Software development & consultancy
Bespoke business software, connected workflows and help choosing existing tools. We work with the people doing the job, from understanding the problem to putting the software into use.
Talk it throughWho this helps
Perhaps staff have to check several places to find out what is happening with a job. Perhaps a spreadsheet has become central to the operation, or you have found software but need help deciding whether it fits. We help business owners and teams work through those choices and put the agreed approach into practice.
The work itself
The starting point is the job your team needs to do. We can build a tool for it, improve how existing systems work together or help you choose and introduce software that already exists.
A shared online system can bring job records, customer information, documents and billing into one place. Try the software as it takes shape: we build working versions around real examples from your business, then use your team’s feedback to improve them. Our logistics project shows how this works in a busy office.
When information has to be copied or passed on by hand, we look at where it starts, who needs it and what happens next. We can connect existing systems and automate suitable steps, with the checks and access your team needs agreed as part of the work.
Tell us what you need the software to do. We’ll help you compare suitable options and work through the practical steps of introducing your choice, including supplier conversations, access and onboarding. For a cost consultancy, that meant introducing existing AI measurement software.
How we work together
You bring the business context and the people who will use the software. We handle the technical work. Before paid work begins, we agree what we’ll do and what it will cost. We also discuss the handover, support and further improvements the work will need.
A casual call or email is enough to begin. Tell us about a job, a repeated task or a software decision. We can then agree what needs a closer look, who should be involved and the scope and fees for any paid work.
For development, your team tries working versions against real examples. For a software choice, we help evaluate the options and introduce the chosen tool. The people who will use it help shape the work throughout.
Everyday use brings questions that a demonstration can miss. We agree what handover and support will involve, then work through feedback and any further changes within the agreed scope.
Examples from our work
We help you choose software as well as build it. For a London cost consultancy, we helped evaluate and introduce an existing measurement tool. For a logistics business in South East England, we built a shared system for jobs, paperwork and billing.
Before OKII
Job details spread across emails, paperwork, spreadsheets and separate software.
After OKII
One place to follow a job, check its documents and work through billing.
Transport and logistics · South East England
A shared office system linking jobs, records, documents and billing.
Read the case studyBefore OKII
Preparing quantities for project pricing involved extensive manual measurement inputs.
After OKII
The client reported quicker preparation of project quantities and more accurate outputs.
Cost consultancy · London
AI tool selection, due diligence and support introducing the chosen software.
Read the case studyCost consultancy · London
We helped a cost consultancy compare AI measurement tools, arrange due diligence and introduce the chosen software. Their director described the change in preparing project quantities:
“…vastly reduced the time required to generate project quantities information allowing the team to produce outputs quickly and with a higher degree of accuracy.”
Yes. Tell us what the software needs to do, what you already use and where the difficulties are. We can help compare an existing product, a bespoke tool or changes to the current setup, considering the fit, cost and work involved in introducing it.
We start by understanding the tools and processes you have. The right approach may involve connecting existing tools, building something new or simplifying a step. We agree that from the needs of the work.
Only where it is useful. Connected records, clearer workflows and straightforward automation can make a difference on their own. We choose the approach around the job it needs to do.
We need people who understand the operation to show us the work and give feedback. We agree who needs to be involved and what that looks like as part of the scope.
We discuss the information involved, who needs access and how it should be handled before building. Please do not include sensitive business records in the first enquiry.
That depends on the workflow, the systems involved and the scope of the change. We’ll talk those through and agree the work and fees before starting, rather than give you a figure without understanding the operation.
We discuss handover, support and ongoing improvement as part of the engagement. Our logistics work is an example of a system continuing to evolve through use and direct feedback.
Start a conversation
A casual call or email is a good place to start. Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll work out a useful next step together.
