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Services for fragile software that needs a bounded next step

Shipward keeps the public offer ladder narrow on purpose: start with a recoverability audit, then move into the smallest credible follow-on phase only when the diagnosis supports it.

Software recoverability audit

Start here when you need an honest answer on whether a brittle codebase should be recovered, contained, rewritten, or left alone.

Buyer trigger: You have a working app, but changing it feels risky and no one can say honestly whether the current codebase should be saved.

Outcome: A direct recover / contain / rewrite / unsupported decision with a bounded next-step recommendation.

Entry requirement: Source access through GitHub or an approved .zip archive, plus enough context to review the current system shape.

Deliverables

  • Recoverability decision
  • Risk inventory
  • Architecture and delivery-readiness summary
  • Test and deployment gap analysis
  • Fixed-scope remediation estimate
  • Evidence bundle

Exclusions

  • No open-ended implementation promise.
  • No direct production deployment promise.
  • No unsupported-stack promise before preflight confirms fit.
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Governed hardening sprint

Use the hardening sprint when the audit shows the app is recoverable and one bounded remediation slice can materially reduce delivery risk.

Buyer trigger: You already have an audit-backed direction and need the smallest credible implementation step to make the product safer to change.

Outcome: A bounded remediation slice with explicit deliverables, proof expectations, and a clearer path to safer releases.

Entry requirement: A completed audit or equivalent approved decision surface that shows the app is recoverable and the next slice is explicit.

Deliverables

  • A scoped remediation plan tied to the audit findings.
  • Implementation on the approved slice only.
  • Evidence-backed verification of the agreed slice.

Exclusions

  • No undefined rescue project.
  • No customer-environment deployment promise.
  • No expansion beyond the approved remediation slice without a new decision.
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Managed governed delivery

Use managed governed delivery when approved follow-on remediation spans more than one slice and still needs visible artifacts, reporting, and approval gates.

Buyer trigger: Leadership wants bounded reporting and explicit approvals while a larger approved remediation phase is underway.

Outcome: An artifact-backed follow-on execution model with manual gates around protected actions and customer-visible outputs.

Entry requirement: An approved and funded follow-on scope that is large enough to need managed execution but still bounded enough to report honestly.

Deliverables

  • Operator-reviewed reporting.
  • Published artifacts only after publication gates are satisfied.
  • Governed execution on the approved scope.

Exclusions

  • No implied long-term managed service.
  • No direct production deployment promise from the brochure surface.
  • No execution before funding and approval gates are satisfied.
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Common entry pages before buyers pick a service

Fix an existing app before every risky release gets more expensive

Shipward helps teams fix a brittle existing app by starting with a recoverability audit, a risk inventory, and the smallest safe next step.

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Can this codebase be saved before you fund a rewrite?

Use Shipward when you need an evidence-backed answer on whether a brittle codebase should be recovered, contained, rewritten, or left unsupported.

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Rewrite vs refactor for a brittle app

Shipward helps teams decide between rewrite and refactor by auditing the current app, mapping risk concentration, and scoping the next honest move.

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