About ByteForge
ByteForge builds and supports the software that schools and businesses depend on every day: custom applications, websites, online stores, and our school management system, SympliSIS.
Who we work with
We build for schools, retailers and service businesses that know exactly what slows them down but do not have engineers on staff to fix it. Our job is to understand how your organisation runs, recommend the right technology for it, build it well, and keep it working.
We work across Zimbabwe and with clients elsewhere in the region. Projects range from a five-page website to systems used every day by an entire school.
How it feels to work with us
You sit with the people who will build your system. We draw it out, agree what it should do, and show you working software every step of the way.
Our mission
To give organisations in Zimbabwe and across Africa access to well-built technology that makes their work easier, and to be the technology partner they can rely on as they grow.
Our vision
To be at the forefront of technology in Africa: building systems that solve today's problems and anticipate tomorrow's, so that technology supports people rather than getting in their way.
Our values
They are the standard we hold ourselves to on every project, whatever its size.
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Innovation
We keep learning and adopt new tools when they genuinely make our clients' work better, not because they are new.
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Excellence
We hold ourselves to a high standard in everything from code quality to how quickly we answer an email.
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Collaboration
The best systems come from working closely with the people who will use them. We involve you throughout.
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Growth
We invest in our own skills continuously, so the advice we give reflects current practice.
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Integrity
We quote honestly, explain trade-offs plainly, and tell you when something is not worth building.
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Security
We treat your data and your users' data as our responsibility, and design with privacy and security from the start.
How we work
The process is the same whether we are building a website or a system for a whole organisation. It exists so that you always know where the project stands.
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Discovery
We start by understanding how your organisation works, what the problem costs you today, and what a good outcome looks like.
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Planning
You get a written plan with scope, timeline, milestones and price, so there are no surprises once work begins.
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Development
We build in short cycles and show you working software regularly, so feedback is incorporated early rather than at the end.
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Testing
Every release is tested for correctness, security and performance before it reaches your users.
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Launch and support
We deploy the system, provide documentation and training, and stay available for support after launch.
We are happy to meet at our office in Harare or to start with a call. Either way, the first conversation is about your organisation, not about us.
- Office
- Cedar Road, Manresa Park, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00 CAT
- Phone
- +263 718 278 691