Product MVP Sprint
Fixed-phase build: idea to a launchable slice ready for users.
- Validated architecture & UX
- Production-ready first release
- AI hooks where they add leverage
- Live observability from day one
A delivery process built for clarity and trust.
Short iterations, clear milestones, and full visibility from start to ship.
Plan
Design
Build
Verify
Ship
Operate
6 phases · Plan to Operate
6Phases
2–4Week sprints
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The difference
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The Exarth way
Predictable, visible, and on time
Scope
Aligned on goals & metrics upfront
Progress
Visible in weekly demos & staging
Releases
Working software to review every sprint
Quality
Quality gates at every phase
Reporting
Proactive, transparent reporting
Change
Absorbed through the backlog
Our work process
How we deliver, end to end
- Phase 01 · Plan
01 / Discovery · Plan
Planning and requirements, done with you.
We clarify goals, gather requirements, and agree on a roadmap before engineering starts. Scope, risks, and trade-offs are clear early, not mid-build.
Stakeholder workshopsFeasibility studyProduct roadmap- You get
- Roadmap & timeline
- Cadence
- Workshops + notes
- Output
- Agreed priorities
- Phase 02 · Design
02 / Architecture · Design
A blueprint your team can build against.
We turn requirements into a clear architecture and product design: system layout, data model, integrations, and UX specs your team can check against.
System architectureData modelingUX wireframes- Covers
- Architecture + UX
- Principle
- Traceable decisions
- Deliverable
- Review-ready specs
- Phase 03 · Build
03 / Engineering · Build
Short sprints, visible progress, clean delivery.
We build in short sprints with code review, CI/CD on every merge, and regular demos. You see working software often, not only at the end.
Agile sprintsCode reviewCI/CD pipelines- Practice
- 2–4 week sprints
- Quality
- Reviews + CI/CD
- Visibility
- Demos & status
- Phase 04 · Verify
04 / Quality · Verify
Quality checked before it reaches users.
Functionality, security, and performance are verified so the product behaves under real conditions, not just on a happy path.
Unit / E2ESecurity checksPerformance- Coverage
- Automated + manual
- Focus
- Bugs before launch
- Gate
- Staging sign-off
- Phase 05 · Ship
05 / Release · Ship
Go-live with rollback and monitoring in place.
We ship with a clear release plan: checks before go-live, minimal downtime, rollback paths, and live monitoring from day one.
Staging & sign-offZero-downtime deployRollback plan- Readiness
- Staging + sign-off
- Safety
- Rollback paths
- Ops
- Live monitoring
- Phase 06 · Operate
06 / Operate · Maintain
Ownership after launch, not a handoff and disappear.
We stay with you after launch: security updates, bug fixes, performance work, and planned releases, with clear support and one contact who knows your product.
Monitoring & SLAsSecurity patchesFeature roadmap- Care
- Patches & upgrades
- Planning
- Feature slots
- Clarity
- Agreed SLAs
How we deliver
Six phases, from plan to production
Checkpoints, ownership, and engineering discipline at every step.
01 · Discovery · Plan
Planning & Requirement Analysis
We clarify goals, gather requirements, assess feasibility, and define a roadmap before engineering begins, so scope, risks, and trade-offs are visible early.
- Requirements
- Feasibility
- Roadmap
What you walk away with
- Clear scope & priorities
- A realistic timeline
- Risks surfaced early
Phase 01 of 06 · clear checkpoint at every step
Pricing & engagement
Choose your engagement model
Pick a model. We send a written proposal with milestones and cost.Same delivery quality, different ways to start. Pick the model that fits your roadmap, then we shape a written proposal with clear milestones, ownership, and cost.
- Product MVP SprintFixed-phase build: idea to a launchable slice ready for users.4–8 weeks
- AI System BuildCustom intelligence inside your product, deployed to your cloud.6–12 weeks
- Dedicated Engineering TeamPopularEmbedded squad that runs like part of your org.Ongoing
- Cloud & InfrastructureHarden foundations: security, CI/CD, and cost visibility baked in.4–10 weeks
AI System Build
Custom intelligence inside your product, deployed to your cloud.
- Models, retrieval, agents, evals
- Guardrails, telemetry & cost controls
- Deployment to your cloud
- 12-month iteration framework
Dedicated Engineering Team
Embedded squad that runs like part of your org.
- Full-stack, AI, mobile & DevOps
- Time-zone aligned to your team
- Owned roadmap delivery
- Quarterly architecture reviews
Cloud & Infrastructure
Harden foundations: security, CI/CD, and cost visibility baked in.
- Cloud architecture & migration
- CI/CD, IaC, secrets & identity
- SRE-grade observability
- Cost & capacity optimization
FAQ
Your questions, straight answers.
Scope, timelines, and how we deliver.
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5 most-asked questions
We move through six phases — discovery, design, build, verify, ship and operate. Each has a defined start, finish and deliverable, so you always know where the project stands.
Most teams run 2–4 week sprints with a demoable increment at the end of each. You see working software early and often, not a big reveal at the finish line.
You get demos, a live staging environment, and transparent reporting on progress, scope and risks. There are no black boxes — what's in progress and what's next is always clear.
Testing, security checks and performance validation run at every phase — with code review and CI/CD quality gates at every merge, not a rushed QA pass at the end.
Yes. The iterative model is built for change — we re-prioritise the backlog with you each sprint so new learnings shape the product without derailing delivery.