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Business portals
people actually use

We build secure web portals for customers, partners and employees. People sign in once with single sign-on, see only what their role allows and complete approvals and requests in the portal instead of over email. The portal stays connected to your core systems.

To kick off a scoped project
1–2 weeks
Daily overlap with your team
4+ hours
Monthly per squad, no hourly bills
Flat fee
Your code, designs and IP
100%

What's included

What we
build for you

6 capabilities, delivered by one squad. Use what you need now and add more as you grow.

  • 01

    Portal UX and information architecture

    Navigation that changes by role, built on a design system with consistent, accessible patterns.

    • Design system
    • WCAG AA accessibility
  • 02

    SSO and IAM

    Single sign-on, access rules by role or attribute (RBAC/ABAC), secure sessions and onboarding.

    • RBAC/ABAC
    • Activity records
  • 03

    Workflow automation

    Approvals, task routing, forms and event-driven workflows that replace long email threads.

    • Approvals
    • Queues and SLAs
  • 04

    Integration layer

    APIs, data contracts and automation across your ERP, CRM and other business systems.

    • Contract tests
    • Reliability patterns
  • 05

    Business search

    One search across records and documents, indexed so people only see what their role allows.

    • Permissions-aware search
    • Relevance tuning
  • 06

    Monitoring and adoption

    Usage analytics show where people drop off, alongside page speed and user feedback, so each release improves the portal.

    • Adoption KPIs
    • Performance budgets

Our approach

What usually goes wrong,
and what we do instead

  1. The usual way

    Permissions added late, leaving access gaps and causing rework.

    How we do it

    Single sign-on, role and attribute-based access (RBAC/ABAC) and least privilege designed in from the start, with clear activity records.

  2. The usual way

    Links to back-end systems break quietly, with no monitoring and no clear owner.

    How we do it

    Each integration has an owner, a tested contract, monitoring and a planned fallback, so the portal stays stable as your systems change.

  3. The usual way

    No design system, search or clear workflows, so people go back to email.

    How we do it

    Screens built around each role, consistent components and accessible patterns make the portal easy to use every day.

Architecture

How it's
put together

Each layer has a clear job, so the system is easier to secure, test and extend.

  1. Layer 01

    Experience layer

    Navigation, modules, a design system and accessibility patterns that work for every role.

    • Design system
    • Information architecture
    • Accessibility
    • Portal modules
  2. Layer 02

    Identity and access

    Single sign-on, RBAC/ABAC, secure sessions and activity records for governance.

    • SSO
    • IAM
    • RBAC/ABAC
    • Session hardening
    • Audit logs
  3. Layer 03

    Workflows and data

    Approvals, automation and integration contracts across your core systems.

    • Approval chains
    • Events
    • APIs
    • Contract tests
  4. Layer 04

    Monitoring and governance

    Performance budgets, adoption analytics, monitoring and compliance reporting.

    • Usage funnels
    • Performance budgets
    • Audit logs
    • KPIs

How we deliver

From first review
to live in production

4 phases, each ending with an output you can review.

  1. Step 1: Roles and portal blueprint

    Define roles, permissions, page structure, portal modules and how adoption will be measured.

    Output: Portal architecture spec

  2. Step 2: SSO, IAM and design system

    Set up single sign-on, RBAC/ABAC, clear activity records and a UI system that can grow.

    Output: Secure UX foundation

  3. Step 3: Workflows and integrations

    Build approvals, automation, data contracts and fallbacks for when a connected system fails.

    Output: Working portal core

  4. Step 4: Launch, monitor and improve

    Track adoption, keep pages within performance budgets and improve the portal based on real usage.

    Output: Measurable adoption

Your team

Who works
on it

Specialists join your squad for this work, alongside a delivery lead who keeps you updated.

  • Portal architect

    Designs the page structure, the screens each role sees and how the portal splits into modules, so it can grow.

    • Information architecture
    • Portal modules
    • Accessibility
  • IAM and security lead

    Sets up single sign-on, RBAC/ABAC, activity records and access controls across the portal.

    • SSO
    • RBAC/ABAC
    • Audit logs
  • Workflow and integration engineer

    Builds approvals, automation and reliable integrations with your business systems.

    • Approvals
    • APIs
    • Reliability patterns
  • Portal operations lead

    Looks after monitoring, performance budgets, adoption analytics and ongoing improvements.

    • Metrics
    • Performance budgets
    • Adoption analytics

Trust and control

Safe by design,
not by policy alone

  • SSO and RBAC/ABAC policies

    Least-privilege permissions modelled on the roles people really have in your organisation.

  • Activity records and secure sessions

    Traceable actions, secure tokens and reporting that supports governance reviews.

  • Monitoring and adoption signals

    Usage funnels, performance budgets and feedback loops show where the portal needs work.

You keep full ownership of the code, configuration and documentation we create, with no vendor lock-in.

Tools and standards

We pick what fits your product and team, not the other way round.

Identity and access
  • SSO
  • IAM
  • RBAC
  • ABAC
Integrations
  • ERP
  • CRM
  • APIs
  • Contract tests
Experience and monitoring
  • Design system
  • AA accessibility
  • Usage analytics

Results

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FAQ

Straight
answers

Have a different question? Ask it on a 30-minute call.

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An enterprise web portal is a secure website where customers, partners or employees sign in to work with you: submit requests, approve work, find documents and check status. Each person sees only what their role allows, and the portal connects to your ERP, CRM and other core systems.

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