How we got here
Before founding Develona we worked at large consultancies on complex technology projects. We learnt a great deal there, but we also saw how bureaucracy and layers of decision-making could drag projects out for longer than necessary.
In 2010 we set up our own studio to offer the same technical experience with a more direct way of working.
Since then we have built management applications, online platforms, shops and corporate websites for companies and institutions. And we still work the same way, understanding each problem properly so we can solve it without adding needless complexity.
No middlemen
You talk to the people who do the work, from the first meeting through to maintenance.
No salespeople
Nobody sells you the project and then passes it on to another team. The people who analyse it are the ones who design and build it.
Everything first-hand
What you tell us is heard directly by the person who will write the code, so nothing gets lost along the way.
Straightforward decisions
Questions are settled between your team and ours, without going through several departments or waiting for anyone else.
How we work
You can start with the analysis or come in at whichever phase you need.
Each phase ends with a deliverable you review before we continue. That way you always know what is done and what comes next.
Analysis
Meetings with the people who use the system and the people who make decisions. A review of existing systems.
- Deliverable
- Requirements document
Definition
Scope of each phase, main screens and architecture.
- Deliverables
- Clickable prototype · Fixed quote by phase
Design
Interface design based on the prototype. We do it ourselves or start from the one your team or agency provides.
- Deliverable
- Design of the main screens
Development
We work in stages and publish progress on a test site so you can review it as we go.
- Deliverable
- Access to the test site
Testing
We test with real data and real situations, together with your team, before going live.
- Deliverable
- Approved version
Going live
Launch, team training and handover.
- Deliverables
- Project in production · Training and documentation
MaintenanceOptional
We can keep looking after the projects we build, with hosting, monitoring, security updates and daily backups. Changes and improvements are done with prepaid hours.
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+250Projects since 2010
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Any questions?
Answers generated with AI from our own information. To talk about your project, contact us.
- Who will handle my project?
- The same people who analyse it design it, build it and, if you want, maintain it. From the first meeting you talk to them directly.
- How do you organise development?
- In phases, each with a deliverable you review before we continue. Progress is published on a test site where you can try it out.
- Can I hire you for just part of the project?
- Yes. You can start with the analysis or hire us only for the phase you need, such as building a project that is already defined.
- Can you work with my agency’s design?
- Yes. We build from the design your team or agency provides, or we design it ourselves from the prototype.
- Do you look after maintenance afterwards?
- Yes, for the projects we build and always as an option. It covers hosting, monitoring, security updates and backups.
- Will the code and the data be ours?
- Yes. The domain is in your name and, if you ever change provider, we hand over the code, the database and the latest backup at no cost.