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In-house tool rescue

The tool everyone relies on, made safe.

Many firms run on a tool someone built years ago and nobody can change now. We review it, write down what it really does, and rebuild it on a supported stack, with your data moved across and checked before the old one is switched off.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

A plain review first

We read the code and the data and write up what the tool does and where the risks are.

Nothing lost in the move

Every record is moved and checked against the old tool.

Side by side until you are ready

Both tools run together until your team is confident in the new one.

Documented for the next person

The new tool is documented, so it never becomes a mystery again.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb app

Rescue of an old in-house tool

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A consulting firm's resourcing and proposal tool was built in-house years ago, runs on one old server, and nobody left at the firm can change it.

// What we would build

We review the old tool, write down what it does, and rebuild it as a supported web app with the data moved across and checked, running both side by side until the firm is ready to switch the old one off.

// What is in it

A plain written review of the old tool and its data
The same work rebuilt on a supported stack
Every record moved and checked
Both tools side by side until you switch
Documented, so the next person can change it

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
AWS
Terraform

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$63,000 to US$96,300, delivered within 17 weeksCAD 89,700 to 137,200
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.9 to 5.4 weeks
Core features: 2.4 to 3.4 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

Interface access from your practice management vendor: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 17,940 to 27,440
Discovery 7.7%: CAD 6,906.90 to 10,564.40
Design approved 7.7%: CAD 6,906.90 to 10,564.40
Core features 23.3%: CAD 20,900.10 to 31,967.60
Full build 15.5%: CAD 13,903.50 to 21,266.00
Testing and fixes 7.7%: CAD 6,906.90 to 10,564.40
Launch 8.1%: CAD 7,265.70 to 11,113.20
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 8,970 to 13,720

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Can you work on an in-house tool in an old language?

Usually, yes. We read it to understand what it does, then rebuild on a supported stack.

Do we have to stop using the old tool during the rescue?

No. It keeps running until the new one has been checked and you are ready.

Is the review of the old tool priced separately?

The review comes first and is quoted on its own; the rebuild is priced from what it finds.

Back to the industry: Professional services About the service: Rescue and modernization

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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