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70% of web projects fail when requirements are unclear. See exactly what you're building before you commit. Our working prototypes align stakeholders early and avoid costly missteps.

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What We Do

GetPost Labs transforms complex business requirements into clickable, functional prototypes. We help organizations validate ideas before committing to full development.

Working Prototypes, Not Just Mockups

Click through real workflows. Test with actual data. Get stakeholder feedback before you build.

Interactive Prototypes

Click through real workflows with actual data

User Testing

Validate with real users before development

Cross-Platform

Test on web, mobile, and desktop interfaces

Rapid Iteration

Make changes in hours, not weeks

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The Hidden Cost of "Getting It Right the First Time"

Industry research reveals why traditional development approaches fail — and how prototyping changes the game

66%

Project Failure Rate

Technology projects end in partial or total failure

Source: Standish Group CHAOS Report (2020)

56%

Communication Failures

Projects fail due to poor communication

Source: PMI Pulse of the Profession

100x

Cost Multiplier

Fixing bugs in production vs design

Source: IBM Systems Sciences Institute

45%

Budget Overrun

Large IT projects exceed budget

Source: McKinsey & Oxford Study

The Exponential Cost of Late Discovery

Cost to fix defects increases dramatically through each phase

$100

Design

$1,000

10x

Development

$5,000

50x

Testing

$10,000+

100x

Production

Source: IBM Systems Sciences Institute

Startup Challenges

Challenge	Traditional Approach	Prototype-First Approach	Impact
Communicating Vision¹³	✗Pitch decks and verbal descriptions	✓Interactive prototype aligns everyone	40% better alignment
Securing Funding¹⁶	✗Ideas and business plans alone	✓Working demo proves feasibility	2x higher success rate
Changing Requirements⁶	✗Rigid development process	✓Iterative prototyping with feedback	80% fewer clarifications

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SMB Challenges

Challenge	Traditional Approach	Prototype-First Approach	Impact
Business-Tech Gap¹	✗Technical jargon and confusion	✓Visual prototype bridges understanding	56% less miscommunication
Limited Budget²⁰	✗Full development then discover issues	✓Test and validate before building	50% cost reduction
Process Inefficiencies¹⁹	✗Manual workflows and spreadsheets	✓Prototype automated solutions	25% operational savings

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Enterprise Challenges

Challenge	Traditional Approach	Prototype-First Approach	Impact
Cross-Department Alignment²	✗Conflicting requirements docs	✓Single prototype unifies vision	33% faster decisions
Executive Buy-in¹⁷	✗Abstract ROI presentations	✓Live demo shows real value	80% approval rate
Schedule Delays¹⁰	✗Sequential waterfall process	✓Parallel prototyping cycles	30% faster delivery
Poor User Experience¹⁸	✗Launch then fix UX issues	✓User-test prototypes early	75% fewer UX defects

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Key Research Findings

Communication & Requirements Impact

• Poor communication causes 56% of project failures¹
• 47% of failed projects linked to requirements issues¹
• Visual prototypes improve alignment by 40%¹⁴
• 39% of projects fail due to poor requirements gathering⁶
• $135M at risk per $1B spent due to poor communication¹³
• 75% of IT executives believe projects are "doomed from the start"¹¹

Project Failure Statistics

• 66% of technology projects end in partial or total failure⁴
• 70% of digital transformations fail to meet goals⁷
• Only 2.5% of companies complete 100% of projects successfully⁸
• 17% of large IT projects threaten company existence²
• 85% of AI projects fail to deliver on promises⁹
• Only 31% of projects meet goals, schedule, and budget⁴
• 19% of projects are complete failures⁴

Financial & Timeline Benefits

• £100 spent on design returns £225³
• 2x higher revenue for design-driven companies²⁰
• 30% reduction in project timelines with prototyping¹⁰
• 28x less money wasted with proven PM practices²⁴
• 45% average cost overrun on large IT projects²
• $2 trillion wasted annually on failed projects globally²¹
• Projects with engaged sponsors are 80% more likely to succeed¹¹

Research Sources & References

[1]PMI Pulse of the Profession: The Essential Role of Communications

[2]McKinsey & Oxford: Delivering large-scale IT projects on time, on budget, and on value

[3]UK Design Council: The Value of Design (2007)

[4]Standish Group CHAOS Report Analysis

[5]IBM Systems Sciences Institute: Cost of Software Defects

[6]IEEE: Why Software Fails - Requirements Analysis

[7]BCG: Digital Transformation Success Rates (2020)

[8]PwC Project Success Statistics (via Atlassian)

[9]AI Project Failure Analysis (Gartner via Pavilion)

[10]Prototyping Benefits for Enterprise Software

[11]Project Management Institute: Pulse of the Profession 2021

[12]McKinsey: The Challenge of Digital Transformation (2023)

[13]Ascertra: Poor Communication Leads to Project Failure

[14]MoldStud: Prototyping Strategies to Reduce Risk

[15]Django Stars: Startup Prototyping Guide

[16]Forbes: How Prototypes Can Help Fast-Track Funding

[17]GreyLoud: How to Get Stakeholder Buy-in

[18]UXCam: 50+ UX Statistics To Convince Stakeholders

[19]Meegle: Prototyping For Process Improvement

[20]NumberAnalytics: Business Case for Design Prototyping ROI

[21]Runn: 25+ IT Project Management Statistics

[22]ATI: 63% of customers leave after one poor experience

[23]TeamGantt: 7 Shocking Project Management Statistics

[24]PMI: Competitive Edge - Organizations Value Project Management

[25]PwC: Project Management - Improving performance, reducing risk

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How It Works

A structured approach tailored to your specific challenges

Each project follows a proven process, timeline varies by complexity

Leveraging modern tools where it makes sense to accelerate delivery

Our Core Process

Map Patterns

We dive deep into your business to understand every nuance

Prevents 40% of rework

Find Core Flows

We identify workflows that cover 80% of your scenarios

Catches critical edge cases

Build Scope

We create your complete prototype with real data

Delivered 3x faster

The Complete Process

Here's what actually happens from discovery to validated prototype:

Discovery & Domain Deep-Dive

Understanding what needs solving, not just what's asked for

Every industry brings unique challenges. We don't assume - we discover.

→ Clear problem definition

Shape & Synthesize

Transform complexity into clarity for all stakeholders

Technical, business, and user perspectives aligned in one vision.

→ Shared understanding

Real-World Data Preparation

Not test data - actual scenarios from your domain

Edge cases, real volumes, actual workflows - no surprises later.

→ Realistic validation

Business Logic Architecture

Connect the pieces that make business sense

The foundation that determines if your solution actually works.

→ Solid foundation

User Journey Mapping

How users actually experience your solution

Not how we think they'll use it - how they actually will.

→ User-validated flows

Continuous Feedback Integration

Early and often - not at the end

Each iteration brings new insights, preventing expensive pivots.

→ Risk reduction

Working Prototype Development

When foundation is solid, we build efficiently

Using modern tools and proven patterns - actual working software, not mockups.

→ Tangible solution

Iterate Until Right

Not until time runs out - until gaps are closed

Major issues caught early cost 100x less to fix than in production.

→ Validated solution

Efficiency Note: We leverage modern development practices and tools to accelerate delivery without compromising quality. The result? Same thoroughness, faster delivery.

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25+ years of experience, modern tools, proven methodology

Trusted by SMBs & Enterprise Leaders

Real stories from teams who discovered the power of prototyping

* Experiences are real, names have been changed for privacy

Connected all the disconnected pieces

"We had tons of requirements, architecture documents, and continuous meetings for over a year. We had everything on paper, but it was all disconnected. The prototype connected all the dots and we had an 'aha moment' - this is what we were looking for! The feedback and incremental functional prototype design brought all stakeholders to the same page."

Emma Thompson

CEO, FinTech Startup

Saved us from a 5-year mistake

"We developed a full-fledged solution by investing our whole team from 2018 to 2023. The solution was fully functional and deployable. Then we got feedback from our existing customers - only 5% of the solution was useful. Extremely expensive mistake. We had to trash the whole solution and restart with a functional prototype as our first step, this time with proper requirements alignment and ready for customer feedback."

James Mitchell

CTO, Logistics Platform

Validated before investing

"We made a smart decision. We worked on what we were trying to solve, did all the discovery, and put all our solutioning into a prototype. When we presented it to our customers, we realized that's not what anybody wanted - it was just our conceptual idea. We saved ourselves from an expensive mistake early, and everybody understood the reasons."

Sophie Williams

VP Digital, Enterprise

Months of meetings → Weeks to clarity

"We needed to modernize our solution and had a team of 13+ people. We'd meet, discuss, and move in steps - all good, but this continued for months without anything substantial. GETPOST Labs helped perform deeper requirement and solution discovery. Within weeks, they gave us all the facts and working prototypes. The whole team dynamics changed - now everybody knew what we were building, and customers could experience the solution like it was real."

Daniel O'Connor

Director of Innovation, Healthcare Tech

Years of pain → Weeks to solution

"We had a team of customer success, customers, and engineering team, all were busy diving deep manually to serve customer requests on a specific type of data creation that goes through 10 different people, takes weeks, 50+ communications. GETPOST Labs dove deep, mapped the patterns, figured out the core flows and built the scope. Years-old issues got solved in weeks."

Olivia Anderson

Operations Director, Logistics Company

80% right wasn't enough

"We had to design a solution as per new regulations. It was a solution based on feasibility analysis. We made mistakes from day one and continued to develop our solution. We were 80% right, but 20% wrong made everything messy. The prototype helped us align the vision, unified the team, and solution got accepted for approval."

Liam Campbell

Head of Compliance, Financial Services

Why Choose GetPost Labs?

25+ years of building enterprise systems means we know how to avoid the pitfalls that waste your time and money

25+

Years Experience

Since HTML introduced to the world

25+

Prototypes Delivered

Each unique to its domain

What You Get With Our Experience

Skip the mistakes we've already learned from across 25+ projects

Get architectural decisions right the first time - we've built for scale

Avoid feature creep with our proven scope management process

Benefit from our 9+ tech stack expertise to choose the right tools

Bottom line: We've discovered what works through years of real implementation. Your prototype benefits from every lesson we've learned, saving you months of trial and error.

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