# MakeMoreDigital

> A deliberately small software studio led by Chris Barry. MakeMoreDigital builds, in weeks, the software agencies quote in months: senior-led, AI-assisted, no handoffs.

## About

- **Led by**: Chris Barry — 20+ years across full-stack, mobile, and AI
- **Location**: United Kingdom
- **Model**: No account managers, no standing bench. Every engagement is led end-to-end by the person writing the code. Trusted associates are brought in when the work needs them, selected for the engagement rather than kept on a payroll
- **Track record**: Rolls-Royce, NHS, Heathrow, Deutsche Bank, National Grid, Linklaters, and others

## How engagements work

### The 4-week build
The core offer. We scope a first version together, then I build it in four weeks — a working, deployed piece of software, not a prototype. You talk directly to the person writing the code throughout, and at the end you own everything: the code, the infrastructure, the documentation.

### Longer builds
Some products need more than four weeks: platforms, regulated industries and complex integrations. Same model, with senior leadership, fixed scope per phase and direct communication over a longer arc.

### Technical leadership
If you have a team but need senior direction on architecture, AI strategy or a stalled project, I take fractional engagements with a clear remit and a defined end.

## What we build

- Full product delivery: authentication, billing, dashboards, APIs, frontend, deployment
- AI integration: agent systems, LLM workflows, RAG implementations
- Platform modernisation and legacy migration
- Rapid prototypes and proof-of-concept builds

## Technical expertise

- Python, Django, FastAPI
- Vue, Nuxt, React
- Cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure)
- Terraform, CI/CD, containerisation
- AI/agent systems, RAG architectures
- Database design and data pipelines

## Selected work

- **Insurance underwriting platform**: unusable legacy base replaced in 12 weeks; full multi-tenant production platform reached in about five months. Has since processed a $1bn property submission
- **MyPocketSkill**: two-sided marketplace built from scratch, including KYC and embedded finance. 150k active users, £40k/month revenue generated
- **Rolls-Royce**: AI document intelligence for aerospace repair documents; found £40,000 of savings in its first minute, internal award 2019
- **HerVenture**: award-winning app for the Cherie Blair Foundation, deployed across eight countries, winner of a Third Sector Award

## What you get

- **Full ownership**: You own 100% of the code, infrastructure, and documentation. No retained rights
- **No AI lock-in**: AI helps us build, but delivered code has no AI dependencies. Standard languages, standard frameworks, standard deployment
- **Human accountability**: Every line of code is reviewed by a senior engineer. AI is tooling, not a decision-maker
- **Clean handover**: Architecture docs, runbooks, code walkthroughs, and a post-handover support period

## Technology choices

We favour boring technology chosen deliberately: Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Terraform on Google Cloud. Batteries-included frameworks, pragmatic monoliths, standard patterns. Every component is well-understood, well-documented, and maintainable by your team after handover.

## Pages

- [Home](https://makemoredigital.com): Studio overview, proof and engagement models
- [Services](https://makemoredigital.com/services): The three offers, each with a case
- [Work](https://makemoredigital.com/work): Three deep cases and selected history
- [Insurance underwriting case](https://makemoredigital.com/work/insurance-underwriting-platform): Detailed current-era case covering the problem, build, delivery model and outcomes
- [Team](https://makemoredigital.com/team): Chris Barry and the associates
- [Contact](https://makemoredigital.com/contact): Book a 30-minute call

## Contact

- **Website**: https://makemoredigital.com
- **Email**: contact@makemoredigital.com