Software Engineering

End-to-end Software Engineering Solutions

As experts in Software Engineering, WeShape has experience providing support to a wide range of customers, having delivered solutions for industry leaders through the development of new product solutions and features.

Working in unison with your teams, WeShape provides tailored solutions based on your technical and cultural needs, from advisory and coaching to on demand and technical squad deployment, all while ensuring speed, quality and adaptability in our delivery.

We provide full coverage of Software Engineering and Development tools and best practices.

Where We Can Help

Our services include end-to-end solutions and are either brought in for dedicated delivery or to complement your internal capabilities, these may include:

Engagement Model

Discovery

WeShape Director of Technology Consulting / Tech Leads will work with Client to capture requirements / build deliverables.

WeShape will capture requirements, including:

  • Business requirement
  • Technical scoping
  • Skill gap analysis
  • Key dependencies and considerations
  • Sign off criteria
  • Key stakeholders / sponsors

Scope & Define

We will work from discovery to formulate a full statement of work (SOW) including:

WeShape will build a statement of work, leveraging our iterative delivery framework, including:

  • 12 week cycles
  • Bi-weekly / monthly deliverables
  • Weekly review
  • Daily standups

This will capture key requirements, considerations and any change criteria

Solution Delivery

We will engage our network  within 48 hours, leveraging either UK or Nearshore delivery capabilities.

  • Associate network engaged - within 48hrs
  • Technical review - Director of Technology Consulting / domain expert
  • Customer approval - Reviewed by customer project sponsor
  • Mobilisation - 3-4 weeks from project confirmation (Flexibility sometimes required due to associate availability)

Project Implementation

WeShape Consultants deployed 3-4 weeks from project confirmation delivering to the agreed statement of work (SOW).

WeShape technical squads will be on boarded with defined Ways of Working / communication channels and cadences set up.

WeShape Lead consultant to act as key liaison between WeShape and Client for all delivery.

Expectation is to integrate seamlessly with the Client team and respective vendor partners.

Project Management & Reporting

Deliverables reviewed through weekly sprints, monthly business reporting ensuring technical and business alignment.

WeShape defined Ways of Working agreeing:

  • Standups
  • Communication channels
  • Escalation POC (Delivery and Account Management)
  • Resourcing / substitutes

Discovery

Our Consultants will engage stakeholders across the business to identify:

WeShape will capture requirements, including:

  • Business requirement
  • Technical scoping
  • Skill gap analysis
  • Key dependencies and considerations
  • Sign off criteria
  • Key stakeholders / sponsors

Scope & Define

We will work from discovery to formulate a full statement of work (SOW) including:

WeShape will build a statement of work, leveraging our iterative delivery framework, including:

  • Overview of requirement
  • Agreed outcomes
  • Milestones
  • Solution being implemented (Technical squad, consultant etc)
  • Service level and commercials
  • Business / technical assumptions
  • Reporting metrics

Solution Delivery

We will engage our network within 48 hours, leveraging either UK or Nearshore delivery capabilities.

  • Associate network engaged - within 48hrs
  • Technical review - Director of Technology Consulting / domain expert
  • Customer approval - Reviewed by customer project sponsor
  • Mobilisation - 3-4 weeks from project confirmation (Flexibility sometimes required due to associate availability)

Project Implementation

WeShape Consultants deployed 2-3 weeks from project confirmation delivering to the agreed statement of work (SOW).

Deployment of SME expertise

WeShape consultants will compliment Client team or vendor partner consultancies.

Defined Ways of Working agreed to ensure seamless onboarding and integration.

Project Management & Reporting

Deliverables reviewed through weekly sprints, monthly business reporting ensuring technical and business alignment.

WeShape defined Ways of Working agreeing:

  • Standups
  • Communication channels
  • Escalation POC (Delivery and Account Management)
  • Resourcing / substitutes

Our Iterative Delivery Model

Whiteboarding

To ensure we build the most effective solution post-whiteboarding and discovery phase.

Our Iterative delivery approach includes

  • 12-week cycle for each agreed statement of work
  • Bi-weekly / monthly deliverable
  • Daily standups

Full governance and reporting by our Delivery Lead or Technical Lead depending on the size of the engagement

Deployment of expertise (individual or squads) within 3 weeks from project acceptance.

Discovery Phase

If a discovery phase is requested, we aim to deliver these within 10 - 20 days, depending on the size of the requirement and dependencies.

Our 5 phase discovery approach includes

  • Stakeholder coordination and planning phase
  • Initial discovery and planning
  • Business value and alignment and initial proposal
  • Roadmap development
  • Presentation and feedback

For discovery phases we deploy our technical advisory team (typically part of the implementation phase)

Solution Build

To ensure we build the best and most viable solution.

WeShape offer complimentary whiteboard workshops with customers either on-site or remote, this is facilitated by our Director of Technology Consulting and domain experts.

Our team will discuss

  • Key problem statements
  • Direct business goals and value
  • How do we achieve this goal (Technology, Processes & People)
  • How does WeShape help you achieve this goal

All workshops are 2 hours long and we aim to build a defined statement of work for either a discovery or implementation phase.

Why WeShape?

Vendor neutral and technology agnostic

Speed of deployment and scalability

Industry domain knowledge and ecosystem partnerships

Our network within the UK and European markets, flexibility and adaptability

IR35 compliance and fully governed work packages / programmes

Delivery Model

Blended UK and Nearshore Teams
On Demand Consultants
Technical Squads

Delivery Model

Advisory
On Demand Consultants
Technical Squads
Coaching and Training

What We've Done For Clients

What We've Done For Clients

How can we help you today?
B Corporation
UK IT Industry Awards Winner
Crown Commercial Service Supplier
ISO 27001
DevOps award win
Business Declares
AWS Partner
GCP
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