Our Development Process —From Idea to Live Product
Every project follows the same 5-phase process — Discover, Define, Design, Develop, Deploy — run in two-week Agile sprints with weekly client demos and a fixed-scope specification agreed before any code is written.
Discover. Define. Design. Develop. Deploy.
Every project — regardless of size — moves through these five phases. Nothing skipped, nothing rushed.
Discover
3–5 daysStakeholder interviews and business-goal analysis establish what the software actually needs to do — followed by a technical feasibility review so the project starts from evidence, not assumptions.
- Stakeholder interviews
- Technical feasibility review
- Initial scope document
Define
1 weekDiscovery findings become a fixed-scope Technical Specification — features, architecture, price, and timeline agreed in writing before a single line of code. This is the document the whole project is held against.
- Fixed-scope Technical Specification
- Fixed-price quote
- Delivery timeline
- Risk register
Design
1–2 weeksWireframes evolve into full Figma UI designs and a clickable prototype. Nothing goes to engineering until the client has reviewed and signed off the design — so what's approved is what gets built.
- UX wireframes
- Figma UI designs
- Clickable prototype
- Design-review sign-off
Develop
4–12 weeksEngineering runs in two-week Agile sprints — daily standups, a weekly client demo call showing working software, and a shared staging environment so progress is visible at any time, not just on demo day.
- Weekly sprint demos
- Staging environment access
- Automated + manual QA
- Code review on every merge
Deploy
1 week + monitoringProduction deployment and app-store submission, then 30 days of monitoring included as standard. The engagement closes with documentation handover and full IP transfer — the product is yours, completely.
- Production deployment
- 30 days of monitoring
- Documentation handover
- Full IP transfer
The Methodology and Tools Behind Every Sprint
Agile isn't a buzzword here — it's a specific, repeatable operating rhythm.
Our Methodology
Every Mtoag project runs on Agile — specifically Scrum — in fixed 2-week sprint cycles. Each sprint opens with planning against the Technical Specification, runs on daily standups, and closes with a sprint retrospective. Clients join a weekly demo call where they see working software, not status slides. This rhythm is identical on a 6-week build and a 6-month platform — project size changes the number of sprints, never the discipline inside them.
- ✓2-week sprint cycles, fixed
- ✓Daily standups within the team
- ✓Weekly client demo calls
- ✓Sprint retrospectives after every cycle
Tools We Work In
Jira / Linear
Sprint and ticket tracking — clients get board access.
Slack
A shared channel with the delivery team — no ticket queues.
Figma
Design files and prototypes, shared for direct review.
GitHub / GitLab
Version control with mandatory code review on every merge.
Notion / Confluence
Living documentation, handed over in full at deployment.
Staging Environment
A live link to the work in progress, shared from sprint one.
The Process in Action
The same five phases, applied to real production systems.
* Representative figures pending verification — to be replaced with audited project metrics before launch.
Why This Process Works
Each of these is a structural guarantee built into the engagement — not a promise that depends on goodwill.
Fixed-Scope Specification Upfront
Price, features, and timeline agreed in writing before development starts. The specification is the contract the build is measured against.
Weekly Demo Visibility
Working software demonstrated every week. There is no "big reveal" at delivery — you've already seen everything, sprint by sprint.
Staging Access Throughout
A live staging link is shared from the first sprint — check progress at 11pm on a Tuesday if you want to. No permission needed.
One Named Point of Contact
A named project manager owns your project through all five phases. You never re-explain context to a rotating cast of account handlers.
QA on Every Merge
Automated tests, manual regression, and code review run inside every sprint — quality is checked continuously, not bolted on at the end.
Documented Change Requests
Mid-project changes get a written impact assessment on cost and timeline, agreed before implementation — no silent scope creep in either direction.
Our Development Process — Questions Answered
6 direct answers. No sales language.
It depends on scope. Simple projects move from discovery to deployment in 8–10 weeks; complex enterprise builds take 16–24 weeks or more. The Define phase produces a fixed timeline in the Technical Specification, so you have an exact answer before development begins.
The fixed-scope specification is agreed upfront. Any mid-project change goes through a documented change request process: the impact on timeline and cost is assessed, agreed in writing, and only then implemented. No silent scope creep in either direction.
Yes, continuously. Every project has a weekly demo call showing working software, and clients get direct access to a shared staging environment throughout the Develop phase — you see the product as it's built, not at the end.
Agile, specifically Scrum. Every project runs in 2-week sprint cycles with daily standups, weekly client demo calls, and sprint retrospectives. That rhythm is fixed regardless of project size — it's the operating system of every Mtoag engagement.
A named project manager is assigned at kickoff and remains your single point of contact through all five phases — from the first discovery call to post-deployment monitoring. You never explain your project twice to different people.
Clients get direct visibility into the sprint board (Jira or Linear), a shared Slack channel with the team, Figma files for design review, and a live staging environment link — so progress is observable at any time, not just on demo day.
Ready to See This Process on Your Project?
Every engagement starts with a Discover-phase conversation — no commitment required.