ACHIEVE OUTCOMES IN PRODUCTION

Software Delivery

We are driven to create a world where fewer bad things happen because of bad software. “Fewer bad things” means that, like software, our job is never done.

To advance our purpose, we enable large enterprises with critical missions to continuously deliver valuable software that users love.

Digital solutions that optimize outcomes.

Our capabilities, executed by small, empowered balanced teams, continuously deliver technology-neutral, valuable software users love with mission impacts that transform culture.

Cloud & Platform

We focus on speed, security, and reliability in cloud-native app and platform development. Our teams facilitate modern architecture adoption for startup-like agility. Using containerization, microservices, Kubernetes orchestration, and infrastructure modernization, we create scalable, resilient systems optimized for continuous delivery.

  • Platform Engineering & Operations
  • On-prem and Cloud Infrastructure
  • Software-defined Networking
  • Site Reliability Engineering
  • Migration, Modernization, & Optimization
Applications & Data

We build and transform applications using AI, Machine Learning, and advanced data science. Our scalable solutions integrate with modern systems to streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation—empowering enterprises to tackle complex challenges and thrive in the digital age.

  • Custom Software Development
  • Application Transformation
  • Data Science & Engineering
  • Modern Systems Integration
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Cybersecurity & Compliance

We engineer security and data privacy into every step of the software development lifecycle, applying the NIST Risk Management Framework to continuous delivery. This ensures high-quality software that meets the most rigorous governance and compliance standards.

  • Security Engineering
  • Data Privacy
  • Governance, Risk & Compliance
  • Continuous Delivery Risk Management Framework (CD-RMF)
  • Authorization to Operate for Continuous Delivery
Product & Execution

Laser-focused on outcomes, we supercharge product and portfolio management through tailored, value stream mapping and scalable organizational practices. Our practitioners facilitate clear, actionable roadmapping workshops, illuminating the way for aligned teams to deliver mission-critical outcomes.

  • Product & Portfolio Management
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Scaled Software Organization Management
  • Outcome-oriented Roadmaps
  • Workshop Facilitation
Research & Design

User and domain research drives our innovative design solutions. We teach teams to prioritize seamless user and employee experience, supported by thoughtful service and stakeholder experience design. This approach ensures every interaction drives impactful outcomes to enhance overall mission success.

  • User Research
  • Domain Research
  • User & Employee Experience Design
  • Service Design
  • Stakeholder Experience Design
Strategy & Operating Model

We turn vision into reality by aligning business strategies with robust digital operating models. Our expertise in acquisition, change management, and workforce enablement empowers organizations to achieve operational excellence, ensuring every decision drives measurable impact and long-term success.

  • Vision & Alignment
  • Business/Mission Strategy
  • Acquisition/Procurement Strategy
  • Digital Operating Model Implementation
  • Change Management
  • Workforce Upskilling & Enablement

Engagement Objectives

Every mission-critical conversation with Rise8 starts the same - “We need to…”

If one of these sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.

Innovate

We help you intake new, raw ideas and convert them into valuable products in operations.

Modernize

We work with you to bring your systems to the modern era, no matter your constraints.

Accelerate

Already have a great start? We can pair in and give you a boost without skipping a beat.

Transform

If your organization is mired in bureaucracy and legacy approaches, we help you make change and make it stick.

Diagnose

When you have problems but don’t know what to do or where to start, we do a full diagnostic and build you a get-well plan.

Rescue

If your project is failing, our crisis response teams jump in and help you get things back on track quickly.

RAPID OUTCOMES IN PRODUCTION

What Makes us Different

In this era of innovation theater, we promise realness: rapid and reliable outcomes in prod that bridge the gap between outputs and impacts. We help our customers go fast, forever--continuously delivering valuable software users love with high quality and reduced risk.

Adapted from Josh Seiden and the Kellogg Foundation