RECORDS
Data model
The things your business tracks — jobs, customers, requests, assets — and how they relate.
STUDIO WORKBUSINESS APPLICATIONS
Software built around the way your business actually runs.
When a spreadsheet has become a system, or a process lives in someone’s inbox, a purpose-built web application can give everyone one reliable place to do the work.
OVERVIEW
What a business application is.
A web application is software your team or customers use in a browser: to log requests, manage jobs, track stock, book resources, approve spend — whatever the work is.
Off-the-shelf software is often the right answer. A bespoke application makes sense when the way you work is part of what makes you good, and generic tools force you to work around them.
WHEN IT FITS
You might need this when…
- A critical process runs on a spreadsheet that only one or two people understand
- Work is tracked across email, chat and shared documents, and things fall through the gaps
- You pay for several tools and still copy information between them by hand
- Off-the-shelf products need so much configuration they no longer fit
- You need an audit trail of who did what, and when
- Customers or partners need a way to do something without emailing your team
WHAT IT INVOLVES
What it typically includes.
SCREENS
Interfaces
Clear screens for each role, designed for the tasks people do most often.
RULES
Business logic
Statuses, approvals, calculations and validation that reflect how the work really flows.
ACCESS
Users and permissions
Sign-in, roles and what each person can see and change.
NOTIFY
Notifications
Emails and in-app alerts when something needs someone’s attention.
RECORD
History and reporting
An audit trail of changes, and the reports the business needs from the data.
HOW IT COMES TOGETHER
Start with the problem. Build the right thing.
- 01
UNDERSTAND
How the work happens today, who does what, and where it breaks down.
- 02
DESIGN
The data, the screens and the rules, agreed with the people who will use them.
- 03
BUILD
The application built in stages, so you can see and try it as it takes shape.
- 04
REFINE
Tested with real scenarios, adjusted from feedback, and prepared for go-live.
GOOD TO KNOW
How Studio projects work.
Every Studio project is scoped and quoted individually, once we understand what is needed.
Scope, timings, ownership, hosting and any ongoing support are agreed in writing before work begins.
If a ready-made product or a tool you already own is the better answer, we will say so.
MORE STUDIO WORK
Other things we build.
WEBSITES
Professional business websites designed around your audience and objectives.
LEARN MORE →DASHBOARDS
Clear interfaces for turning operational data into useful information.
LEARN MORE →WORKFLOW SYSTEMS
Digital tools that replace repetitive manual processes.
LEARN MORE →CUSTOM PORTALS
Secure interfaces for customers, teams or other stakeholders.
LEARN MORE →INTEGRATIONS
Connecting systems, APIs and data so information moves where it needs to go.
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DIGITAL CHRYSALIS STUDIO
Have something like this in mind?
Tell us what you’re trying to build, improve or replace. We’ll take a look and come back to you with the next step.