Xenara
Project Archetypes

Production-tested project shapes — architecture, timeline, and team from week zero.

An archetype is a project pattern we've shipped enough times to know the shape: what gets built, how long it takes, who's on the team, and where the rollout typically breaks. Use these as a reference point when scoping a new engagement — most projects modify an archetype rather than start from a blank page.

Available archetypes

Each archetype below names a project type we've delivered. The detail page covers architecture choices, integration dependencies, common failure modes, and the phased rollout sequence that has worked in production. Use these as a starting brief — your actual scope will adjust per operation.

Why archetypes

Most enterprise software projects fail at scoping, not execution. The team commits to a date and a budget before they know what they're actually building — then the surprises show up in week 6. Archetypes are how we de-risk that: a recognized project shape with a known integration map, a phased rollout, and the team shape from week zero.

If your project matches an archetype, the discovery sprint is faster and the build is more predictable. If it doesn't, the archetype still helps — we know which assumptions don't carry over.