MVP and software product development

Turn a well-founded product idea or prototype into software people can use and another team can maintain.

Tell us about the work
From understanding the work to launchFour plates rise along one teal lane. Rough workflow sheets become a small model, then an assembly with open spaces, and finally a completed system on a raised plane.UnderstandTestBuildLaunch

Keep product decisions close to the build

Product decisions affect the interface, and interface decisions affect the engineering. Keeping those conversations in one team means fewer hand-offs and a shared view of what each choice will cost.

Mindlane brings product planning, UX and engineering together from the first release decision through launch.

The first release

The first release should let someone complete one worthwhile journey from beginning to end. We define that journey, test the uncertain parts and show you working software regularly. The feature list grows only after the core product holds together.

Our remote software project scoping guide covers the brief, boundaries and decisions needed before delivery. You can also review how Mindlane runs a project.

Another team can take over

How a product should be built depends on expected use, what it connects to, how sensitive its data is and who will own it later. We record the decisions another team would need to continue the work.

Your team stays involved through regular reviews, with clear decisions and priorities at each stage.

Steado and Maharaj Terminal are both on phones today. We assess mobile work project by project. We also take on Shopify builds and development.

How the work starts

Define the first release

We turn the user problem, evidence and business constraints into a release people can understand.

Design the key workflows

Users and the project team see the important workflows before the full build commits us to them.

Build complete parts

We build and test complete, useful parts of the product in the agreed order.

Launch and plan what follows

We prepare the release and leave the next team with the decisions, dependencies and priorities they need.

See how we run a project

Common questions

Can you work with our existing product team?

Yes. We can take responsibility for a defined product area or work alongside your product, design and engineering colleagues.

Do you build both what users see and what runs behind it?

Yes, when the product needs both, including connections to other software. Steado and Maharaj Terminal are both on phones today. We assess mobile work project by project, and very specialised technical work separately.

Can another team take over later?

Yes. We can hand over source access, deployment notes, architecture decisions, dependencies and known limitations, then walk the receiving team through them.

Tell us what you are trying to build.

A rough brief is enough. We’ll read it and come back with questions. If we can help, we’ll arrange a call and suggest where to begin.

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