First we find out what’s worth building. Only then how.
Software Analysis and Application Architecture
A good application doesn’t start with programming. It starts with understanding the problem, the business, and above all the people who will actually use the resulting software.
That’s why our analysis draws on the principles of Human-Centered Design – we put the user at the centre of the design and find out what tasks they need to accomplish, what environment they work in, and what the new system should actually make easier for them.
We’ll help you turn a vague idea into a concrete brief, design the application architecture, uncover technical risks, and prepare the groundwork needed to actually build the software.
And we’ll carry out the first one, the pre-sales analysis, for you free of charge.
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When software analysis helps you
I have an idea, but a fuzzy brief
I know what problem I need to solve, but not yet exactly how. We’ll help develop the idea into a form you can make decisions on and then build.
I need to know the costs and risks
Before you release a development budget, you want to know what the project really involves, what its options are, and where problems might arise.
I need a solid brief for development
The analysis creates a shared foundation for the client, designers, and developers alike – whether you entrust the resulting build to us, your own team, or another vendor.
I need the system to work mainly for its users
A technically sound solution isn’t necessarily easy to use. Using the principles of Human-Centered Design, we bring the needs, behaviour, and working context of real users into the analysis. The resulting product then better matches what the business and its people actually need from it.
I need to design an application architecture
The solution has multiple parts, handles important data, or talks to other systems. We’ll design the application’s structure, data flows, integrations, and technology foundation so the system keeps working over the long run.
From the first estimate to a technical design
We scale the analysis to what you need to find out. Sometimes a few meetings and a basic assessment are enough. For a complex information system, it can grow into a detailed product and technical design.
Pre-sales analysis
The first step, helping you find out whether – and how – it makes sense to carry out the project. Together we’ll go through your idea, clarify the key unknowns, and flag any risks or decisions that could significantly affect the project’s price and scope.
The result is a basic picture of the solution and its complexity. We carry out the pre-sales analysis for you free of charge as standard.
Have your project assessedProduct and UX analysis built on Human-Centered Design
An application that’s technically well built isn’t necessarily a good product. That’s why our analysis draws on the principles of Human-Centered Design (HCD). Instead of designing software purely from a list of requirements, we try to understand the people who will actually work with it. We want to know: who will use the system, how they carry out the task today, what makes their work harder, what information they need, in what context they use the application, and what result the user and the business each expect from it.
Together we define the requirements, user scenarios, and individual parts of the product. As needed, we prepare wireframes or a clickable prototype that we can test with real users before any programming starts. As a result, we don’t just get software that meets the specification, but a product that people can use naturally and that better serves its real purpose.
Technical analysis and application architecture
The third step is technical analysis. We get beneath the surface of the application and describe how the designed solution will actually work – from the data and technologies to the risks that need to be accounted for. Its main output is the design of the application architecture, which we cover in detail in the very next section.
For complex information systems, we follow up with a system analysis – mapping the relationships between applications, processes, and data so the designed solution isn’t just an isolated application, but a working part of the whole IT environment. The result is a technical foundation the developers can start implementing from.
Application architecture decides what happens to the system in five years
There are many ways to program working software. The difference often only shows up later – with further development, a growing number of users, added integrations, or a change of development team. That’s why the technical analysis also includes designing the application architecture. Depending on the project, we typically cover things like:
- Splitting the application into individual components
- The data model and data flows
- Communication between the individual parts of the system
- Connections to ERP, CRM, e-commerce, and other services
- APIs and integration interfaces
- Security and access permissions
- Scalability and future development
- Operational infrastructure and deployment
- Suitable technologies and their limitations
Our goal isn’t to create the most complex diagram possible. Good architecture is, above all, about letting the system reliably do what the business needs from it – today and several years from now.
We connect users, business, and technology
We believe good software analysis can’t address just one of these areas.
Users
Using Human-Centered Design, we find out what people really need and how the software will fit into their work.
Business
We look at what value the solution should bring to the business, which problems have the highest priority, and where investing in development actually pays off.
Technology
We design the system and application architecture needed to run and develop the desired product safely and reliably over the long term.
In our view, it’s only the intersection of these three perspectives that makes for a good brief for development.
What you get from us
The specific output depends on the scope of the analysis. It can include:
- A rough estimate of effort, cost, and risk
- A description of requirements and business logic
- Outputs from user research
- User scenarios and workflows
- Personas or maps of user needs
- Wireframes or a clickable prototype
- Results of user testing
- A technical specification
- An application architecture design
- The data model and data flows
- An integration and API design
- Technology recommendations
- A breakdown of the project into stages or an MVP
- Groundwork for the development team and pricing of the build
The resulting documentation is yours, and you can use it even if you entrust the follow-up development to someone else.
We do analysis so well that clients buy it on its own
With us, software analysis isn’t a mandatory step whose only purpose is to sell you the follow-up development. It’s a standalone professional service. You can take its outputs into delivery with Eluvia, hand them to your own IT team, or use them to get quotes from another vendor. That also forces us to make the analysis useful on its own – not just to the people who created it.
Greenfield analysis and reviews of existing systems alike
We don’t always analyse something that’s yet to be built. For existing applications, we can map the current architecture, technology state, data model, integrations, and technical debt. The result can be a recommendation for further development, groundwork for taking over the application, or a modernization roadmap.
Analysis can be a beginning. It doesn’t have to be an end.
If you decide to carry out the project with us, the same people who helped design the solution will pick up seamlessly from the analysis outputs.
I need to deliver the whole project → Turnkey project development
I need to strengthen my own development → Team on demand
I’m dealing with an old or technologically problematic system → Legacy system modernization
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People who care about you
No call centre, no account manager without context. When you write to us, you’ll hear back from a person who will genuinely be responsible for your project. Each of us has 15+ yrs of experience in getting things done.
Petr Kašák
Makes sure that working at Eluvia is a joy – and that the client can feel it in the result, too.
Matěj Outlý
Keeps the technical bar high. When he says “we’ll do this”, you know it will still work five years from now.
Not yet sure exactly what you need to build?
That’s fine. That’s exactly what analysis is for. Tell us about the problem, the idea, or the current state of the system. Together we’ll look at the needs of the business, the users, and the technical environment, and help you find out what makes sense as the next step.