Business software
Rigour
Equipment records with inspection status, search, location filters and record details.
View RigourBespoke database development.
A bespoke database brings business information into one system built around the records, relationships and processes the team actually uses.
Custom database development is useful when a clearly defined process no longer fits the tools used to manage it.
Tell us about your projectWhat a bespoke database can replace
A database can help when information has become fragmented, repeated or difficult to follow. It is not a reason to replace every spreadsheet: the value comes when one agreed system makes an established process clearer.
- Multiple spreadsheets maintained by different people
- Shared documents that are difficult to keep consistent
- Important information spread across email threads
- Separate customer, project or supplier lists
- Manual status tracking that depends on individual updates
What the system can hold
The structure follows the information the business needs, rather than forcing every record into one long list.
The records you manage
Customer, project, supplier and product records can sit together, with the relationships between them kept clear.
The way people find information
Forms, search and filters help users add, update and find the right records without navigating a spreadsheet structure.
The controls around the work
Controlled user access, status tracking, document links or uploads where required, and exports can support the agreed process.
How a project is agreed
01
Understand the existing process
Review how the work is managed now and where information moves between people or tools.
02
Identify what information matters
Define the records, fields and relationships the team needs to use and trust.
03
Define the workflow
Set out how records are created, updated, searched and moved through each relevant status.
04
Agree the scope
Confirm the screens, access, functions and responsibilities before the build starts.
05
Build and review in stages
Share working sections for review so decisions can be checked against the agreed process.
06
Test before use
Check the records, permissions and main workflows before the system is prepared for use.
Worked example: Rigour
Rigour is our own demonstration of the type of database system ALTER can build. It links equipment records, locations, documents and status information in one searchable system.
Review the Rigour project or open the full demonstration.
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A database can form part of a wider piece of bespoke business software.
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