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Web applications.

Portals, dashboards and internal tools for the process a spreadsheet or binder can no longer hold.

01 / Overview

Map the process, then build the tool.

Before writing code we draw the process the way an engineer draws a plant: where data comes from, who touches it, what decisions it drives. That map usually shows a step that can be automated and another that shouldn't exist.

Then we build the smallest application that replaces the fragile part, and make every number it shows easy to check.

02 / What's included

  • Process mapping and a written scope before any code
  • Dashboards where every figure can show how it was calculated
  • Payroll, scheduling, reporting and approval tools
  • Logins with roles, so each person sees what they need
  • Data exports for any day or period, for checking and audits
  • Documentation and a handoff your team can run

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03 / How it runs

From fragile to dependable.

The test of an internal tool is simple: do people trust the numbers enough to stop keeping the spreadsheet on the side?

01

Map

Inputs, people, decisions and the hours the current process costs.

02

Build

Small releases on a staging copy, checked against the client's own figures.

03

Prove

Totals reconciled against known values before anyone relies on them.

04

Hand off

Notes, access and a short walkthrough for the people who will run it.

04 / From recent work

From recent work.

  • A med-spa payroll application fed by its scheduling system's API, with an analytics tab that explains what changed each period, ranked by dollar impact. Hours reconcile with the owner's own figures to within about 1.5%.
  • A private dashboard fed every 15 seconds by a desktop program, with role-based logins, an ingest API and deploys on every push.

Further reading

From the blog.

Integrations & automation

When a spreadsheet should become a web app

A spreadsheet is a fine first version of a process. The signs that one has outgrown itself, and how we replace only the part that keeps breaking.

· 6 min read

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