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The internal tools that replace your spreadsheets.

Internal applications

Client portals, back offices, stock control, scheduling, reporting. We automate what your teams still do by hand, connected to the tools you already run.

Our approach

01

We start from the process, not the software

The first step is not technical: we look at how the work actually gets done today, including the workarounds nobody admits to. The parallel spreadsheets, the sticky notes, the workshop manager’s notebook. Those reveal the edge cases, and ignoring them is how you ship a tool that is right on paper and unusable in practice.

02

One process at a time

The project that fails is almost always the one trying to replace the whole information system at once: eighteen months of development, a doubled budget, and a go-live nobody dares trigger. We take the process that hurts most, put it into production in eight to twelve weeks with real users, and migrate the rest afterwards.

03

Connect to what exists rather than replace it

Your accounting software, your ERP, your CRM work: the goal is not to replace them but to make the re-keying between them disappear. Where an API exists, we use it. Where it does not, we work through automated imports and exports. The rule is simple: a value should be entered once.

04

Interfaces built for daily use

An internal tool is not a shop window: the same people use it seven hours a day. We optimise the repeated gestures (keyboard entry without the mouse, shortcuts, filterable lists, bulk actions) rather than the beauty of the home screen. And Excel export always stays available, because your teams need it.

What it covers

  • Audit of existing processes and tools
  • Clear interfaces designed for daily use
  • Connections to your ERP, CRM and existing files
  • Automation of repetitive work

How it runs

Four steps, no black box.

01

Observation

We follow the process on site and map what actually happens.

02

Mockups

Screens approved with the people who will use them, not only with management.

03

Build

Short releases, tested by a pilot user at every step.

04

Switchover

Data migration, team training, a parallel-entry period where needed.

Questions

What people ask us about this service.

Can our current Excel data be migrated?

Almost always, yes. We write a migration script, run it on a copy, and check the discrepancies before the switch. The files stay readable throughout the transition.

What if our processes change?

That is expected: an internal tool evolves constantly. We make the business rules configurable, and a maintenance contract covers a monthly allowance of changes.

Our teams are not comfortable with computers.

Which is exactly why we involve them in scoping rather than at delivery. Training is part of the project, and an interface designed with its users needs far less training than one designed without them.

Further reading

How we work, in detail

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