Support & growth
New features
A steady programme of improvements, prioritised with you and released in small stages.
How do new features work after launch?
After launch, software keeps improving through a steady programme of new features: prioritised with you, built in small releases and checked to make sure each change did what it was meant to. Small changes fit inside your care plan’s monthly hours; larger features are quoted separately before work starts.
What problem does ongoing feature work solve?
Software that stops improving after launch slowly falls behind: the business changes, customers expect more, and the list of “we should really fix that” grows until people work around the system instead of with it.
A steady programme keeps it useful. The most valuable change goes next, each release is small enough to review and reverse, and you can see what each change achieved.
What you get
A prioritised roadmap and regular, small releases that keep the product useful.
New features
What’s included
Roadmap and priorities
A shared list of what’s next, ordered by value to the business.
Design for new features
New screens and flows designed to fit the existing product.
Small releases
Changes shipped in steps that are easy to review and easy to reverse.
Testing
Each change tested before it reaches your users, including what it might break.
Release notes
A short record of what changed, for your team and for future developers.
Reviewing results
A check that each change did what it was meant to do.
Who ongoing feature work suits
A good fit for
- Products with active users. Real use shows what to improve next.
- Businesses whose needs are changing. New services, locations or customers the software has to keep up with.
- Teams with a backlog of requests. A clear order of work instead of a growing list.
Probably not the right fit if
- The software works and nothing needs to change. A care plan for upkeep is enough.
- You want one big rebuild rather than steady improvement. That’s a new project.
- Nobody can make decisions about priorities. Features need an owner on your side.
How it works
How it works
- 01
Prioritise
What delivers the most value next.
- 02
Release in small steps
Changes that are easy to review and easy to reverse.
- 03
Review
Check each change did what it was meant to.
How long does a new feature take?
Small changes fit within your care plan’s monthly hours and are usually done that month. Larger features are scoped first and come with their own timeline in a fixed quote, released in small stages.
How are new features priced?
Small changes are covered by the hours in your care plan. Larger features are scoped individually and quoted before work starts, so you approve the price before anything is built.
Questions
About new features
How are new features priced?
Small changes are covered by your care plan’s hours. Larger features are scoped individually or delivered through an ongoing programme, agreed with you in advance.
Can you add features to software we didn’t build?
Yes, after a technical review of the existing codebase, so new work doesn’t break what’s already there.
How do you decide what to build next?
Together, by value: what saves the most time, earns the most or removes the most frustration for users. We’ll push back on features that won’t pay their way.
Will changes break what already works?
Each change is tested before release and shipped in small steps, so if something does go wrong it’s easy to find and reverse.
What happens to unused hours?
They don’t roll over. If you regularly need more, a larger plan or a scoped project is usually better value.
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Enquire
Talk to us about new features.
Tell us what you are working on and what you need. An outline is enough to start. We reply within one business day.
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