their tech familiarity, education, and how they access your product.

Answering these questions is key to building easy-to-use software.

2. Brand Design

Depending on your needs, we can help with logo design, brand guidelines, or both. Just let us know if you’d like to use our branding services—we’re happy to include them in proposals upon request.

If you have an established brand (logo, colors, etc.), we can design the system using those.

3. Information Architecture & User Flows

We design how information flows in your system based on how people think, process information, and achieve their goals.

We combine this with data science and a deep understanding of human cognition, to make sure everything is clear and easy to use for your target audience.

4. Wireframing & 5. User Interface (UI) Design

Wireframing applies the intended flow of information to build our screen structures (like scaffolding) focused on ease of use, and UI Design brings them to life with a look and feel that matches your brand.

5. Prototyping & User Testing

Prototyping is creating a more detailed, interactive version of your system to test and get feedback on how users interact with it. User testing involves observing real users as they try out the prototype to see what works and what needs improvement. This cost-effective feedback process happens before we start building anything.

6. Iteration

After user testing, you can make improvements to your design based on feedback. This process should be repeated ideally 2-3 times to perfect the user experience, before you begin building, to avoid more costly changes during development.