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Software consultancy · Australia-wide

Software consulting that tells you what to build, buy or leave alone.

Software consulting, also called software consultancy, gives you plain advice on what to build, what to buy and what to leave alone. SoftDeck reviews your current setup, sets out the options with costs and recommends a path, including where AI helps. You can then build with us or hand the plan to another team.

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Options set out with costsBuild with us or hand over9+ years of founder engineering experience
Three connected workflow stations show assessment, build, and ongoing support around a human reviewer.Build, buy or leave alone
01 / Where it pays off

Where software consulting pays off first.

You cannot tell whether to build, buy or wait.

A quote for new software is hard to judge.

Several tools overlap and no one sees the whole picture.

You cannot tell where AI would help.

An old system works, but changing it feels risky.

02 / Example

From a brief to a recommendation.

One question, from the brief to a decision.

StartBriefYou tell us the goal and the problem.
Our workReview current setupWe look at your systems, data and software.
Our workOptions with costsBuild, buy or leave alone, each costed.
Your reviewRecommendationA plain-English plan and a first step.
ResultBuild or hand overBuild with us or hand the plan to another team.

Illustrative example. We agree the question, the systems to review and the outcome with you in the AI assessment.

03 / What we build

What we build.

Advice on software, AI and integrations in plain English, and the build if you want it.

Build, buy or leave aloneA recommendation for each option.
AI strategy and readinessFind where AI helps and where it does not.
Architecture advicePlan how the parts fit together.
Modernisation planningDecide what to keep, improve or replace.Build planningScope, stages and a first release.Integration planningChoose which tools connect, and how.
04 / Founder experience

Founder experience behind the advice.

Legacy disconnected blocks cross a secure bridge into a connected modern software platform.
UNSW · Founder experience$300k

estimated project savings on a legacy application rebuild, delivered ahead of schedule. SoftDeck's founder worked on it. Not a SoftDeck engagement.

Read the founder story
05 / Method

Assess, build, support.

  1. 1AssessReview your setup, goals and constraints. List what you have, what you need and what each option costs.
    AI assessmentProcess mapping
  2. 2BuildTurn the recommendation into a plan. Build it with us in stages or hand the plan to another team.
  3. 3SupportReview progress with us and adjust the plan as your business changes.

06 / Questions

Questions about software consulting.

Email support@softdeck.com.au with anything else.

What do I get from software consulting?

A plain-English recommendation: what to build, what to buy, what to leave alone and the first step, with the options and their costs set out. You decide what happens next.

Is software consulting the same as an AI assessment?

The AI assessment is the first step. You send the work, the systems and the outcome you want, and we map the process, pick the first workflow worth automating and recommend a next step with an estimate. Software consulting goes wider, into architecture, build-or-buy decisions and modernisation planning.

Can you advise on AI strategy?

Yes. We start from your workflows and look at where AI can save time, where it does not belong and what to try first. You do not need a strategy document before you start.

Do we have to build with you afterwards?

No. The recommendation stands on its own. You can build with us, build with another team or leave the work alone if that is the right answer.

What experience is behind the advice?

SoftDeck's founder, Tawanda Nyakudjga, has 9+ years of commercial engineering experience, including work on the UNSW application rebuild and the VCEX platform. Neither was a SoftDeck engagement, so we label both founder experience.

What does software consulting cost?

We price by scope. Send the goal, your current setup, the outcome you want and your timeframe, and we reply with a next step and an estimate.

Where do you work?

SoftDeck is based in Sydney and works with businesses across Australia.

How to get started

Tell us where growth gets stuck.

Send the work that takes time, the systems it touches and the revenue outcome you want. We reply with a starting point.

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