Unexplained annual stock loss
- Before
- £13,400
- Now
- Near zero
Making margin visible in a four-store grocery chain
Four stores, stock counted on paper, and £13,400 a year going missing that nobody could account for.
Retail11 weeks
Bespoke software you cannot buy off the shelf
We build for UK businesses whose process no product fits. Integrations between the systems you already run, internal platforms that replace the spreadsheets an operation depends on, bespoke CRMs, and web applications your team works in daily.
From £10,000
Most projects land between £15,000 and £55,000. Fixed price against a written scope.
We reply within one working day. If software is the wrong answer, or a product already covers what you need, we will tell you that instead.
Monday reconciliation
- Before
- 7 hrs
- Now
- 20 min
The work people are still doing by hand
Someone re-types the same data every morning
Orders leave one system and are keyed into another by hand. It works, it takes an hour a day, and nobody has had time to stop and fix it.
A spreadsheet holds the operation together
One person built it, it has been copied and adapted for years, and that person is the only one who fully understands what it does.
Two systems disagree and you find out late
The accounts package says one thing and the sales channel says another. The gap surfaces at month end, when correcting it is expensive.
The report the business runs on takes a day
Someone pulls exports from three places and assembles them by hand, so the number everyone plans against is always a week old.
Each one is a process that outgrew the tools it was built on, which is the work we take.
Three systems, and what measurably changed
All case studies
Time per reporting cycle
- Before
- 2 to 3 weeks
- Now
- Hours
A two-week compliance process, automated to hours
Two or three people spent two to three weeks per cycle pulling records and assembling the same documents by hand.
Manufacturing9 weeks
Systems used to run deliveries
- Before
- 11 chats, 4 sheets
- Now
- One platform
Eleven WhatsApp groups, one platform
Deliveries were coordinated across eleven chat groups and four spreadsheets, with vehicles tracked by magnets on a wall map.
Wholesale14 weeks
Full write-ups, with what we got wrong and what the numbers do not prove, are on each case study page. Nothing is behind a form.
What it costs, before you ask
Most software companies will not put a number on a page. It is the thing buyers say they want most, so here is ours, by the shape of the work rather than by the hour.
Every project is quoted fixed price against a written scope. Changes are quoted separately rather than absorbed quietly, which keeps both sides honest about what was agreed.
How we arrive at a priceConnectOne integration, or one focused tool
Stock and orders kept in step between an accounts package and a sales channel.
£10,000 to £25,000
Typically 4 to 8 weeks
PlatformAn internal platform, bespoke CRM or client portal
The workbook an operation depends on, rebuilt as something several people can use at once, with the reporting leadership asks for every month arriving finished.
£25,000 to £55,000
Typically 8 to 16 weeks
ProgrammeA multi-part system, or a legacy replacement in stages
A system your team and your clients both log into, or an ageing one retired gradually while the business keeps trading.
£55,000 upward
Typically 3 to 6 months
Larger programme work is quoted individually. These are typical ranges rather than a price list, and the written quote is what counts.
How a project actually runs
Week 0
A call, then a written view
Half an hour on the phone about what is not working, then a written view of what we would build and what it would cost.
Weeks 1 to 2
Time inside the business
We watch the real work before writing anything. Software built only from a brief is the kind nobody ends up using.
Week 2
Scope and fixed price
A written scope and a fixed price. Anything added later is quoted separately.
Weeks 3 onward
Build, with the work visible
Working software every week, so there is no big reveal at the end.
Final two weeks
Handover while we are still there
Your team uses the system for the last fortnight while we are still there to change it.
Five kinds of work, and they overlap
All servicesBespoke software development
Custom systems for the work no off-the-shelf product does properly, built around your process rather than around a template.
Software integration
Connecting the software you already own, so the person who copies data between two screens can stop.
Bespoke CRM
A CRM shaped around your pipeline, for companies whose process the mainstream products cannot represent.
Bespoke web applications
Browser-based systems your team or your clients log into daily, built for the work rather than for a demo.
Legacy software modernisation
Replacing software that still works but is holding the business back, in stages, without a shutdown.
Questions people ask before they enquire
What does WAZRDOF Group do?
We build custom software for UK businesses. Mostly that means connecting systems that were never designed to talk to each other, replacing spreadsheets an operation depends on, and building internal platforms for processes no product covers properly.
How much does a project cost?
Most projects land between £15,000 and £55,000, fixed price against a written scope. One integration or one focused tool is £10,000 to £25,000 over four to eight weeks. An internal platform, bespoke CRM or client portal is £25,000 to £55,000. Larger programme work is quoted individually. If you would rather find out what you need before committing to a build, start with an Operations Review. It is free, and the written document it ends in is yours either way.
Should we build or buy?
Buy, most of the time. If a product covers your requirement, buying it is cheaper than building and we will tell you which one to look at. Building earns its cost when the process is genuinely yours, when products only get part of the way and the gap is the important part, or when the integration work needed to make a product fit costs more than the build.
How long does a project take?
A focused tool takes four to eight weeks. A larger platform takes three to six months. The first fortnight is spent watching how the work is done now, before anything is written.
Who owns what you build?
You do, from day one. You get the system, everything needed to run it and the documentation, and you can hand all of it to another company at any point without asking us.
Who handles security?
We do, as part of the build. Access set by role, a record of who changed what, and a security review before anything goes live are in every project rather than quoted separately. What does not stop at launch is security updates: the software underneath any system has fixes released for it all the time, and applying them is what monthly support covers.
Where are you based?
London, United Kingdom. We work with UK businesses and quote in sterling, and one project manager is your contact from the first call through to handover.
What happens once you get in touch
1
We read it ourselves
A person reads every enquiry. Your project manager replies within one working day and stays your contact through to handover.
2
Half an hour on the process
If it looks like a fit, we book a short call to understand how the work is done now, before anyone talks about software.
3
A written scope and a price
You get both before anyone commits to anything. If we think you should buy a product instead, that is what the reply says.
No sales sequence follows. If we are not the right people for the job we will say so and, where we can, name someone who is.
Tell us what is not working
Describe the process that is costing you time, which systems are involved, and what you have already tried. You will get a written reply with a price range, or a reason we think you should not build anything.