Product specification
The agreed user journey, roles, data model, acceptance criteria, and explicit boundaries.
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Business App MVP
Turn a business workflow into a useful app.
Build a focused first version of an internal tool, portal, or business application. One core workflow, clear acceptance criteria, and a foundation your team can extend.
Businesses replacing a spreadsheet process or validating a focused software product
Sound familiar?
A spreadsheet or email process has become business-critical.
The team needs a useful first version without an oversized build.
You have a concrete workflow but need help turning it into software.
What you take away
Deliverables you
can actually use.
The starting package covers one core workflow, up to two user roles, and five key screens. We confirm the exact boundary together.
Working application
The scoped first version, including the agreed interface, business rules, and data storage.
Release checks
Tests for the core behavior and a reviewed configuration and deployment path.
Source and handover
Source code, setup instructions, and a demonstration with the people who will own the product.
A practical guide
Build the first version around one complete workflow.
A useful first application lets someone complete a real piece of work. Start with one workflow, a small number of roles, and a clear definition of a successful result. That creates a practical boundary for learning without leaving the essential behavior undefined.
How to do it yourself
First, describe the workflow with the person who owns it. Identify the trigger, the participants, the information they use, and the result they need. Walk through an actual example, such as a request moving from submission to approval. Name the decisions and exceptions along the way.
Define the smallest complete version of that journey. Specify the roles, states, records, and permission boundaries. Include the behavior when input is invalid or a request is rejected. Put other ideas into a separate backlog so the initial scope remains understandable.
Sketch the screens and review them with representative users. Ask them to explain how they would complete the task using realistic data. Resolve terminology and sequence problems before investing in the full implementation. Keep the design connected to the business decisions behind each screen.
Build a thin working path through interface, business rules, and storage. Check the saved result and the permissions at the server boundary. Add the remaining agreed states and exceptions, keeping each change small enough to review and demonstrate.
Put the application in the agreed environment and run the acceptance scenarios with its owner. Verify setup, recovery, and the support path as well as the user journey. Capture feedback for the next increment and hand over the source and operating instructions for the current one.
How we approach the work
Our .NET, Blazor, integration, and domain-driven design experience gives this plan its structure. We model business concepts explicitly so the application can evolve beyond its first screens. The same attention to rules and traceability that matters in industrial software helps a smaller business keep control of its own workflow.
We agree the product boundary, build and demonstrate incremental slices, and review the result against concrete acceptance examples. Decisions stay with the business owner, supported by clear technical options. The handover makes the implemented behavior and the remaining backlog easy to distinguish.
The tools behind the work
For a suitable .NET application, Blazor or ASP.NET supports the interface and server behavior, with SQL and Entity Framework Core where they fit the data model. xUnit checks domain rules and service behavior. Playwright exercises selected browser journeys, and the delivery pipeline produces an identifiable release.
SDD, Specs Driven Development, connects the original business need to specifications, implementation tasks, and test evidence. We use those links to keep the first version bounded and to give later features a clear relationship to the workflow they extend.
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What we need
from your team.
- A business owner with time for decisions
- Example data and a clear core workflow
- An agreed hosting environment
A few useful answers
Before we start.
What if the idea is not clear enough to build yet?
Start with the Specification & Delivery Blueprint. It turns the workflow into a scope that can be estimated and implemented, reducing uncertainty before the larger engagement.
How is the engagement priced?
The indicative estimate starts at €15,000, excluding VAT, for the stated package boundary. After a fit conversation, you receive a fixed quote with the exact deliverables, fee, and schedule. Work starts after acceptance; changes are quoted separately.
What happens after delivery?
You receive the working files, findings, and a handover session. Your team can take the next steps, or we can scope a follow-on engagement together.
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We’ll review your request and come back with a practical next step. No commitment required.
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