How we build it

    How a build actually happens, from intake to a running system

    No published price and no packages. You tell us what your operation needs, we scope it, we build it in stages you can see, and we keep running it after launch.

    1. 1. Intake

      You fill out the intake at /start

      You tell us what your business does, where the work breaks down today, and what you want fixed. Takes a few minutes.

      No sales call required to start. The intake is the first real input into the scope.
    2. 2. Scoping call

      We get on a call and ask about the operation

      We walk through how the work actually moves today: the tools you use, the manual steps, where things get dropped.

      This is scoping, not a pitch. We are trying to understand the job before we describe a build.
    3. 3. Scope and quote

      You get a written scope and a quote

      A document that lists exactly what gets built, in what order, and what it costs. Nothing starts until you approve it.

      No published price list exists because every operation is different. This is where your number comes from.
    4. 4. Build in stages

      We build in visible stages

      The work is broken into stages so you can see progress instead of waiting for one big reveal at the end.

      You get updates as each stage lands, not a black box until launch.
    5. 5. Review

      You review a working version

      You use the actual build, not a mockup, and tell us what to change before it goes live.

      Changes at this stage are cheap. Changes after launch cost more, so this step matters.
    6. 6. Launch

      We launch it

      The build goes live in your operation. Your team starts using it for real work.

      You own the code and the data. Launch is a handoff, not a lease.
    7. 7. We keep running it

      We keep running it after launch

      Software needs upkeep: fixes, small changes, new requests as your operation shifts. We stay on it.

      This is ongoing work, scoped separately from the initial build.

    Example, not a template

    What one path looks like inside a build we already shipped

    This is one order moving through a system we built for one business. It is here to show what a finished build does in use, not a feature list every client gets. Your build would map your own operation's steps, not this one.

    1. 1. Order comes in

      A customer places an order on the site

      The order lands in the system we built for this business, with the customer's details attached.

    2. 2. Record created

      A record is created automatically

      No one retypes the order into a second tool. It exists once, in the system built for this operation.

    3. 3. Fulfillment triggered

      The fulfillment step fires on its own

      Because this business's process was mapped during the build, the next step in their specific workflow starts without anyone clicking a button.

    4. 4. Follow-up sent

      A follow-up goes out after delivery

      The message, timing, and channel were all decided during scoping for this business, not pulled from a generic template.

    The short answer

    TactStack is a custom development company. A build starts with the intake at /start, moves to a scoping call, then a written scope and quote you approve before anything starts. We build in stages you can see, you review a working version and tell us what to change, we launch it, and we keep running it after that. There is no published price because every scope is different, and no packages to pick from.

    Frequently asked

    Questions, answered straight.

    7 steps. One build, scoped to you.

    The flow above is how every build starts. What gets built inside it is scoped to your operation, not picked from a menu.

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