Overview
What does Envision 360 do?
We design and build software that removes manual work and makes customer experiences smoother. That includes mobile apps, web applications, and the connections between the tools you already use. If you are starting from an idea, we help shape it into a simple, testable product. If you have something in progress, we stabilize it and keep moving.
Typical results: faster onboarding, fewer spreadsheets, fewer status emails, cleaner data across systems, and a release plan that your team can actually follow.
Clients are usually founders or operations leaders at small and midsize organizations. No technical background required — we explain options in plain language and recommend the shortest path to value.
How we work
How do projects run day to day?
- Kickoff: we agree on goals, must-haves, timeline, budget range, and what must integrate with what. We write this down in one page you can share.
- Design first: a clickable prototype shows screens and flows before code. Cheaper to change now than later.
- Short releases: weekly or bi-weekly demos, no surprises. We ship a thin slice that works end-to-end.
- One channel: one shared board for notes, tasks, and status, plus a weekly summary. No scattered chats.
- Access & ownership: code and cloud accounts live under your organization. We document decisions and hand-off clearly.
Success check-ins: we track 2–3 simple metrics (e.g., time to complete a task, number of support emails, conversion on a key step) so you can see progress beyond “percent complete.”
Pricing & timelines
How much does it cost and how long does it take?
It depends on scope and integrations. These ranges help with planning:
- Focused MVP: 6–12 weeks for a first release with core flows. Often a mobile app plus a small admin or an internal web tool that replaces a spreadsheet.
- Integrated product: 3–6 months for multiple features and several third-party systems (payments, CRM, ERP, analytics, messaging).
Ways to price: a fixed scope when the plan is clear, or a monthly retainer when priorities will evolve. Both show weekly progress; both allow you to adjust.
Want a fast ballpark? Try the mobile app cost calculator or book a short call.
Budgeting
How should a founder plan a realistic budget?
- Start with a single outcome: define one job the product must do well (e.g., “collect and approve field reports in under 3 minutes”).
- Cut features that do not move the outcome: nice-to-haves go to a later release.
- Expect integration costs: connecting to CRM/ERP/payment APIs takes time for auth, error handling, and testing.
- Reserve 10–20% for launch & polish: real users surface small fixes that matter.
- Own your accounts: keep billing and credentials under your organization from day one.
Quick check: if everything is “must-have,” the budget and timeline will inflate. Trim until one path to value remains.
MVP & scope
What should be in an MVP and what can wait?
Include: the smallest set of screens to prove value end-to-end, basic analytics, and a way to collect feedback. If sign-in is required, use a standard provider.
Wait on: elaborate roles/permissions, complex exports, rare edge cases, custom dashboards, and heavy styling. These often slow teams without changing the outcome.
Example MVP: a service app that lets a field tech log a visit (photos + notes), pushes a summary to a customer, and creates a record in your CRM. That flow alone can cut hours of admin each week.
Integrations
Can you connect our tools? What’s the catch?
Yes. We regularly connect CRMs, ERPs, support tools, payments, and messaging so data moves without copy-paste. Common targets: Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft 365/SharePoint, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, ServiceNow, Zendesk, Zoho, Airtable, Monday.com, Twilio, Stripe, Adyen, and shipping via Shippo and major carriers.
- Reality check: vendor APIs are not all equal. Rate limits, data shapes, and auth rules vary. We plan for retries and clear error messages.
- No API? we can often build a safe connector or scheduled import/export to keep systems in sync.
- Data contracts: we document which fields map where so future changes are painless.
Security & compliance
How do you handle security, privacy, and data residency?
We design with security from the start: encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access, least-privilege permissions, rate limits, and audit logs. Code is scanned and peer-reviewed. Secrets never live in code or chat.
We follow PIPEDA in Canada, SOC 2 controls, HIPAA under a business associate agreement for health data, and PCI guidelines for payments.
Data residency: we can keep data in Canada or the United States. Backups follow the same region rules. We provide incident runbooks and monitoring so you know what is happening in production.
Access model: your team can see logs and metrics. We keep a clear trail of who can change what.
Ownership & IP
Who owns the code, designs, and infrastructure?
You do. Repositories, cloud accounts, design files, and third-party subscriptions are created under your organization. We grant our team access during the project and remove it at hand-off.
Licensing: we use reputable open-source libraries with sensible licenses or commercial tools you approve. A list of dependencies is included in the hand-off pack.
Technology explained
Which technologies do you use and why?
We choose tools based on stability, hiring availability, and long-term cost. On the web that often means React with TypeScript. For mobile, React Native or Flutter covers iOS and Android efficiently; native Swift/Kotlin is used when device-specific features need it. Back-end options include Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, Laravel, Rails, or Go. Data is usually PostgreSQL plus search/analytics where needed. Hosting is typically AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
If your company has standards, we align to them. We avoid rare stacks that make hiring difficult later.
Launch & hand-off
What happens at launch and after the first release?
- Cutover plan: when and how users move to the new system, what the fallback is, and who is on call.
- Training: short videos or a one-pager per role so people know exactly what to do.
- Stabilization: a window for fast fixes as real usage ramps up.
- Analytics: we confirm tracking works and dashboards reflect your success metrics.
- Handoff pack: credentials, diagrams, runbooks, deploy steps, dependency list, and next-step backlog.
Ongoing support
Do you offer ongoing support? What’s included?
Yes. Choose a response-time tier that matches your risk and traffic. Typical coverage includes monitoring, incident response, bug fixes, small improvements, dependency updates, and a monthly review with a short roadmap.
Owner tip: schedule 30–60 minutes each month to decide the next two or three improvements. Small, steady changes beat big rewrites.
Project rescue
Can you take over a project that is late or unstable?
We can. We run a short audit to identify risks and quick wins, stabilize the deployment pipeline, and set a 4–6 week plan that yields visible progress. You get clarity, not blame.
- Code review and dependency updates
- Test coverage on critical paths
- Performance and error monitoring
- Refactor hotspots that slow everyone down
Industries & locations
Who do you work with and where?
We support teams in insurance, logistics, healthcare, retail and ecommerce, manufacturing, field services, professional services, real estate, hospitality, and education across Canada and the United States.
Canada: Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Kitchener–Waterloo–Cambridge, Hamilton, Ottawa–Gatineau, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Moncton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria, Saskatoon, Regina, London, Windsor.
United States: New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC/Baltimore, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Minneapolis, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Denver, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego.
Getting started
How do we begin?
- Share context: outcome you want, who will use it, and which systems it must connect to.
- Short call: we confirm goals and pick the fastest path to a first release.
- Lightweight plan: scope, timeline, and budget range you can take to your team.
Contact us to book a time that works.
Glossary (plain English)
Plain-English terms you will hear
MVP: the smallest version that proves value with real users.
API: a way for systems to talk to each other safely.
Auth: sign-in and permissions. We use standard providers.
Staging: a safe copy of the app for testing before launch.
Observability: logs, metrics, and alerts that tell you what’s happening.
Rollback: a quick way to undo a release if something breaks.
Data residency: keeping data in a chosen country or region.
Backlog: the ordered list of what we will build next.