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ShadowWorks Consulting

Bespoke software & dashboards

Your business is unique. Your software should be too.

When a growing business runs on spreadsheets, inboxes and tools that don't talk to each other, people end up doing the joining-up by hand.

We design and build connected operational platforms shaped around the way your business actually works.

Choosing the right scope

A full platform, or a focused tool?

Both are bespoke. The difference is how much of the business they cover.

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Operational platforms

One connected system for several parts of the business.

  • Brings customers, operations, finance and reporting into one place
  • Several modules sharing the same information
  • Different users and permission levels
  • Delivered in stages, starting with the highest-value workflow

Smaller scope

Custom tools & prototypes

A focused tool built around one specific job.

  • An internal tool, dashboard or calculator
  • A working prototype to test an idea
  • Usually one team or one process
  • A quicker, lower-commitment starting point

When it makes sense

Signs you have outgrown off-the-shelf tools.

Your process doesn't fit the software

The team works around the tools rather than with them.

Information lives in too many places

The same details are copied between spreadsheets, systems and messages.

Reporting takes manual effort

Getting a clear view of performance means pulling figures together by hand.

Growth adds admin, not just work

Each new customer or site adds more chasing, checking and re-keying.

Our work

Platforms we have built.

One founder-built product and four working demonstrations, each for a different industry.

Examples illustrate the types of platforms ShadowWorks can develop. Some are fictional-data demonstrations. Features, integrations, security hardening and deployment scope vary by project and must be separately agreed for commercial use.

How we build

Designed with you, delivered in stages.

  1. 01

    Understand

    Map how work flows today, who is involved and where it gets stuck.

  2. 02

    Prioritise

    Agree which workflow to build first, based on value and readiness.

  3. 03

    Design

    Shape the screens, information and permissions around real users.

  4. 04

    Build

    Develop the first stage and test it with the people who will use it.

  5. 05

    Introduce

    Hand over with documentation, then review how it is working.

  6. 06

    Extend

    Add further modules as the business and its needs develop.

Hosting, licences, ownership, security requirements and ongoing maintenance are agreed in the proposal.

Let's talk

Which part of your business needs its own system?

Tell us how things run today. We'll help you decide whether a platform or a focused tool is the right first step.