Agentic SDLC for software SMEs
Most SME engineering teams have a copilot in every editor and a productivity number that barely moved. The tools work. The methodology around them was built for a world where a developer typed every line, and that is where the work sits now.
Where the bottleneck actually moved
When an agent ships a feature in an afternoon, typing speed stops being the constraint. The pressure climbs upstream, to how requirements get formed, how work gets reviewed, and how QA keeps pace. A rollout that only trains developers pours effort into the one step that already runs fast.
That is why a copilot lands a real but modest gain and then flattens. The ceiling sits in the process around the tool, and you reach it inside a quarter or two.
We level up the whole R&D org
Product, spec, build, review and QA change together. Engineers learn to drive and review agents. POs and PMs learn to author specs and run the requirement interview that pulls intent out of a conversation and into a reviewable document. QA moves upstream and writes the acceptance criteria the work is checked against, before the build rather than after it.
Engagements are scoped by R&D head-count, because the whole organisation is in the room, not a set of developer seats.
Sized for an SME, not a transformation programme
Start with a two-week diagnostic: a quantified baseline, a five-pillar read of where you stand, and a 90-day plan that survives an owner or board review. From CHF 15k, and it pays for itself the first time it stops you funding a pilot that would have stalled.
If it stacks up, a Code Factory Build runs the methodology with a lead team on one real product, then your trained leads carry it to the rest. Fixed fee, instalment-friendly, and your team owns the system at the end. No open-ended programme, no vendor who has to stay.
What you walk away with
A working factory your team runs without me, a measured change in cycle time and review time inside the first 90 days, and a baseline you can hold future quarters against. Numbers you can put in front of a board, not anecdotes.
Common questions
What does it cost?
An SDLC diagnostic runs CHF 15-25k. A Code Factory Build starts at CHF 40k and is scoped by R&D head-count, fixed and instalment-friendly. For the whole org, the R&D Operating Model starts at CHF 50k by head-count; a legacy core goes to Legacy Migration, from CHF 60k per context after a CHF 15-25k scoping. A one-day strategy session to test the fit starts at CHF 3k and is creditable against a follow-on engagement. Prices exclude VAT.
Will my engineers lose their jobs?
No. The role shifts toward setting direction, reviewing trade-offs, and deciding when generated work is good enough to ship. The work changes shape; the responsibility stays with the engineer. Coaching that through is part of the engagement.
Do you work remotely?
Mostly, yes. The lead-team kickoff often runs better in person; the rest, including the team-by-team rollout, runs remote. For groups with multiple sites, your trained leads carry the method to the other teams themselves.
We already use Copilot or Cursor. Does that go away?
No. Your existing tooling is the foundation this builds on. The engagement is about the methodology and adoption around it, which is where the org-wide gain lives.
Start with one call, then a diagnostic or a scoping.
We go through where your R&D org stands, which codebases are ready, and whether the programme or a single module is the right first step.