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How Better Software Built an Agentic Investigation Platform for Mission-Critical Operations

A durable, evidence-first foundation for automated root-cause analysis, designed to coordinate multiple data sources, handle failure gracefully, and support high-stakes decisions under pressure.

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Type

Agentic AI / Root-Cause Analysis Platform

Type

Agentic AI / Root-Cause Analysis Platform

Type

Agentic AI / Root-Cause Analysis Platform

Platform

Web

Platform

Web

Platform

Web

Industry

E-commerce Operations / Mission-Critical Systems

Industry

E-commerce Operations / Mission-Critical Systems

Industry

E-commerce Operations / Mission-Critical Systems

Spiral

Agentic AI

The client runs a revenue-critical, client-facing platform where account issues directly impact performance and trust. Teams investigate complex problems using data from multiple external systems, requiring an investigation platform that remains reliable and explainable

Key Results

Beyond immediate resolution speed, this foundation improved how teams investigate, explain, and prevent high-impact operational issues.

Beyond the immediate metrics, this foundation secured Kizuna's market position
and unlocked long-term, unhindered growth.

Faster Investigations

Evidence was gathered and structured automatically, reducing time spent assembling context.

Faster Investigations

Evidence was gathered and structured automatically, reducing time spent assembling context.

Faster Investigations

Evidence was gathered and structured automatically, reducing time spent assembling context.

Lower Cognitive Load

Teams focused on decisions instead of manually reconciling conflicting signals.

Lower Cognitive Load

Teams focused on decisions instead of manually reconciling conflicting signals.

Lower Cognitive Load

Teams focused on decisions instead of manually reconciling conflicting signals.

Defensible Explanations

Investigation outputs were clear enough for client and stakeholder review.

Defensible Explanations

Investigation outputs were clear enough for client and stakeholder review.

Defensible Explanations

Investigation outputs were clear enough for client and stakeholder review.

Scalable by Design

New data sources added without reworking core investigation logic.

Scalable by Design

New data sources added without reworking core investigation logic.

Scalable by Design

New data sources added without reworking core investigation logic.

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The Challenge

When high-impact issues occurred, teams faced a familiar trade-off: move fast or stay accurate.

Manual investigation workflows and single-prompt AI tools introduced hidden risks:

Evidence scattered across multiple systems

Evidence scattered across multiple systems

Evidence scattered across multiple systems

Conflicting signals across systems with no clear narrative

Conflicting signals across systems with no clear narrative

Conflicting signals across systems with no clear narrative

Investigation restarts caused by partial failures or timeouts

Investigation restarts caused by partial failures or timeouts

Investigation restarts caused by partial failures or timeouts

The real issue was lack of structure under pressure. The client needed an approach that could investigate reliably when signals conflicted and stakes were high.

Technology Used

The Solution

Better Software partnered with the client to build an agentic investigation platform focused on coordination over prompts. A central agent sequenced evidence collection and analysis, while specialized agents handled data sources to deliver defensible conclusions. AI.

Our Approach

Agent-based coordination

A central investigation agent orchestrates specialised subagents, each responsible for a narrow data source or analytical task.

Agent-based coordination

A central investigation agent orchestrates specialised subagents, each responsible for a narrow data source or analytical task.

Agent-based coordination

A central investigation agent orchestrates specialised subagents, each responsible for a narrow data source or analytical task.

Explicit investigation flow

Evidence collection, normalisation, timeline construction, and hypothesis ranking occur as separate, observable steps.

Explicit investigation flow

Evidence collection, normalisation, timeline construction, and hypothesis ranking occur as separate, observable steps.

Explicit investigation flow

Evidence collection, normalisation, timeline construction, and hypothesis ranking occur as separate, observable steps.

Durable execution

Investigations are resilient to partial failures, supporting retries, resumable runs, and preserved state.

Durable execution

Investigations are resilient to partial failures, supporting retries, resumable runs, and preserved state.

Durable execution

Investigations are resilient to partial failures, supporting retries, resumable runs, and preserved state.

Production-grade discipline

Environment parity, configuration management, structured logging, and quality gates ensure predictable behaviour under load.

Production-grade discipline

Environment parity, configuration management, structured logging, and quality gates ensure predictable behaviour under load.

Production-grade discipline

Environment parity, configuration management, structured logging, and quality gates ensure predictable behaviour under load.

The Impact

This product development investment directly addressed the client’s investigation challenges.

Challenges

Manual evidence gathering across systems

Conflicting signals slowing decisions

Investigation restarts due to failures

High cognitive load during incidents

Coordinated, automated evidence collection
Sequenced analysis with ranked explanations
Durable, resumable investigation runs
Focused review instead of manual reconstruction

Before

Challenges

Challenges

Risk of costly HIPAA retrofits

Risk of costly HIPAA retrofits

Performance ceilings at higher data loads

Performance ceilings at higher data loads

Enterprise deals stalled by security gaps

Enterprise deals stalled by security gaps

Slow team onboarding and bottlenecks

Slow team onboarding and bottlenecks

After

Software
Software
Compliance built-in from day one

Compliance built-in from day one

Compliance built-in from day one

Responsive platform during peak operations

Responsive platform during peak operations

Responsive platform during peak operations

Enterprise-ready within months

Enterprise-ready within months

Enterprise-ready within months

Smooth ramp-up with scalable engineering patterns

Smooth ramp-up with scalable engineering patterns

Smooth ramp-up with scalable engineering patterns

Lessons For Others Founders

Lessons For Others Founders

Agentic systems require structure, not just prompts

Agentic systems require structure, not just prompts

Agentic systems require structure, not just prompts

Coordination and durability matter more than model size

Coordination and durability matter more than model size

Coordination and durability matter more than model size

Trust is built through explainable steps, not confident answers

Trust is built through explainable steps, not confident answers

Trust is built through explainable steps, not confident answers

Spiral

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Better Software helped the client build an investigation platform that teams can rely on when signals conflict, pressure is high, and accountability is real. With the right product development approach, organizations don’t have to choose between speed and trust.

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