Written scope and responsibilities
We document deliverables, responsibilities, dependencies, review points and exclusions before production begins, so every participant works from the same agreed scope.
Web Applications & Dashboards
Web App Development for Smarter Business Workflows
We design internal tools around the decisions and tasks teams perform daily.
NovaCraft maps roles, data, actions and integrations before designing, building and testing web applications that support real operational workflows.
- Application Design
- Dashboards & Reporting
- Roles & Permissions
- Web application design
- Dashboard and reporting interfaces
- Admin panels
- Role-based access control
- API design and integration
- Data visualisation
- Authentication and security
- Performance at scale
- Automated workflows
- Ongoing support
What we can build
Web App Development Scope
These projects vary more than websites do. Scope, integrations and data volume change the work substantially, so we define all three before estimating.
Flows, screens and states for a web application, including the unglamorous parts: permissions, bulk actions, edge cases and what an empty account looks like on day one.
Interfaces that turn tables into something readable, with the right chart for each question and defaults that suit how the data is actually reviewed.
The internal side of a product: managing records, users, content and settings without needing a developer for routine changes.
Access designed deliberately, who sees what, who can change it, and what is recorded when they do.
Connecting the systems you already run, CRMs, payment providers, spreadsheets, internal databases, with sensible handling of failures and rate limits.
Replacing manual steps that are repeated daily, where the win is hours returned rather than a new feature.
Scheduled reports, filtered exports and shareable views, so people can get data out in the format the rest of their job needs.
For applications that were fine at a thousand records and are struggling at a million, finding where the time actually goes.
Our toolkit
Technology for Reliable Web Applications
Application choices are harder to reverse than website choices, so we make them against your data, your team and your expected growth rather than habit.
Front-End
Used for interfaces with real state to manage. TypeScript is not optional here, the compiler catches a class of bug that testing alone tends.
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
Data Visualisation
Used for charts, large sortable tables and virtualised lists that stay responsive with tens of thousands of rows.
- Recharts
- D3
- TanStack Table
Back-End and Data
Used for application logic, schema design, queries and the interfaces other systems talk to.
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- REST
- GraphQL
Authentication and Hosting
Used for sign-in, sessions, role checks and deployment, with environments separated so nothing is tested in production.
- Auth.js
- Vercel
- AWS
Quality
Used for end-to-end tests on critical flows, unit tests on logic, and error reporting once real people are using it.
- Playwright
- Vitest
- Sentry
Front-End ยท Used for interfaces with real state to manage. TypeScript is not optional here, the compiler catches a class of bug that testing alone tends.
Who this suits
Need a Web App for Your Workflow?
Teams Outgrowing Spreadsheets
Where the shared sheet has become the system of record, and version conflicts are now a weekly cost.
SaaS Products
Customer-facing applications that need a considered interface, clear onboarding and billing that works.
Operations and Logistics
Businesses coordinating jobs, stock, people or deliveries where timing and status visibility drive the day.
Client Portals
Giving your customers a place to see their own data, documents and progress without emailing to ask.
Reporting for Leadership
Where numbers exist in five systems and someone spends a day each month assembling them by hand.
Products That Slowed Down
Applications that worked at launch and now take seconds per screen as the data has grown.
What you receive
What the Web App Project Delivers
Scope drives the list. A typical application project may include:
- Requirements and scope document
- Data model and schema design
- User flows and role definitions
- Wireframes and interface designs
- Interactive prototype
- Front-end application build
- Back-end, API and database work
- Third-party integrations
- Authentication and permissions
- Automated tests on critical flows
- Staging environment for review
- Deployment and environment configuration
- Error monitoring setup
- Technical documentation and handover
- Source code in your own repository
- Optional maintenance and support plan
Client project management
How we manage web apps & dashboards projects
The delivery method stays visible to both teams. Scope, responsibilities, feedback, approvals and handover are documented from the start.
Step 01 Step 02 One shared project workspace
Files, notes, decisions, links and current priorities stay in one shared workspace, giving both teams a consistent source of project information.
Step 03 Weekly status and next actions
Each week we record completed work, current tasks, blockers, decisions required and the next review point, keeping progress visible without constant meetings.
Step 04 Structured feedback and approvals
Feedback is consolidated by the client decision owner, reviewed against the agreed objective, then recorded before the next production stage begins.
Step 05 Documented scope changes
Requests outside the approved scope are documented with their impact on timing, effort and dependencies before either team commits to the change.
Step 06 QA, handover and next steps
Before handover, we review agreed acceptance criteria, test required journeys, document remaining actions and confirm ownership for launch or ongoing support.
Working instructions
What we agree with the client at kickoff
- Nominate one client decision owner for consolidated approvals.
- Share required access, brand assets and source material before the relevant stage begins.
- Return consolidated feedback against the agreed review date whenever possible.
- Use the shared workspace for decisions so important context is not split across channels.
- Raise blockers and changing priorities early so timeline or scope impact can be reviewed before work continues.
Frequently asked questions
Web Apps & Dashboards questions we are asked most
A website mainly presents information. A web application does work, it holds accounts, stores and changes data, enforces permissions and produces results based on what a user does. Applications need a data model, a back end and testing, which is why they are scoped and priced differently.
Often, yes. We can add to an existing codebase, build a new interface over an existing database, or integrate with systems through their APIs. We start with a review, because sometimes extending is cheaper and sometimes replacing is.
A focused internal tool or dashboard can take four to eight weeks. A full product with accounts, billing and multiple roles usually runs three months or more. The number of integrations tends to affect the timeline more than the number of screens.
You do. Work is committed to a repository you own, deployed to accounts in your name. There is no dependency on us to keep the application running.
That is the intention. We use mainstream technologies rather than anything exotic, document setup and architecture, and can run a handover with your developers. We are also happy to maintain it ourselves if you would rather.
Permission checks are enforced on the server, not just hidden in the interface. Secrets stay in environment configuration and never in the front end. Environments are separated, dependencies are kept current, and access is limited to what each role needs. For regulated data we will tell you plainly what is and is not within our scope.
That depends on decisions made early, which is why we ask about expected volume during scoping. Pagination, indexing, query design and virtualised tables are planned in rather than added after a slowdown.
Yes, and it is common. We begin with an assessment of the existing code, dependencies and data, then give you an honest view of what can be built on and what needs replacing before we quote the work.
Start with the workflow
Tell us what your team is doing by hand
The best custom tools usually replace something tedious that happens every week. Those are the projects worth building, and they are easy to scope once we understand the current process.
Describe how it works today, where it breaks, and what you wish it did instead.
Clear scope. Your code, your accounts. An honest view of what it will take.