A developer who gets to know your business.
Not every business needs a full-time software developer.
But if you rely on business software, it can be useful to have someone available who already understands your systems, your processes and the way your team works.
Ongoing development support provides regular access to a developer without needing to recruit internally.
Useful when software keeps evolving.
Business software rarely stays completely finished.
Processes change. New requirements appear. Third-party systems change. Small frustrations become worth fixing. New opportunities for automation become visible.
Regular development time gives you a straightforward way to keep improving the software your business depends on.
What can ongoing development time be used for?
- Small feature improvements
- Bug fixes and investigations
- Business process automation
- System integrations
- Reporting and database changes
- Performance improvements
- Technical advice
- Planning future development
- Gradual modernisation of existing systems
Continuity matters.
The value of ongoing support is not just access to development time.
Over time, I become familiar with your application, your terminology and the reasons behind previous decisions. That context can make future work much more efficient than explaining the same system to a new developer every time something needs changing.
How the support model works
Ongoing support is intended for businesses that need a small, regular amount of development work each month.
We agree an appropriate monthly allowance and use that time for the work that matters most.
Development time is tracked clearly, and larger pieces of work can still be scoped separately when needed.
Important: Ongoing development support is not a 24/7 emergency helpdesk or managed IT service.
A deliberately limited service.
I keep the number of ongoing support commitments limited so that existing clients receive useful access to my time.
If your requirement is larger than the available monthly capacity, I will be open about that rather than promise a level of availability I cannot provide.
Would regular development support be useful?
Tell me what kind of system you have and the sort of changes or support you expect to need.