Timeline guide
How long does it take to build software, a website or an app?
Real timelines from projects TWS has delivered, what usually delays a project and how to start using it before everything is ready.
Short answer
- Websites: 7 days in our case studies.
- Systems: 20 to 45 days in our case studies; bigger projects can take up to 3 months.
- Online store: C-Book took 30 days of development.
- With delivery in parts, you start using it before the whole system is ready.
Real timelines from TWS projects
Development time of projects that are delivered and in use:
- Websites for Electrica Engenharia, Xanadu Ceará and Sir Medeiros: 7 days each.
- FinançaFácil, a financial management platform: 20 days.
- Bioflorestas, a platform for buying and selling forests: 30 days.
- C-Book, an e-book store with auditable prize draws: 30 days.
- Fluimed, a system for a network of 63 clinics and labs: first version live in 45 days.
What makes a project take longer
It is almost never the coding. What delays things most:
- Decisions left for later, such as pricing rules, permissions or approval flows.
- Copy, photos and data that take a while to arrive.
- Integrations that depend on another company granting access.
- Changing the scope midway, instead of leaving the new idea for the next delivery.
- For apps, the Apple and Google store review before publishing.
Delivery in parts: use it before it is finished
Instead of waiting for the whole system, TWS delivers module by module. The first module goes into use, the team tests it day to day, and adjustments come in the next deliveries.
That way the total timeline weighs less: the business already saves time with the first part while the rest is being built.
The four steps, from the first chat to the system live
- Conversation: TWS understands how your business works today.
- Proposal: the plan in writing, with what will be done, in what order, how long it takes and how much it costs.
- Building: TWS builds in parts and you follow every delivery.
- Live: the system goes into use, and TWS keeps maintaining and evolving it.
01How long does it take to build a website?
The websites in our case studies were ready in 7 days. Your timeline is in the proposal.
02How long does it take to build custom software?
The systems in our case studies were ready in 20 to 45 days; bigger projects can take up to 3 months. With delivery in parts, you start using it sooner.
03How long does it take to build an app?
It depends on the screens and the integrations. A web app, which opens in the browser and installs on the phone, does not depend on the app store review.
04Can it be done faster?
Yes, when decisions and materials arrive early and the project starts with the most important module. A ready-made platform from the TWS Store also shortens the path.
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