Review-Gated Agentic Workflow. How We Use AI Agents
A practical operating model for software teams that want AI agents to implement changes while people retain approval, review, merge, and deployment.
Guides for decisions about development, automation and modernization
Software decision centre
Answer the questions behind a software investment before you choose scope, supplier or budget.
Before investing in software
Decisions worth thinking through.
Practical guides for comparing your options and deciding what to do next.
Modernize the current system or start again?
Risk, cost and impact on day-to-day operations.
Which process is worth automating?
Value, data readiness and the risk of a first pilot.
How do we choose the right supplier?
Evidence and terms of working together.
Will this investment pay off?
Total cost and a realistic return.
What must remain under our control?
Data, access, integrations and changing supplier.
Article archive
Browse technical articles, project lessons and market notes by topic or date.
Accessible web development at Rise.sk and how we apply WCAG 2.2 AA
A practical account of semantics, keyboard use, focus, contrast, forms, reflow, reduced motion, and the limits of automated accessibility testing at Rise.sk.
Next.js vs htmx + Rust. When to Use Each Stack
Compare Next.js with Axum, Askama, and htmx through browser state, contracts, caching, deployment, security, mobile clients, and project handover.
What to automate first in a small business
Choose a first automation by scoring the work, data, risk, ownership, and reversibility. Then validate one pilot before you expand it.
Software vendor due diligence for security and ownership
A buyer checklist for security, integrations, data roles, ownership, support, and exit planning before signing a software contract.
Software and Automation ROI. How to Build a Business Case
Build a software or automation business case from measured current-process cost, TCO, scenarios, sensitivity analysis, and explicit stop criteria.