We’ve all heard the old carpenter’s adage: “Measure twice, cut once.”.
In the digital world, we often forget this. We rush from idea to code, skipping the crucial measurements that ensure our product actually fits the user’s needs. The result? Engineering waste and user churn.
When your design team hands off a vision that isn’t feasible, or your engineering team builds a feature that lacks context, you aren’t just losing time; you are burning energy. You are creating friction that frustrates your team and alienates your users.
At AndThereWas, we believe that saving time is saving lives (and saving money). That is why we developed the Design Maturity Audit—a service specifically designed to stop the bleeding in your Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
The Hidden Cost of Friction
Many organizations suffer from a disconnect between their creative minds and their technical executors. This “Design-to-Conversion” gap is where:
- User Churn happens because the final product doesn’t match the user’s expectation.
- Engineering Waste accumulates as developers spend hours fixing “pixel-perfect” issues that shouldn’t have existed in the first place.
Audit Your Process with the 5 D’s
We don’t just look at your code or your Figma files. We look at your connections. Using our 5 D’s of Creation process (Discover, Define, Delight, Design, Deploy), we conduct a rapid, 2-week audit to identify exactly where your pipeline is breaking down.
We uncover the mental models slowing you down and replace them with a roadmap for seamless hand-offs.
Empathy for the Engineer (and the User)
Optimization isn’t just mechanical; it’s human. That’s why our audit is grounded in the E.A.R.S. Mindset (Empathy, Accountability, Responsibility, Support).
- Empathy allows us to see the friction from the developer’s perspective.
- Accountability ensures that specs are clear before a single line of code is written.
Ready to Stop the Waste?
If your team is feeling the pressure of misalignment, it might be time to bring in a fresh set of eyes—someone who can “connect the dots” and see what your creative and technical minds are trying to say.
Discover our Design Maturity Audit Service and let’s start saving your team’s time and energy today.