Project & Programme Management
Senior delivery leadership for complex, cross-functional work — on scope, on budget, on time.
Learn more → Established expertise
Senior IT delivery, without the agency overhead.
Nova Services is a small team of long-standing IT professionals with over 30 years at director and VP level. We help founders, leaders and growing teams turn ideas into well-run, well-built products and services.
How we help
Whoever you are, wherever you're starting.
Whether you're a first-time founder with a sketch on a napkin or a board navigating a complex programme — we meet you where you are, in plain English.
- Founders & individualsShape an idea, build an MVP, reach your first customers.
- Small & growing businessesBetter websites, smarter processes, AI that actually pays back.
- Established teams & boardsRescue stuck programmes, fundable business cases, fractional leadership.
- Anyone quoted too much, too oftenHonest scoping, fair pricing, no jargon, no agency overhead.
30+
Years at director / VP level
100s
Projects delivered end-to-end
12
Service lines under one roof
UK
Based, remote-first, global
What we do
View all services →One team, twelve disciplines, one standard.
From strategy and business cases through to design, build and AI — we cover the full arc, and we never hand work off to juniors you never agreed to.
Business Case Creation
Board-ready cases that win funding — built on rigorous analysis and clear commercial logic.
Learn more →Idea to Fruition
A guided journey from rough concept to a working, market-tested product or service.
Learn more →MVP Creation
Lean, focused minimum viable products that prove the thesis without burning the runway.
Learn more →Product & UX Design
Considered design that earns trust, reduces friction and makes the right thing the easy thing.
Learn more →Software Development
Modern web and cloud builds — pragmatic, well-architected and built to last.
Learn more →How we work
A calm, senior way of getting things done.
- 01Listen
We start with your problem, your customers and your constraints — not our templates.
- 02Shape
We agree the smallest piece of work that proves the idea or moves the needle.
- 03Deliver
We build, ship and iterate — with weekly demos and zero theatre.
Client stories
Trusted by founders, leaders and stuck programmes.
A handful of recent words from people we have worked with. Names and companies shared with permission; some abridged for length.
Nova took an idea I'd been turning over for two years and had a working MVP in front of paying customers inside ten weeks. Calm, clear and refreshingly free of jargon.
Sarah WhitfieldFounder · Marketplace startup, LondonWe engaged Nova to rescue a stalled enterprise programme. Within a fortnight we had a realistic plan, a fundable business case and a delivery rhythm the board could trust.
James OkaforProgramme Director · Financial services groupHonest scoping, fair pricing, and senior people doing the work — not juniors hidden behind a sales deck. Exactly what we'd been hoping to find.
Priya PatelOperations Lead · B2B SaaS, 40 staffThey built our website, rebranded us and quietly automated half of our back office. Pragmatic, fast and very, very good value.
Daniel ReevesManaging Director · Consulting practiceThe AI workflow Nova designed has saved our team roughly two days a week. They explained every decision in plain English.
Helena BrandtHead of Customer Ops · Insurance technologyThirty years of director-level experience really does show. Sensible advice, no theatre, and they shipped on time and on budget.
Marcus LinCTO · HealthTech scale-up
Engagement packages
Discuss a package →Clear ways to work with us.
Four shapes of engagement, all priced openly. Every one starts with a free call so we can confirm fit before anyone signs anything.
pick & mix
Bespoke
Built around you, piece by piece.
from £350
Anyone with a specific need — a logo, a process, a document, a feature — who wants senior hands without a big agency contract.
- Graphic design — social assets, decks, print, icons
- Branding — identity refresh, guidelines, tone of voice
- Coding — landing pages, scripts, API hooks, small apps
- Business documentation — proposals, plans, SOPs, policy packs
- Process design — mapped workflows, standard work, checklists
- Copy & content — web copy, emails, pitch scripts, blog posts
- Data & reporting — dashboards, spreadsheets, light analytics
- Quick research — competitor scans, feasibility notes, vendor shortlists
one-off
Spark
Get clarity, fast.
from £450
Founders and individuals who need an honest second opinion before they commit time or money.
- 90-minute deep-dive working session
- Written summary with prioritised next steps
- Recommended scope, budget and timeline
- Two weeks of follow-up email support
fixed scope · most popular
Launch
From idea to working MVP.
from £4,950
Founders and small teams ready to put a real product in front of real customers.
- Concept shaping and scope agreement
- Brand, UX and copy essentials
- Build of a focused MVP web app
- Launch, analytics and 30 days of iteration
monthly retainer
Lift
Sharpen what you already run.
from £2,400 / month
Growing businesses that want better websites, smarter processes and useful AI — without hiring a full team.
- Dedicated senior lead, fortnightly demos
- Website, content and conversion improvements
- Process and automation work
- Pragmatic AI integrations where they pay back
minimum 3 months
Navigate
Fractional leadership for complex work.
from £6,500 / month
Established teams and boards running a stuck programme or planning a serious investment.
- Fractional CTO / Programme Director
- Programme review, plan and governance
- Business case and board-ready reporting
- Hands-on delivery oversight
Talk to us
Tell us what you're working on.
A first call is free, candid and useful — even if we end up recommending someone else. Most people get a reply the same day.
Prefer the long form? Use our full contact page →