Understand and plan
Make sense of an existing application, its dependencies and the people who rely on it. Assess options and set priorities before committing to a delivery programme.
Enterprise
Complex systems.
Complex systems.
Focused attention.
Software delivery and consultancy for organisations with critical applications, established teams and change to manage.
We bring experience of substantial programmes to a carefully chosen portfolio of work. You get close collaboration, clear technical advice and a partner who stays involved from understanding the problem through to maintaining the solution.
Our founder’s experience
Responsibility that continued long after launch.
The experience described here was gained by our founder before Universal App Company, including through a previous consultancy.
- 8 years
- Leading delivery of core government software
- 14 years
- Helping build a public sector digital transformation consultancy
At the heart of a government department’s workforce processes.
For eight years, our founder led teams designing, developing and maintaining software at the core of a major UK government department’s joiner, mover and leaver process: the workflows that support people joining the organisation, changing roles and leaving.
That responsibility included leading delivery and business analysts, alongside a technical lead and a team of three to five engineers. It brought together understanding the business, shaping the solution and looking after the software over time.
This formed part of a 14-year journey helping build a digital transformation consultancy focused on the public sector.
Experience across different operating environments.
Our founder’s earlier work also spans law firms, airport systems, insurance and local government, alongside SME businesses. It includes consultancy, application modernisation, and the design, development and maintenance of systems with varied scale and complexity.
Where we can help
Move the work forward, with the wider system in mind.
Engage us for a defined challenge or a broader programme. We agree the scope, responsibilities and delivery approach around your organisation.
Modernise and connect
Improve legacy applications, authentication and integrations through targeted changes, phased migration or selective rebuilding.
Explore legacy .NET modernisationDesign, build and maintain
Develop business applications with a clear path from requirements to release, ongoing support and future changes.
Work alongside your team
Add technical direction and delivery capability to your internal team. Keep decisions, documentation and knowledge accessible to the people who will own the system.
How we work together
Selective about commitments. Close to the work.
We limit the work we take on so each engagement gets sustained attention and clear accountability.
Start with the application, delivery challenge or business outcome you need help with. Together, we establish the constraints, the people involved and what a useful first piece of work looks like.
For a larger programme, we agree the team, capacity and responsibilities before making delivery commitments. We can work alongside your existing engineers, analysts and delivery leads, with an approach that fits your governance and operational needs.
That might mean focused consultancy, ownership of a defined workstream, or a longer relationship covering development and maintenance.