Technical IT Consulting
Pre-project analysis, system design and websites without WordPress
Research, discovery workshops, requirements, technology selection and specification ahead of a project's start, plus a maintenance plan covering the period after launch. For AI and data systems, web applications and e-commerce. Also fast websites and product catalogues without WordPress.
What this covers: Web and Software Architecture Design
Pre-project analysis and system design
Certain decisions in an IT project happen right at the beginning and prove extremely difficult to undo afterwards: the technology choice, integration with existing systems, the data model and the hosting location. A pre-project analysis lets those calls be made deliberately, before the budget gets locked in, and produces documents any team can build on.
- Pre-project research and discovery workshops: market and technical feasibility, a survey of existing solutions with several off-the-shelf products to weigh up, and on that ground a decision between building in-house and buying.
- Requirements engineering: workshops and interviews with the future users of the system, process mapping, user roles, functional and non-functional requirements captured as user stories, MoSCoW priorities, success metrics (KPIs) and the scope of the first version (MVP).
- Product and system architecture design: architecture, data model, integrations, hosting and security, written up so non-technical readers can follow as well.
- Technology stack analysis: frameworks, platforms and services, together with CI/CD processes and procedures, checked against the project's constraints, with the reasoning documented.
- Software requirements specification: a document from which the BeGiga team or any other contractor can price the work and begin delivery.
- Maintenance and development scenarios: who updates the system after launch and in what way, how monitoring will work, expected running costs and the cadence at which new versions should ship.
An IT project seldom finishes on the day it launches. A live system calls for updates, fixes and continued development, while users soon surface needs that planning never anticipated. For that reason the analysis also addresses how the work carries on after the start. BeGiga sets out the possible ways of working on the product and helps choose the one that fits the team and budget. An agile approach, such as Scrum with short sprints, works when requirements will keep changing. Kanban, with a continuous flow of tasks, suits development and maintenance, and Rapid Application Development suits projects where a quick prototype and frequent feedback from users matter most. With a fixed scope, a waterfall model can make sense, and single-person projects do fine with a simple task board and regular priority reviews.
What kinds of projects the analysis covers
AI systems, data processing and computing infrastructure
For systems built on image and video analysis or large language models, the analysis covers new products as well as extending ones already running: adding a model to an existing application, a new pipeline feeding a data warehouse, or moving computation from the cloud to an in-house GPU server and back. It answers the questions that decide whether such a project succeeds: whether the available data is sufficient and of suitable quality, where models ought to run and whether data may leave the organisation, whether an API-based model or a locally hosted one will perform better, how result quality will be measured and what everything will cost to run. It also checks whether the project needs a full pipeline, or whether process automation built on the LLM's standard tools, such as skills, is enough. For the services that can follow from this analysis, see the page on AI projects, MLOps and document analysis.
Websites, web applications and e-commerce
For web projects the analysis supports the choice between a ready-made content management system and a bespoke solution, according to how often content will change and who will be changing it, and it shapes the design, hosting and maintenance plans. In e-commerce it spans the platform decision, integrations with wholesalers, warehouses and accounting, and the question of whether the current store deserves further development or a move to another platform. For store builds and migrations, see the PrestaShop stores page, while evaluating an existing store is part of our e-commerce audit service.
BeGiga also delivers backend projects in PHP and TypeScript: APIs, integrations between systems and application business logic.
Regardless of the project, the outcome is two or three realistic options with costs, risks and a justified recommendation.
Websites without WordPress: company sites, catalogues and animation
A full content management system is not a must for every website. A company site consisting of a handful of pages, a portfolio, a landing page or a single-offer page may instead be generated statically: the content sits in plain files and the server hands out ready-made HTML pages. A site like this loads fast, requires no plugin updates and presents attackers with considerably fewer entry points. For the pros and cons of both approaches, read static site generators or WordPress.
The same approach serves product catalogues for companies looking to showcase their range and gather enquiries without a cart or online payments. Content management is stripped down to the minimum: updating a product or price comes down to editing a plain file or spreadsheet from which the catalogue regenerates automatically. To see how database-free websites work, what to edit their content with and where they make sense, read no-database websites.
A category of its own is artistic and animated websites featuring moving backgrounds, 3D effects or WebGL animation. Such effects are easily pushed too far, ending in a page that takes seconds to load and drains a phone's battery, so the project covers both the visual side and its optimisation. We build advanced front-end solutions, including WebGL animations that run smoothly on mobile devices too. One example is our own app, GigaBackground, an animated WebGL background generator.
How pre-project analysis runs
- Discovery workshops. Goals, users, constraints and the KPIs that will show whether the project has succeeded.
- Options. Two or three feasible approaches with costs, risks and trade-offs.
- Design and specification. The selected option documented in architecture diagrams, a requirements specification and a delivery plan following the chosen methodology.
- Handover or delivery. A walkthrough for the client's team or contractor, or delivery carried out by BeGiga.
- Maintenance and development. New versions, fixes and monitoring in line with the scenario settled during the analysis.
FAQ: Web and Software Architecture Design
When is it worth commissioning a pre-project analysis?
Best before picking a contractor and fixing a budget: at the idea stage, while comparing quotes, or once the current system stops coping and the call between extending and replacing it has to be made. Revising a decision at the design stage costs hours; after launch it may cost months of work.
What is a software requirements specification?
A document setting out what the system has to do and in what conditions: features, users and their roles, integrations, performance and security requirements, plus acceptance criteria. It enables comparable quotes from multiple contractors and keeps them accountable to a clearly defined scope.
Which project methodology should we choose?
That hinges on team size, budget and how clearly the scope is understood. Scrum with short sprints fits when requirements are expected to shift, Kanban works for continuous development and maintenance, while single-person projects get by with a simplified task board and recurring priority reviews. Where the scope is fixed, as in a tender, a waterfall model can make sense, and when a quick prototype matters most, Rapid Application Development. Choosing the methodology is part of the analysis.
Can we start with an MVP?
Yes, and frequently that is the smartest way to begin. The analysis draws a line between what the first version truly needs and what can be postponed, so the product lands in front of users earlier and later features grow out of their actual needs.
Does BeGiga also build what it designs?
Yes, fullstack application development belongs to the offer. A design still carries value by itself and creates no tie between client and contractor: many clients pass the specification to an in-house team or attach it to a request for proposals.
Does BeGiga also work with WordPress?
Yes. For new sites that require neither an elaborate admin panel nor numerous plugins, BeGiga often suggests lighter alternatives such as statically generated sites. These load faster, demand no plugin updates and expose far fewer weak points to attackers.
