Consulting & QA
Decide what to build, test what ships, and keep the system healthy long after go-live.
The expensive problems are usually decided months before anyone writes code.
We come in either as a second opinion on what you are about to build, or as the quality layer on what you already run. Both start the same way: reading the system as it exists, talking to the people maintaining it, and being direct about what we find.
On the QA side that means a test strategy proportional to the risk, automated regression on the paths that matter, and a release process your team can run without us. On the consulting side it means a roadmap review that says which items are worth the money and which are not.
Scoped as a fixed review or an ongoing retainer, depending on whether you need a decision or a standing pair of hands.
System read
We go through the codebase, infrastructure, and history of incidents to understand what actually exists.
Team interviews
The people maintaining the system usually know where the risk is. We ask them, and we write it down.
Risk map
Failure modes ranked by cost and likelihood, which becomes the argument for where testing and effort go.
Test strategy
Unit, integration, and end-to-end coverage proportional to that map, with the automation built alongside it.
Release process
A checklist, a staging path, and a rollback plan, run once with your team before you run it alone.
Ongoing review
Regular check-ins on the roadmap and the health of the system, with the maintenance window for what breaks.
Questions
What does ongoing ownership include?
The scope can include maintenance, QA, monitoring, issue triage, and documentation. We agree on responsibilities and response expectations before the work starts.
Can you help me decide what to build before I spend?
Yes. We can assess the problem, expected value, risks, and alternatives before you commit to a build.
Do you maintain things you didn't build?
Yes. We start with an assessment of the code, infrastructure, release process, and available documentation before agreeing on an ongoing scope.