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5-phase Agile delivery · Used across 230+ projects

How We Build Software: The Canny Methodology

Software projects fail because of misaligned scope, poor communication, and quality-as-afterthought. Our methodology is designed to eliminate all three. 5 phases. 2-week sprints. Working software every fortnight. 90-day warranty on everything we ship.

230+
projects delivered
4.9/5
client satisfaction
90-day
defect warranty
2-week
sprint cadence

The 5-Phase Delivery Process

01
Days 1–3

Discovery & Scoping

Every project starts with a 30-minute discovery call — free, no obligation. We map your requirements, tech stack preferences, timeline, and budget into a 2–5 page technical scope document. You receive a fixed-price proposal within 48 hours.

Deliverables
Technical scope document
Fixed-price or T&M proposal (48-hour turnaround)
Technology stack recommendation
Sprint and milestone plan
Team composition recommendation
Why this matters: Most failed projects fail during scope — not development. We invest time upfront so both parties have identical expectations before a single line of code is written.
02
Days 4–7

Team Assembly & Kickoff

Your dedicated team is assembled and onboarded within 1 week of contract signing. This means 2–6 senior engineers selected specifically for your tech stack + a project manager + a QA engineer. No shared resources. No juniors introduced mid-project.

Deliverables
Dedicated team introduction (CV + LinkedIn)
Development environment setup
Repository and project management access (Jira/Linear)
Slack workspace invitation
Kickoff call and sprint zero planning
Why this matters: The team you meet on day 7 is the team that builds your product. We don't rotate engineers between clients. Continuity is how we maintain quality.
03
Weeks 2 onward

2-Week Agile Sprints

Development runs in strict 2-week sprints. Every sprint has a defined goal, committed deliverables, and a live demo at the end. You attend the demo, give feedback, and we incorporate it into the next sprint. No black-box development.

Deliverables
Daily async standup in Slack (no morning calls required)
Working software demo every 2 weeks
Sprint retrospective and next sprint plan
CI/CD pipeline — code deployed to staging daily
Direct Slack access to engineers (not just PM)
Why this matters: 2-week sprints compress the feedback loop. Problems are caught and corrected every fortnight — not after 6 months of development. This is how we maintain scope alignment throughout.
04
Every sprint

QA & Staging Review

Every sprint output is tested by a dedicated QA engineer before reaching you. Functional testing, regression suites, performance benchmarks, and basic security scans are run as part of every sprint cycle — not as a separate end-phase.

Deliverables
Functional test coverage (manual + automated)
Regression suite (grows each sprint)
Performance benchmarks (load time, API response, database query)
Security scan report (OWASP Top 10 checks)
Staging environment for client review
Why this matters: QA-at-the-end is how projects deliver bug-ridden software. QA-per-sprint is how you get a production-ready product on launch day, not 6 weeks after.
05
Final week

Production Deployment & Handover

Production deployment with monitoring infrastructure, runbook documentation, and full code handover. Every deployment includes infrastructure-as-code, application performance monitoring (APM) setup, and a documented incident response runbook.

Deliverables
Production deployment (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Monitoring setup (uptime, error tracking, performance)
Complete source code + repository access
Technical documentation and runbook
90-day defect warranty (production bugs fixed at our cost)
Optional: post-launch retainer for ongoing development
Why this matters: Delivery without documentation creates dependency. We hand over everything — code, infra, docs — so you're never reliant on us unless you choose to be.

Engineering Principles

The non-negotiable values that govern how we work on every project.

Fixed-Price First

We prefer fixed-price contracts because they align incentives — we have to scope correctly and deliver efficiently. T&M is available but never pushed.

Senior-Only Engineers

All engineers have 4+ years of experience. Juniors are mentored on internal projects. Your production code is written by seniors.

Direct Access

You message engineers directly on Slack. You don't go through a sales person or account manager to ask a technical question.

Working Software > Reports

We demo working software every 2 weeks. We don't produce progress reports or status decks. Results are self-evident.

Code Ownership From Day One

The repository is yours. You have admin access from day one. We never hold code hostage or use proprietary deployment systems.

90-Day Defect Warranty

Production bugs found within 90 days of launch are fixed at our cost. This incentivises us to ship quality code, not just finished code.

Technology Stack

We work with your preferred stack. These are the technologies our engineers are most proficient in.

Frontend

React / Next.jsTypeScriptVue.jsReact NativeFlutter

Backend

Node.jsPython (Django/FastAPI)Java (Spring Boot)GoRuby on Rails

AI & ML

OpenAI API (GPT-4o)Claude API (Anthropic)LangChain / LlamaIndexHugging FaceAWS Bedrock

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (primary)GCPAzureTerraformDocker + Kubernetes

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisElasticsearch

Integrations

Stripe / RazorpayWhatsApp Business APITwilioSendGridSalesforce API

See This Methodology in Action

30-min discovery call. Technical scope in 48 hours. Kickoff in 1 week.