How we work
Every company is different, and there's no fixed path, the right way to work with us depends entirely on your situation. Some clients come to us with one defined project. Others have an existing system and a steady stream of ongoing work from day one. Your Project Manager will always recommend what genuinely fits.
There are two ways to work with us:
Fixed Price Projects
A Fixed Price Project is one defined undertaking: a new webshop, a mobile application, a major upgrade, or a platform migration. One scope, one agreed price for the whole thing, fixed before development begins.
Together we define the scope and agree on the expected deliverables. Based on everything we have learned, we then calculate the price, using our AI-powered estimation tool and careful manual review. Large projects typically start with a Project Scoping phase at an agreed, prepaid fixed price. Its outcome is the exact definition of what will be built, including the final price. Clients occasionally come to us with a complete, fully specified project plan where scoping isn't needed.
New software development is typically delivered as a Fixed Price Project.
Continuous Monthly Development
After a project is delivered, or for businesses with existing software that simply needs ongoing attention, Continuous Monthly Development (CMD) keeps your software and systems moving forward. You send tasks whenever they arise, and we handle them.
One thing never changes, on any plan or on any Fixed Price Project: every task is handled by the best person for the task, whether that means a developer, a designer, a tester, an AI expert, a software architect, or an online marketing expert. What changes between the plans is how much communication your work needs, how fast things get done (one ongoing task in Care, two in Care Plus, and virtually no limit in Care Ultimate), and how the price is shaped.
There are three plans:
- Care, everything runs in writing at one fixed monthly price. No estimates to approve, no cost overruns. One task at a time, for work you can simply describe and hand over. Each month you get the output you would normally expect from one experienced specialist.
- Care Plus, everything in Care at its own fixed monthly price, plus up to two hours of meetings per month with a Project Manager or any 1902 Software expert, for planning, advice, and technical discussion, and up to two ongoing tasks at a time.
- Care Ultimate, for ongoing engagements, often across multiple systems, that need close collaboration. A fixed price for every task or group of tasks, approved by you before work begins, and people with the right expertise added to your project as your needs grow. Meetings with any 1902 Software expert are available whenever you need them (billed at the going project management rate for the actual time spent).
In plain terms: if you have a modest, steady workload, Care or Care Plus is your least expensive option. Care Ultimate will cost more than Care or Care Plus, because it is designed for a different purpose: larger engagements with bigger scope, where we advise, prototype and test where needed, and set up and configure everything from a single server to a complete distributed cloud architecture on AWS or Azure. It goes without saying that more people with different skills are involved in these kinds of projects, and that naturally affects the price. The task itself takes the same time to complete whichever plan it arrives on; the difference is the scope and the collaboration around it. What Care Ultimate looks like in practice: several people working on your systems at the same time, daily standup meetings when the work calls for them, no cap on meetings or on the number of ongoing tasks, experts pulled into the project as needed, and decisions made together along the way.
How we can help your business
Our team provides professional services across the complete software development lifecycle.
New software development
We provide custom software development services, designing and building new software solutions tailored to your business requirements, typically delivered as a Fixed Price Project.
Our services include:
- Websites
- Webshops
- Business systems
- Client portals
- Web applications
- Mobile applications
- Custom software
- AI applications
- Agentic AI solutions
- API development
- System integrations
Continuous Monthly Development
We continuously improve existing software through ongoing development and support, in writing at a fixed monthly price with Care, with expert meetings included in Care Plus, or as a close working collaboration with Care Ultimate.
Typical work includes:
- Bug fixes
- New functionality
- UI and UX improvements
- Performance optimization
- Security improvements
- Platform upgrades
- Workflow automation
- Database optimization
- API integrations
- ERP integrations
- CRM integrations
- PIM integrations
- Inventory system integrations
- Marketplace integrations
- Payment integrations
- Shipping integrations
- Design improvements
- Server setup and configuration
- Installations
- AI implementation
- WriteText.ai installation and configuration
Design
Good software is about more than technology. It's about creating digital experiences that are intuitive, efficient, and enjoyable to use.
Design work is also available through Continuous Monthly Development, send design requests the same way you send development tasks.
Our design services include:
- UI design
- UX improvements
- Ecommerce design
- Website design
- Mobile app design
- Landing pages
- Graphic design
- Design systems
- Conversion optimization
- Split testing
- Accessibility improvements
- Campaign graphics
- Banners and promotional material
Testing
Professional testing helps improve software quality and reduce risk before new functionality is released. Much of our testing is AI-assisted, giving broad, fast coverage, and every result is verified by experienced QA engineers, with hands-on human testing where judgment matters most.
Our testing services include:
- Test planning
- Functional testing
- Regression testing
- Performance testing
- User acceptance testing
- Compatibility testing
- AI-assisted testing
- Manual testing
- Bug verification
- Release validation
Consulting & advisory
Sometimes the best place to start is with a conversation. We help businesses evaluate ideas, solve technical challenges, and plan software projects before development begins.
Smaller consulting needs are also covered within Care Plus, up to two hours of meetings per month with a Project Manager or any 1902 Software expert are included in the plan.
Our consulting services include:
- Brainstorming new ideas and solutions
- Technical advice
- Project planning
- Software architecture
- Technology recommendations
- AI strategy
- Software reviews
- Business process improvements
- Requirements gathering
- Project Scoping
Technologies we support
We work with a wide range of modern software platforms and technologies, including but not limited to:
- Magento
- WooCommerce
- Shopify
- WordPress
- Umbraco
- .NET
- React
- Native iOS
- Native Android
- React Native
- .NET MAUI
- Cloud platforms
- Artificial intelligence
- Custom software technologies
If your technology isn't listed, please contact us. We support many additional platforms and technologies.
Taking over existing projects
Many of our clients originally worked with another software development company.
We regularly take over existing websites, webshops, business systems, and mobile applications developed by other companies.
Before development begins, we review the existing solution, familiarize ourselves with the software, and recommend the best way forward. Our objective is to make the transition as smooth as possible while allowing development to continue with minimal disruption to your business.
Why businesses choose 1902 Software
Businesses choose 1902 Software because they want more than a software development firm. They want a long-term technology partner.
More than 180 clients have reviewed us on Google, rated 4.9 out of 5, alongside strong reviews on several other independent review platforms.
Our clients value:
- More than 28 years of software development experience
- Professional software engineers
- Modern AI-assisted planning, design, development, and testing
- Continuous Monthly Development
- Fixed Price Projects
- Design services
- Testing services
- Consulting and technical advice
- Long-term partnerships
- Broad technical expertise
- Professional project management
Let's build great software together
Whether you’re starting a new software project, improving an existing solution, looking for ongoing software development, implementing artificial intelligence, or transferring a project from another software development company, we’d be happy to help.
Book a meeting and let’s discuss your business, your software and the best way to move your project forward.
Free, no-commitment
Commonly asked questions
Can you take over software developed by another company?
Yes. We regularly take over websites, webshops, business systems, and mobile applications developed by other software companies.
Which way of working is right for us?
It depends on your situation. There’s no fixed path.
If you have one defined project, a new build, a major upgrade, a Fixed Price Project gives you one agreed price for the whole thing. Large projects typically begin with Project Scoping, which defines exactly what will be developed, including the price.
For ongoing work, Continuous Monthly Development is the right home. Care fits when tasks can be handled entirely in writing through our project management system. Care Plus fits when you occasionally want to talk things through, up to two hours of meetings per month with a Project Manager or any 1902 Software expert are included. And when your needs go beyond that, more coordination, more meetings, work across multiple systems, more than one developer at a time, Care Ultimate gives you a close working collaboration where every task or group of tasks is quoted for your approval and you can meet with any 1902 Software expert whenever you need to.
Do you provide design and testing as separate services?
Yes. Design and testing can be delivered independently or as part of a larger software development project.
What technologies do you support?
We support Magento, WooCommerce, Shopify, WordPress, Umbraco, .NET, React, mobile applications, cloud platforms, AI technologies, and many other modern software platforms.
If your technology isn’t listed, please contact us.