Software Project Recovery
When a project has gone sideways, someone needs to actually look at it honestly
A stalled build, a developer who disappeared, a codebase nobody trusts anymore — these situations need a clear-eyed audit before anything else, not another round of promises. We tell you what's actually salvageable, what isn't, and what it takes to get moving again.
Core Capabilities
What we actually do
Codebase audits
An honest technical assessment of what exists, what's solid, and what's a liability.
Recovery planning
A clear path forward: what to keep, what to rebuild, and roughly what that costs in time and money.
Taking over active development
Stepping in as the new team without losing whatever progress is actually worth keeping.
Vendor and developer handoff
Managing the messy part of transitioning away from a previous team or freelancer.
Documentation and stabilization
Making sure the next team, even if it's not us long-term, isn't inheriting the same mess.
Target Audience
Who this is actually for
Businesses whose previous developer or agency disappeared, went quiet, or clearly wasn't going to finish. Also a fit for projects that are technically "done" but too fragile or poorly built to actually launch or maintain safely.
Previous developer or agency disappeared
Businesses whose previous developer or agency disappeared, went quiet, or clearly wasn't going to finish.
Technically "done" but fragile builds
Projects that are technically finished but too fragile or poorly built to actually launch or maintain safely.
Stalled builds needing an honest audit
Teams needing a clear-eyed technical assessment of what is salvageable before spending more money.
Methodology
How we work
Audit
A real look at the codebase and the situation, no sugarcoating, before any commitment on either side.
Plan
A clear breakdown of what's worth saving, what needs rebuilding, and what it will actually take.
Stabilize
Get the project to a safe, working state first, before adding anything new.
Move forward
Resume real development once the foundation is something we can actually trust.
Clear Answers
Questions people usually ask
Yes, this is one of the more common situations we step into. We start with an audit so you know exactly where things stand before deciding anything else.
Not automatically. Some parts are usually worth keeping. The audit tells you honestly what to save and what to redo, instead of defaulting to a full rebuild for the sake of it.
As smoothly as the situation allows — sometimes that means direct handoff communication, sometimes it means working entirely from what exists with no cooperation from the previous team.
Usually within days for the audit itself — stalled projects tend to be urgent, so we try to move quickly on the initial assessment.