# How we work: four steps to software | techport.ai

> From the free initial conversation through the funding application to the build: how we develop bespoke process software for the Mittelstand.

URL: https://techport.ai/en/so-funktionierts

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# From process to software.

Four steps from the first conversation to a running system. Every step delivers a result you can work with, even if you continue with someone else afterwards.

01

## Free initial conversation

We discuss your specific bottleneck without obligation and assess together whether and how it can be solved. 30 minutes, a structured professional conversation, no presentation.

Result: a first assessment of whether the effort is worthwhile.

02

## Clarify funding

BAFA funding may apply to the consulting work. The application is submitted before consulting begins. You can wait for approval or start straight away; we recommend waiting for approval. How much funding you receive and what it covers is set out on the funding page.

Result: clarity about what the consulting will actually cost you.

[Everything about funding →](/en/foerderung)

03

## Potential analysis

A review of your processes: where are the biggest levers, what can be solved with what you already have, and where does digitalisation pay off? Including an estimate of when an investment amortises.

Result: a prioritised list with effort and benefit.

04

## Implementation planning and target picture

The vendor-neutral concept: target processes, technical target picture, solution architecture. Concrete enough to implement or to put out to tender.

Result: a blueprint that belongs to you.

implementation

## And then?

Implementation is a separate project with its own contract. You decide whether to do it internally, put it out to tender or commission us. The concept from step 4 belongs to you and works either way.

If we implement, we also take on operations, maintenance and further development. For us a go-live is not the end but the beginning.

Different funding programmes apply to implementation than to consulting. We check together which one fits.

A note on funding

The consulting funding in step 2 and possible implementation funding are two independent programmes. They are applied for separately and do not exclude each other. Consulting can be funded without any implementation having to follow.

[Everything about funding →](/en/foerderung)

## An initial conversation about your process

30 minutes, a structured working session

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You walk away with a clear basis for deciding your next step.