Turning Complex Problems Into Confident Technology
Delivery process
Every engagement follows the same discipline: written scope before code, tests before deploy, documented handover at the end. Here's the tooling and process behind that — see How I Work for the broader delivery philosophy.
Where every engagement starts
Work starts with a written statement of scope. No verbal agreements, no ambiguous briefs — acceptance criteria are documented before any code is written.
Work is managed in Azure DevOps Boards across Epics, Stories, and Tasks. Every requirement maps to a work item with a written acceptance criterion.
Estimates are mapped to fixed day rates and delivered as a written quote referencing the scope document. Nothing starts without written agreement.
The build phase
Code is written in the language appropriate to the domain — no framework churn, no unnecessary dependencies.
C#/.NET is the primary delivery platform for APIs, services, integrations, and legacy modernisation. VBA for Excel and Access operational tooling where needed.
SQL Server for data-layer work, PowerShell for automation and Microsoft 365 management, Bicep for infrastructure as code.
Vanilla TypeScript and JavaScript for client-facing tooling and operational sites. REST APIs across Azure Functions and ASP.NET Core.
Before anything ships
Tests are written as part of delivery, not bolted on afterwards. Automated checks run on every commit.
Unit and integration tests run against real data stores — not mock-only suites that pass locally and fail in production.
Automated quality gates on every commit: lint, HTML validation, Lighthouse CI (performance ≥0.90), and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility checks.
Reliable, repeatable deployments
Deployments are automated and environment-gated — dev → testing → production with no manual steps.
Multi-stage Azure DevOps Pipelines with branch protection rules and pipeline-gated environment promotion. No direct-to-production deploys.
Azure-native hosting across App Service, Functions, SQL, and Static Web Apps. Infrastructure defined as code using Bicep for reproducible environments.
Built in, not bolted on
Security and GDPR requirements are considered at the design stage. UK data protection obligations are addressed before code is written, not after.
Entra ID, Conditional Access, and MFA enforcement for client identity workloads. Intune for device management where required.
Microsoft Purview and Information Protection for data governance. Microsoft Defender for endpoint and workload protection. GDPR-aligned data handling throughout.
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