Scope
We agree the business questions, areas to review and access needed. You know what the assessment will cover before it begins.
Django consultancy, code and architecture reviews
Make an informed decision about your Django platform before committing to the next phase of work. DabApps reviews code, architecture and delivery risks, drawing on more than 15 years of production Django experience to give you a practical plan.
Know what needs attention before investing in changes
When delivery slows or maintenance takes over the roadmap, it can be hard to tell whether the problem is a few fragile areas or something more fundamental. A new technical lead may also need a clear picture of a platform they've inherited.
Our consultancy gives CTOs, founders and product leaders a basis for deciding what to fix, what to keep and where to invest next. At OneResearch, a technical audit and discovery workshops helped us plan the replacement of a legacy volunteer portal around its data and recruitment workflows.
WHAT YOU GET
A Django Health Check with a useful next step
A Django Health Check is a focused assessment of your platform, architecture and codebase. We can also scope a code review or architecture review around one concern. You'll leave with findings your team can discuss and an ordered plan for improvement.
- A clear view of technical risks and their business impact
- Code and architecture findings tied to your priorities
- Recommendations for tests, dependencies and deployment
- A prioritised roadmap your team can act on
COMMON STARTING POINTS
Bring us the decision you need to make
A review is useful when you need evidence before choosing a direction. We look at the code alongside your team's constraints and priorities, so recommendations account for the product you have and the people maintaining it.
- Delivery is slowing and you need to understand why
- You're taking responsibility for an unfamiliar codebase
- A major upgrade or architecture decision is approaching
- Maintenance problems keep interrupting planned work
- Your team wants to use coding agents with effective review
How a Django review works
Review
We examine the relevant code, architecture, tests and deployment, discussing the constraints and history with your team.
Explain
We walk through the findings and their consequences, separating urgent risks from improvements that can be planned over time.
Plan
You get prioritised recommendations and a practical roadmap. We agree whether your team will take it forward or needs help with delivery.
CODE AND ARCHITECTURE REVIEWS
A codebase people and coding agents can work on
If you're introducing coding agents, the team still needs to understand and review what changes. Ask us to assess whether your Django codebase supports that: where business rules live, how behaviour is tested and what context a new contributor needs. Jamie's experience using agents with predictable Django codebases explains why RAPID's conventions matter for this work.
- Clear boundaries for business rules and data access
- Tests that help reviewers check important behaviour
- Project guidance that helps people and agents find their way
- Manageable changes with clear human review responsibilities
Advice grounded in delivery
Technical assessment informed the legacy replacements at Agilio and OneResearch. Taking over WeThrive involved understanding and completing a partially developed product. These engagements connect our review work to the decisions and delivery that follow.
Agilio iComply
More than 18,000 dental professionals rely on iComply to manage compliance across the UK. We've worked with Agilio since 2015 to help the product evolve alongside their customers' needs.
OneResearch
We replaced OneResearch's legacy portal, helping recruitment teams manage volunteer records and match people to clinical trials, with access tailored to staff responsibilities.
WeThrive
We help employers act on employee feedback through clearer survey reporting and action tracking.
What our clients say
“Our experience working with DabApps over the last 6 years has been a pleasure. Their expertise and knowledge has been invaluable to our rapid business growth.”
Cliff T, Dental Product Manager at Agilio Software
Questions about Django consultancy
What is a Django Health Check?
It's a focused review of your Django platform, architecture and codebase. We agree the scope around the questions you need answered, then provide a clear view of technical risks, prioritised recommendations and a practical improvement roadmap.
Can we ask for a code review or architecture review only?
Yes. The review can focus on a particular area, such as an API, a difficult part of the business logic or a proposed architecture change. Tell us which decision the review needs to support so we can agree a useful scope.
Do we have to commission development afterwards?
The review gives you recommendations your own team can act on. If you need help implementing them, we can discuss focused improvements or an ongoing development relationship separately.
Can you help us prepare a Django codebase for coding agents?
Yes. We can review structure, tests, documentation and the way changes are checked. The aim is to make work easier to understand and verify, with your team retaining responsibility for the result. We'll identify practical improvements your team can adopt and use to assess subsequent changes.
How much does a review cost and how long does it take?
That depends on the questions, the size of the relevant codebase and the access and context available. We'll agree the scope, deliverables, fee and timing with you before starting.
The experience behind Django RAPID Architecture
DabApps co-founder Jamie Matthews wrote Django RAPID Architecture to document patterns developed through years of production Django work. Clear responsibilities, straightforward business logic and interfaces shaped around their users help teams understand where to make a change and how to check it.
The guide explains our technical judgement in detail. A review applies that judgement to your circumstances, including where an existing approach is already serving you well. You can read Jamie's introduction, explore the full book online or request the downloadable guide below.
For hands-on implementation after a review, explore our Django development and support or Django REST Framework API services.
If you want agents to use your product, we can assess which capabilities to expose and how access should work before building an MCP integration. That's a separate question from using coding agents to develop the software, and a review can help you scope either.
Get your RAPID Architecture Guide
Share the guide with your technical team as a starting point for discussing your Django codebase. Fill in the form below to request the download, or read the full Django RAPID Architecture book online.
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