Approach
How forceis applied.
Eight stages. Every stage has deliverables, gates and an owner.
Eight process stage nodes along a path with an orange active stagePrinciples
How we work.
measure twice
evidence before estimates; discovery is a paid, credited truth.
small batches
weekly demos beat monthly surprises; WIP limits enforced.
automate the boring
CI gates do the worrying; humans do the judging.
transparent by default
burn, risks and bad news travel first.
The process
Eight stages, one thread.
Tools & rituals
What we run on.
Tooling
- GitHub
- Linear
- Slack
- Notion
- Figma
- Sentry
Rituals
- async daily
- weekly demo
- monthly steering
- quarterly review
Quality gates
Non-negotiable.
- definition of ready before any task enters a sprint
- peer review required; no self-merges
- CI green to merge; red blocks everything
- a11y gate: axe zero critical in CI
- security scan nightly (ZAP + OSV)
- demo every Friday; no demo, no done
Cadence
You'll always know where we are.
| Frequency | Artifact | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| daily | async standup: progress + blockers | Slack |
| weekly | demo of working software | video call + recording |
| monthly | burn + risks + roadmap | call + written report |
| quarterly | health + roadmap review | call + deck |
Approach FAQ
Questions, answered.
How involved are we?
As involved as you want - demos weekly, decisions always yours.
How do we see progress?
Working software every Friday; burn visible anytime.
What if we disagree?
Disagree with data: we prototype the dispute.
How do you handle bad news?
First, in writing, with options.
How do we hand off?
ADRs, runbooks, enablement sessions - we leave you stronger.
See it applied to your project.
We apply the same eight stages to every engagement.