Custom software, inspection systems & websites — Perth since 2002
If the original developer or agency is gone, send the roughest possible brief. The first goal is to regain control, reduce risk, and move one useful improvement forward without a panic rewrite.
Response target: within 1 business day.
Best starting point: send a short plain-language brief. No polished spec required.
Custom software / inherited systems Takeover path
Best fit for inherited business systems, spreadsheet-heavy workflows, internal tools, and safer modernisation after the original developer or agency has gone.
IHTMaps inspection workflow review
Best fit for councils and field teams that need faster inspections, photos, maps, and reporting.
Website development quote
Best fit when the site needs clearer messaging, stronger enquiry flow, or calmer technical ownership.
If the real issue is an inherited system, spreadsheet-heavy workflow, fragile release process, or internal tool bottleneck, skip the path-hunting and send the roughest useful brief below.
You do not need to diagnose the solution. A short note about the current bottleneck is enough to work out whether the right first move is takeover, workflow software, stabilisation, or staged modernisation.
Original developer gone
The system still runs the business, but ownership is unclear and changes feel risky.
Spreadsheet-heavy workflow
Staff are re-entering data, patching the process with emails, or relying on manual workarounds.
Existing internal system needs work
You need bug fixes, safer releases, new features, or calmer ownership without a rewrite detour.
Good first brief: "Here is the workflow or system that is slowing us down, here is what cannot break, and here is the first improvement we need in the next 1-3 months."
You do not need a polished spec. A short plain-language note is enough to begin.
Fastest useful message: "Here is what is slowing us down, what must keep working, and what better should look like in the next 1-3 months."
The best-fit projects usually already have a real operational problem attached to them. That gives us enough context to identify the safest first scope quickly.
See inherited software takeover details
See when a spreadsheet-heavy workflow should become software
That can still start here, but the better path is usually an IHTMaps workflow review rather than a generic software enquiry.
If you only send one thing, send this:
"Here is the workflow or system that is slowing us down, here is what must keep working, and here is what we need to improve over the next 1-3 months."
That is enough to start a software takeover, internal-tools, IHTMaps, or website quote conversation.
Custom software
Internal systems, workflow tools, business process improvement, and calmer technical ownership.
Inherited-system takeover
Stabilise legacy software, reduce change risk, and add improvements without panic rewrites.
Website or IHTMaps
Use the same contact path for website development quotes or council inspection workflow reviews.
Email: info@industrialhypertext.com
Phone: 0432 000 583
Lowest-friction option if you do not want to switch into your mail app first.
Three details are enough to start:
Common first messages:
What you get back first:
"The original developer has moved on. The system still works, but changes feel risky and we need help stabilising it while adding a few important improvements."
Best fit for business-critical systems, workflow bottlenecks, internal tools, inherited-software takeover, and safer modernisation.
Best fit for councils and field teams that need faster inspections, cleaner reporting, and better evidence capture.
Best fit when the site needs clearer messaging, better enquiry flow, or calmer technical ownership.
Copy/paste brief template
You do not need to fill out every line. One or two concrete details is enough to start.
No hard sell. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you quickly.
Ready to start?
Need the next step, not another generic read?
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Best fit for inherited systems, spreadsheet-heavy workflows, internal tools, inspection processes, and websites that need better enquiry flow or calmer technical ownership.
Call 0432 000 583 if you want to talk through the current bottleneck directly.
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