Service

ALBY StudioMonthly-retainer agile lab developmentYour company's
IT team

No hiring cycle, no drawn-out estimates. Engineers join while the requirements are still vague, and that same monthly-retainer team keeps building. Nothing goes through a middleman and nothing needs re-ordering, so decisions land faster.

The ALBY team working through requirements and how to build them

Solutions

The conversations
people usually start with.

None of these has to fit exactly.
Start from whichever is closest — we'll hear you out and sort the rest together.

Why ALBY

Why teamschoose ALBY

From sorting out requirements before you commit, to reshaping the team as things change. A setup that keeps your business moving while what you're building keeps growing.

  • A client and an engineer sorting through business problems and requirements together

    Reason 01

    We work out the requirements with you

    Even when what to build is still fuzzy, you can take the first step.

    We sort through your business goals and the problems on the ground together, then prioritise what actually matters. Fewer unnecessary features and less rework, so your budget goes into work that moves the needle.

  • A client and an engineer talking directly in the early stage of a project

    Reason 02

    Engineers join from day one

    Nothing gets lost in relay, and decisions come faster.

    The engineers who will build it are in the room from the first conversation. Feasibility, cost, and risk get checked early, so you avoid rework caused by misunderstandings.

  • A development team discussing continuous improvement based on user feedback

    Reason 03

    A monthly-retainer team that doesn't disappear at launch

    When the business or its users change, development keeps up.

    Not a fixed-scope contract that locks the spec up front, but a monthly-retainer lab-style team running agile development with scrum. Priorities shift with what you learn, so improvements continue without waiting on a new estimate or a new order.

  • A team scaling up with extra members during an intensive development phase

    Reason 04

    More people, only in the phases that need them

    Keep fixed costs down and add speed only when it counts.

    Validate demand with a minimal team for the MVP, then add designers, engineers, and QA once the business case is clear. No large team from day one — just more speed and quality at the moment worth investing in.

Team Structure

The right team,
at the right time.

Start small, and add specialists only when the workload grows. Keep fixed costs down while raising speed and quality at the moment worth investing in. We run agile development based on scrum, reviewing priorities against working software in short cycles.

Team by phase

A minimal team validates demand during the MVP; specialists join for the full build once you decide to commercialise.

  1. Requirements

    The core team decides what to solve and how to validate it

    • Product manager
    • Tech lead
  2. MVP validation

    Build the essentials and confirm there's user demand

    • Product manager
    • Tech lead
    • Full-stack engineer
  3. Full build

    Once you commit, add the specialists the work needs

    • Product manager
    • Tech lead
    • Full-stack engineer
    • UI/UX designer
    • Backend engineer
    • QA engineer

    Launch

  4. Operate & improve

    Back to the core team, improving based on how it's used

    • Product manager
    • Tech lead

Note: this is one example. Photos are illustrative. We adjust the team to the project, your budget, and your priorities.

Getting Started

From first call to contract

We use the first meeting and a discovery session to work out what's needed. You only move to a contract once you're comfortable with the approach and the terms.

  1. 01MeetingFirst meeting
  2. 02HearingDiscovery session
  3. 03ProposalProposed approach
  4. 04EstimateEstimate and terms
  5. 05AgreementContract and kickoff

We adapt the steps to what you bring to us

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The questions we hear most often before a project starts, about how we work and how teams are staffed.

Contact

Let's start with
an informal chat.

Neither the requirements nor the budget has to be settled. Come to us with the thing you want to do, or the problem you're stuck on. An engineer answers, not a salesperson.