• Our process

    Five steps from idea to a product that keeps improving.

  • Engagement models

    Spec & quote projects, an agile retainer or team augmentation.

  • Our tools

    The playbook, CMS and project tools we built and use every day.

  • Company

    A boutique digital agency in Cedar Grove, NJ, since 2001.

  • What We Believe

    What we believe and how it shapes the way we work.

  • Team

    Meet the designers, developers and strategists.

  • Testimonials

    What our clients say about working with us.

  • Insights

    Ideas on software, AI and agents from our team.

Design-Led, AI-First /// Est. 2001

WAKU, where our projects run

Our full-featured project management system. Every NP Group project is planned, assigned and reviewed in WAKU, by our team and the agents that work with it.

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Pete Czech, CEO and founder of NP Group

How a project runs in WAKU

From the first ticket to the last review. One place for the plan, the work and the sign-off.

  1. 01

    Plan

    Boards and tickets for every project, each with a type, an owner and a due date.

  2. 02

    Assign

    Work goes to the right designer, developer or agent, with what it has to be.

  3. 03

    Review

    Submitted work is checked before it moves on, and sent back with notes when it isn’t right.

  4. 04

    Done

    Approved work closes the ticket, and the history stays with the project.

Features

Project management built for our studio

We built WAKU around how a design and development studio actually works.

  • Boards and tickets

    Every project on its own board, with ticket types for design, development and support.

  • Owners and reviewers

    Each ticket has an assignee and a reviewer, so work is checked before it moves on.

  • Due dates that count

    Due dates in working days, visible to the whole team.

  • Agents on the team

    Agents open, check and comment on tickets through WAKU’s API, like any teammate.

  • Comments in context

    Feedback lives on the ticket it belongs to, with the files attached.

  • A full history

    Who did what and when, for every ticket and every project.

Jenna, Director of Client Services at NP Group

Jenna Director of Client Services

See how we run a project.

WAKU is how we keep design, development and agents on the same plan. Ask us how a project with NP Group runs, from the first ticket to launch.