Design

Design is the stage where we turn business goals into a technical plan that can be realistically delivered: architectural decisions, responsibility boundaries, data, integrations and acceptance criteria. This stage is supported by modern tooling and AI-assisted tools that help us move faster through variants, risks and trade-offs — without simplifying decisions.

• system architecture (modules / microservices / domain boundaries)
• contracts: API and/or event-driven (where it makes sense)
• data model and key flows
• delivery plan (milestones) and priorities
• risks, trade-offs and “now vs later” decisions
• acceptance criteria and definition of done

• when a prototype can’t make it to production
• when complexity grows faster than the team
• when cloud, integrations and physical systems must work together
• when you need clarity before implementation