Business Is Complex – Every Project Is A Custom Solution
There are various technologies to help one build a custom solution faster. However, that automation still requires a way to meet your unique business needs. These tools quickly get most of the way there via the Pareto Principle, but that will fall short of the ROI you need. We take an approach that is tried and true. Our approach ensures we understand your unique challenges and partner with you in defining requirements that improve your business.
Partnering To Build A Custom Solution
Whether brought in at the beginning of a project or late in the game to save one from failing, we follow the same general approach. The steps below may be covered in a few hours or take weeks to complete. However, they are necessary and a wise investment in your solution. Skipping these steps would be like buying a house without even considering the location, occupants, plumbing, wiring, or any of the other myriad details.
- Start with an overview of your business and the problem or problems you aim to solve. We want to ensure that the goals are clearly understood and that we are clear on the “why” of the project.
- Partner with you to craft or refine requirements and solution specifications. We aim to avoid gaps in requirements and “surprises” that appear later in the project.
- We provide a preliminary design to refine the project details further. Consider this as us reiterating the details so communication issues can be avoided.
- There is now enough information to create a timeline, including milestones and estimates.
- Implementation begins, and we provide regular (often weekly) status reporting and demos. This approach keeps us on the same page about progress and expectations.
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Communication And Feedback
Software development is complex, and so is your business. Those two can add up to a confusing mix. There are many potential points of failure. We have found that the best way to address this is through frequent communication and regular feedback. That is why we embrace the Agile approach to software development and its focus on customer satisfaction. This approach is essential to our partnership and our ability to deliver the best custom solution with each project. Yes, we leverage our experience and lessons learned. However, your business is unique, and assumptions can keep us from addressing your most important concerns. In the same way, we want to elicit feedback throughout the process so questions and concerns can be addressed as soon as possible. We would rather measure twice and cut once than quickly build a solution that fails to solve your problems or does so without improving productivity.
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