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The seven stages of building software that lasts

Great software is not written — it is understood, designed, built, tested and evolved. Here is how we think about the full lifecycle.

MAVEN Team·27 August 2026
The seven stages of building software that lasts

Beyond writing code

We do not simply take requirements and write code. Our process runs in seven deliberate stages.

01 Discover

We understand the business, its users, objectives and challenges.

02 Define

We translate the problem into clear technical and business requirements.

03 Design

We create the user experience, architecture and product structure.

04 Build

Our engineering team develops the solution using appropriate technologies.

05 Test

We test functionality, performance, security, usability and reliability.

06 Launch

We deploy the solution and make it available to its users.

07 Evolve

We monitor, maintain, improve and scale the product as requirements change.