Question 1

How long does a project usually take?

Accepted Answer

It depends on what you need, but typically a well-considered website or app will take around twelve to sixteen weeks for an MVP. Some projects extend and we have some clients who have successful products that we have been developing for over ten years. Equally, a discrete Proof of Concept may take one month.

Question 2

How do you kick things off?

Accepted Answer

By getting everyone in the room, ideally in person (although not always possible), in a kick-off workshop where we build consensus and relationships and agree the priorities. We have tried and tested workshop formats that help us extract and discuss what is important to the business and your customers.

Question 3

Can you support us after the launch?

Accepted Answer

All successful digital products require ongoing TLC so the answer is yes. Some clients have monthly retainers which allow us to keep software updated and secure and others have retained team models where we continue to build out new features and develop their roadmaps. In some cases we even help our clients to build their own in-house teams and support them throughout the recruitment process.

Question 4

What technologies do you like to use?

Accepted Answer

We like to think of ourselves as tech-agnostic, and are firm believers in the right tool for the right job. We subscribe to a composable architecture point of view, and we also have our preferences. We love Ruby on Rails, as a framework that allows us to build out backends quickly and efficiently. We also favour the javascript framework React, but also feel at home in other languages. With AI coding assistants, we have found that an experienced software engineer is able to work with most modern languages.

Question 5

Do you provide SEO services?

Accepted Answer

No, but we have close relationships with some of the very best SEO agencies and can make introductions based on project suitability.

Question 6

What is the typical budget range for a project?

Accepted Answer

We have tools to help you understand what's important for your product, and with over 20 years experience in building digital solutions, we can provide guidance on budgeting.

Question 7

What does a typical project team look like at Kyan? Who will we actually be working with?

Accepted Answer

One of the advantages of working with an agency like Kyan is that we have all the disciplines needed to deliver a successful product, all working under one roof. A typical project team would be made up of a Product Manager, a UX/Product Designer, a Front-end Engineer, a Back-end Engineer and a QA Engineer, all used to working closely together.

Question 8

Can you work with our in-house team or existing partners (designers, devs, agencies)?

Accepted Answer

We are well versed in working alongside other agencies and experts in their field. Some of our most successful partnerships have been working with internal product and tech teams, who are often too stuck in the day to day to be able to work on new initiatives or features.

Question 9

Do you only work with big brands, or do you take on startups and scaleups too?

Accepted Answer

We love to work with a range of different sized organisations and can bring the learnings of both sides to our project work, from the speed and pragmatism of a startup to the governance and process of a larger organisation.

Question 10

What exactly does a digital product agency do and how is it different from a digital agency?

Accepted Answer

A digital product agency focuses on creating things people actually use like apps, platforms, tools, and systems that solve real problems. We go deep into strategy, UX design, engineering and how a product behaves in the real world. A standard digital agency often specialises in marketing websites, campaigns, content and comms. A digital product agency builds the experiences people rely on every day; the app you check on your phone, the platform your team uses to do their job, or the system that powers your service.

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