Delivery guidance that separates elapsed calendar time from engineering effort and makes dependencies, review cycles, and uncertainty explicit.
Custom Software Timeline Guide
A focused MVP commonly requires 8–16 weeks after scope approval. Broader custom systems require a project-specific schedule because integrations, migration, authorization, and acceptance work change the critical path.
A focused SaaS MVP commonly requires 8–16 weeks after scope approval. Product-definition uncertainty, billing, tenant architecture, integration access, and release acceptance can extend that range.
API integration timelines are scope-dependent. Vendor access, sandbox quality, data mapping, realistic test records, failure handling, historical backfill, and vendor response times determine the schedule.
A planning range is a preliminary budgeting tool. A quote follows confirmed scope. Third-party fees, ongoing support, contingency, taxes, and changes are separate unless expressly included.