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Legacy Application Rescue Sprint

A focused two-week sprint that makes an inherited codebase safe to work on again, with every risk documented candidly.

Timeline
10 working days
Price
₹24,999 incl. GST
Reference
NP-WEB-104
Ownership
Delivered into accounts you own

Overview

What this engagement is

When the original developer has moved on, even a routine release can feel like a gamble. We take the application you have inherited and restore control: running it locally, pinning dependency versions, adding a smoke test suite, removing credentials committed to the repository and documenting exactly how a change reaches production. Alongside this you receive a candid view of what is worth keeping and what warrants a rewrite, with cost ranges for each. We recommend a rewrite only when the evidence justifies it.

Deliverables

What you receive

7 items
  • Reliable containerised local development environment, with a written guide
  • Audit of dependency and framework versions with a clear upgrade path
  • Smoke test suite covering login and the five most critical user journeys
  • Secrets removed from version control and moved into environment configuration
  • End-to-end documentation of the deployment process, including rollback
  • Risk register with severity, effort and estimated cost for every item
  • Recorded architecture walkthrough for your team

Outcomes

What changes once it ships

Your team can run and modify the application with confidence

Security gaps hiding in plain sight are closed promptly

A rebuild decision grounded in evidence rather than frustration

Process

How the 4 stages run

  1. Inventory

    We study the codebase, the database and any existing deployment setup

  2. Stabilise

    Local setup, dependency pinning and smoke tests are prioritised first

  3. Document

    Architecture, data flows and deployment are written up in plain language

  4. Report

    A risk register and recommendation ready to present to budget holders

A strong fit for

  • Organisations whose original developer or agency is no longer available
  • Applications running on framework versions that are past end of life
  • Founders weighing up whether to maintain or rebuild

What we need from you

  • Full repository access and credentials for production or staging
  • An hour with anyone who recalls why key decisions were made
  • Database access, or a sanitised dump we can restore

You share these through the brief that opens in your client dashboard once payment is confirmed. The timeline starts when they arrive.

Answers

Questions about this engagement

The report will say so plainly, supported by figures. If the scope needs to change, we raise it early rather than at the end.
The most widely used server-side languages and frameworks. Share your stack at checkout and we will confirm suitability before accepting the order.
Only those that block the smoke tests. Wider fixes are quoted once the risk register is complete.

This is a digital service — nothing is shipped. Work is delivered to the timeline above, into systems you control, and our refund terms explain what happens if a date is missed.

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