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Existing software

Move forward with the software you have.

Your product may need a new feature, a faster workflow, a provider integration or a repair that has waited too long. Aptenova starts with the existing system and the change you need, then works out a practical next release.

Your existing product can work better.

A focused change can bring an awkward workflow together. Compare a report request spread across tools with a reviewable flow inside the product.

Scattered across tools

Requests live in different places. Context gets lost.
Work moves slower.

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Product team Monthly report

Please prepare the monthly report.

OperationsAccess request

We need access for a new team member.

Customer successFeedback from a customer

Sharing a few notes from the call.

IT supportIntegration question

Is there an update on this?

Monthly reports.xlsx
Requests tracked separately in a spreadsheet
RequestSourceStatus
2Report exportEmailIn review
3Access to reportsFeedbackIn review
4Additional fieldsEmailIn review
5Monthly reportFeedbackIn review
6Scheduled reportEmailIn review
7Data validationFeedbackDone
8Update documentationEmailDone
9Report previewFeedbackDone

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Customer call notes

Key points

  • A simpler way to follow progress
  • Asked about reporting
  • Notes to share with the team

One connected workflow

Requests, context and progress in one place.
Everyone knows what’s next.

Reports & requests

Select a requestShared workspace
New request3
In progress2
Complete3

Request details

Monthly reportCustomer request

A clear route from existing data to a reviewable report.

Source: Current product recordsNext: Review and export

Illustrative workflow. Your process sets the requirements.

Understand before changing

Review the relevant code, current behavior and deployment process. Identify the constraints and dependencies that will affect the proposed change.

Define a focused release

Add a feature, improve an interface or repair an integration. For a slow system, measure the affected requests and database queries before choosing changes to indexes, data access or background work.

Protect the working parts

Check the important flows around the change: business rules, permissions, data and external services. Make release notes and the remaining work understandable at handover.

A new integration without losing the current workflow.

The starting point

Your application works with one provider. Adding a second service means understanding undocumented assumptions in the current flow.

A possible solution

The existing behavior is established first. The new connection is added with explicit data mapping, error handling and checks for both workflows.

Related work from our own products:

Explore a product built around external service integration

What the work
can include.

Share what the application does, what needs to change and any known errors or constraints. We can discuss the access needed for a focused review and the likely next step.

  • A review of the relevant system and constraints
  • A defined change with acceptance criteria
  • Regression checks around the affected workflows
  • Deployment guidance and any remaining technical priorities

What shapes the scope

Existing code, test coverage, database structure and deployment constraints affect the estimate. When a dependency needs investigation, agree that review as a bounded step before committing to the larger change.

Planning an AI feature for an existing product?

What would you like to build or improve?

Tell us what you have, what needs to change and who it should help. We will clarify the open questions and a possible first step before any development is agreed.

Discuss your existing product