Build around a complete journey.
The user’s action, the team’s response and the confirmation all belong in the scope. That is how a product becomes useful in day-to-day work.
About 8xWork
We build our own product platforms and work with organisations on theirs. Software, AI, hardware and immersive production come together around the problem your project needs to solve.
20+ clients served through AONIX, our parent studio, including
The way we think
A product has to work for its users and for the people running it. The customer screen, the staff workflow, the data and the handover all affect whether the result is useful.
Our experience across healthcare, education and simulation informs that approach. We bring the technical disciplines; you bring the business context and the people who can review it.
We start by defining the first useful release. When a critical assumption is uncertain, we propose a prototype or discovery step so the next decision has evidence behind it.
Working principles
The user’s action, the team’s response and the confirmation all belong in the scope. That is how a product becomes useful in day-to-day work.
AI-assisted development, reusable components and focused releases can reduce effort. We still review the work, test behaviour and account for operating costs.
Review a prototype, a working feature or a finished scene at agreed milestones. Make the next decision with something you can actually inspect.
The ambition behind the name
We want ambitious technology to take less time to build and to work better when it ships. One team across software, AI, hardware and immersive work removes the hand-offs between separate vendors, and the same people stay responsible for quality from the first plan to handover. Focused scope, reusable engineering and thoughtful use of AI do the rest.
Every project still needs its own estimate. The tagline expresses our ambition; your proposal defines the actual scope, cost, timeline and responsibilities.
Explore what we can buildThe process
Map the users, current process and intended result. Prioritise the first release and identify dependencies, budget and decision-makers.
Review the important decisions through a prototype, storyboard or technical plan. Resolve the largest unknowns before full production.
See working releases at agreed milestones. Check complete journeys and record feedback against the approved requirements.
Complete acceptance checks and the agreed documentation, access and training. Confirm who owns operation, maintenance and the next release.
Start a project
Bring the problem, the intended users and your priorities. We’ll discuss the scope, budget and next step. A finished specification is optional.