I think I'm doing it wrong

For very simple applications... or at least, what I like to call simple... I usually enlist a 5.6sol on extra high architect as well as a 5.6sol Codex Builder and a 5.6sol Testing Agent.

I tried to code a plugin to piggyback off two other wordpress plugins. Its just an approval gate for a buying group where the head office wants to approve individual store orders before theyre dispatched.

It took 5 full days of back and forth and version numbers hit 0.8.2 and it was just a slog.

What advice can some of you offer me to improve the process. I currently have a 3 month old inventory project built around my industries workflow and we are in constant testing and amendment loops. I'd like to finish it some time this decade haha