Services
What ABDK Consulting does
Six service areas covering the full arc of a software project, from initial strategy to live deployment and beyond.
Custom Software Development
Many businesses reach a point where off-the-shelf software stops fitting their processes. Products built for the general market require workarounds, manual steps or costly customisation that erodes the original benefit. Custom software is built to your exact requirements from the outset, without the compromises inherent in adapting a generic platform.
ABDK Consulting OÜ develops bespoke web applications and backend systems for business clients. We work from a written requirements document through interface design, development and structured testing to a deliverable that your team can operate and maintain. We use appropriate technology for each project rather than a fixed stack.
Typical engagements include: internal tooling and workflow automation, client-facing web portals, data processing pipelines and business-specific applications that do not have a satisfactory commercial equivalent.
What to expect
A written proposal defining scope, deliverables and timeline before any work begins. Regular progress check-ins during development. Full documentation and a structured handover to your team on completion.
IT Consulting & Strategy
Technology decisions made without independent analysis often favour familiar vendors, incumbent platforms or whichever option was presented most persuasively. An independent adviser with no commercial interest in the outcome can evaluate options on their actual merits and costs.
ABDK Consulting OÜ provides advisory services on technology choices, platform selection, vendor evaluation and IT roadmap planning. We hold no partner or reseller agreements with any technology vendor. Our analysis is based on your organisation’s specific context, constraints and goals.
Typical engagements include: build-vs-buy assessments, technology selection for new projects, evaluation of vendor proposals, IT strategy documentation and input into internal decision-making processes.
What to expect
A structured assessment process, delivered as a written report or advisory document. We present options, trade-offs and a recommendation with the reasoning set out clearly. We do not implement the outcome unless separately engaged to do so.
Code Review & Quality Assurance
Software accumulated over time often contains risks that are not visible from the outside: security vulnerabilities, undocumented assumptions, performance issues under load, or structural problems that make future changes expensive. An external review by a party with no stake in the original work provides a cleaner assessment than an internal one.
ABDK Consulting OÜ conducts structured reviews of existing codebases. We examine the code for security exposures, performance characteristics, test coverage, dependency management and maintainability. Findings are prioritised so you can address the most significant issues first.
Typical engagements include: pre-acquisition technical due diligence, review of a codebase ahead of a major feature build, assessment of a system before scaling, and security-focused reviews prior to external exposure.
What to expect
A written report covering findings by category and severity, with specific references to the code and actionable recommendations. We do not fix the code during a review engagement unless separately commissioned.
System Architecture Design
The decisions made before a line of production code is written determine how well a system will perform, scale and adapt over time. Architecture designed under time pressure, or by a team focused primarily on delivery, often creates constraints that become expensive to work around later.
ABDK Consulting OÜ designs technical architectures for new systems and for the significant evolution of existing ones. This covers data models, service boundaries, communication patterns, infrastructure choices and the technology selections that underpin them. The output is a documented architecture that your development team can build to.
Typical engagements include: greenfield system design, decomposition of monolithic applications, architecture review and redesign ahead of scaling, and technical documentation for systems that currently exist only in developers’ heads.
What to expect
A written architecture document with diagrams, decisions and the reasoning behind them. The document is usable as input to your development team, procurement process or internal governance.
API Development & Integration
Most business software operates within a network of connected systems. APIs are the interfaces that allow these systems to exchange data reliably. Poorly designed or implemented integrations are a frequent source of data inconsistency, operational brittleness and security exposure.
ABDK Consulting OÜ builds RESTful and other APIs to expose system functionality to other applications or partners, and integrates client systems with third-party services including payment gateways, data providers, communication platforms and enterprise software. We design and implement the integration layer, including error handling, authentication and monitoring.
Typical engagements include: exposing internal systems via a documented API, integrating with a third-party payment or logistics provider, building data pipelines between systems and replacing point-to-point integrations with a coherent integration layer.
What to expect
A working, documented integration delivered to a specification agreed in advance. We provide documentation suitable for your development team to maintain and extend the integration after handover.
Technical Project Management
Development projects fail for a range of reasons, but a recurring pattern is the absence of someone who can translate between business requirements and technical execution. A product owner manages scope; a technical project manager manages the delivery of that scope in a way that the technical team can actually achieve it.
ABDK Consulting OÜ provides technical oversight for development projects where the client has development resources but needs experienced coordination. This covers milestone planning, progress tracking, technical risk identification, managing scope changes and reviewing the work produced by the development team for quality and alignment with requirements.
Typical engagements include: oversight of an outsourced development team, coordination of a mixed internal and external development effort, and providing technical governance for a project where no one currently plays that role.
What to expect
Regular written progress reports, structured escalation of risks and issues, and a clear record of decisions and scope changes throughout the engagement. We do not write production code in this role unless separately engaged.
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