Documentation & System Handover
Good documentation outlives any single developer. I provide clear, concise documentation for the systems I build and modernise so that they can be understood and maintained in the future – whether by me, your internal team or another supplier.
What I document
- High-level architecture: how the main components and services fit together
- Database structure: key tables, relationships and important stored procedures
- APIs and integrations with third-party services
- Deployment and hosting details, including any scheduled tasks
- Configuration and environment-specific settings
- Common maintenance tasks and troubleshooting steps
Handover and continuity
- Structured handover sessions or walkthroughs for your team
- Recorded demos or screen-shares if helpful for future reference
- Support during the early weeks after a go-live or major change
- Optional source code escrow to further reduce key-person dependency
Need your current system documented?
If you already rely on a bespoke system that isn’t well documented, I can reverse-engineer the essentials and produce practical documentation to reduce risk and make future changes safer.