How we work
We find the value before we build the fix.
Every engagement starts with a diagnostic conversation. From there we either map the operation in depth or go straight to a priced build.
- 01
Diagnostic conversation
A focused session with the people who run your operation. We learn how work moves between your systems and spreadsheets, and where the time and money go. No cost, no commitment.
You bring the people closest to the work. We bring questions about how numbers move through the week, which jobs take longest and which decisions are made late. You leave with a clear view of where we would start.
- 02
Tech Strategy
Where the picture needs mapping in depth, a fixed-price assessment over six to eight weeks. Every system and spreadsheet mapped, every problem valued in pounds, and every fix priced. You keep the report whatever you decide.
Not every operation needs this step. It is for businesses running several systems where the costs are spread too widely to see from one conversation.
- 03
Build
We set up a product or build a custom tool, to an itemised scope at a fixed price, running on your live data.
The scope is itemised and the price is agreed before we start. You see the tool working on your own data as it takes shape.
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Licence and extend
We host, support and improve what we build. Each new tool is quicker to add because your data is already connected.
What we build is licensed, hosted and looked after. When the next problem comes up, the connections are already in place.
The four steps
Start with a conversation. Finish with a result.
- 01
Diagnostic conversation
A focused session with the people who run your operation. We learn how work moves between your systems and spreadsheets, and where the time and money go. No cost, no commitment.
- 02
Tech Strategy
Where the picture needs mapping in depth, a fixed-price assessment over six to eight weeks. Every system and spreadsheet mapped, every problem valued in pounds, and every fix priced. You keep the report whatever you decide.
- 03
Build
We set up a product or build a custom tool, to an itemised scope at a fixed price, running on your live data.
- 04
Licence and extend
We host, support and improve what we build. Each new tool is quicker to add because your data is already connected.
Two routes in
Not sure where to start?
Begin with the diagnostic call. Where the picture needs mapping in depth, Tech Strategy values each problem and prices each fix.
Know what you need?
We go from the conversation straight to an itemised scope and a fixed price for the build.
Questions we are asked
Do we have to replace anything?
No. Ripely works with your ERP, harvest, packhouse and finance systems and fits around the way your team already works. There is no migration and no overhaul of your workflows.
How long until something is live?
It depends on the tool and the systems it draws from, so we confirm a timeline with the fixed price before we start. Products are designed to be live on your data in weeks, not years.
Who owns what?
You own your data, and the Tech Strategy report is yours to keep whatever you decide. The software we build is licensed to you, and we host, support and improve it.
How is it priced?
The diagnostic conversation is free. Tech Strategy is a fixed-price assessment. Builds are priced against an itemised scope and agreed before we start, never on a day rate. After that there is a licence that covers hosting, support and improvements.
What do you need from our team?
Time with the people who run the work, mainly at the start, and access to the systems and spreadsheets involved. We work with your IT team and suppliers, never around them.
Can you connect to our system?
Usually, but every operation is set up individually. We confirm exactly what connects, and how, in the diagnostic conversation.
Find out where your margin is going.
Tell us which systems you run and which jobs take longest each week. We'll come back with where we'd start and what it could be worth.