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We are experts in creating custom software solutions for businesses. Our engineers have successfully implemented different types of applications for different sizes of companies, many operating in different industries.
Custom software you need without budget overruns
Undertaking a software development project can be an intimidating task, especially if the core business of an enterprise is not software development. Businesses usually end up stretching their already reduced IT budgets to meet their software needs, and sometimes end-up having more projects than their programmers. Other businesses do not want to build anything in house and outsource everything offshore. Either way, budget overruns become inevitable in most of the cases.
Expensive is not necessarily better
Big software consulting companies charge you a loads of money by the hour. The longer your project goes on the better for them. Their employees are evaluated not by their productivity or creativity, but by how many hours they can bill their clients. They have layers above layers of management and sales people that they need to support within their cost structure, and this cost is ultimately transferred to their clients. We are an agile company without the overhead, and we are good in what we do. We like to work with you so that you can get the most out of your investment.
Cheap is not necessarily cheap
There has been a trend in the software industry to ship projects to countries with cheaper development resources such as India, Russia, etc. This trend is slowly coming to an end. This approach can yield good results only if the outsourced project is small and not complicated. For any project that involves some important business logic, businesses have found that they end up paying more for something that often does not meet their expectations.
When you outsource overseas, you will have to put a lot of effort in managing the project, and in doing so, will have to overcome language, time-zone, and cultural differences. More importantly, you will need to have the requirements for your project defined to the very tiny details which cannot be changed during the project. We think that it is impossible to define and communicate all the requirements before a project starts, and even if this could be done, some requirement will change in the course of the project. Because of our lean structure, tools, and productive engineers, we are pretty sure that we are a cheaper option than any offshore option you might be considering, especially in the long run.
We listen
Nobody knows your needs or business better than you do. That's why we like to listen and learn your business, processes and ideas. We also like to listen to your budget and time constraints to come up with a realistic approach to meet your needs. We do not expect you to speak any techie language, in fact we prefer speaking your language from the start to the end.
We ask questions and make suggestions
Once we understand your needs, we share our experiences with you and see if we can improve your business processes. We might have implemented a project similar to yours in the past, or we might know a way of automating a process that you think is impossible. We bring these options to the table, explain them to you, and further listen to your thoughts. We iterate over your ideas and our ideas until we all feel comfortable, happy and excited about the project.
We design
Our architects work with you to achieve the most flexible but simple design that will enable change as your business needs change. We not only make sure that your current needs are met, but also think about meeting future needs that may emerge to give your business a competitive advantage in the long run.
We pick the right tools
We are not technology and tool fanatics. We like to choose the best and cheapest toolsets out there that will produce the right results. We prefer open tools, but we like to use proprietary software as we see fit. Please check out the technologies and tools we have expertise in.
We implement
Our engineers follow the best practices and tools to carry out the design. We start implementing as soon as we understand what needs to be done. We like to move fast without compromising any good software practices and methodologies. We understand time is money, for you and for us.
We communicate
We believe that you should be part of the development process. We do not go away during the development, we constantly communicate with you, tell you where we are, show you prototypes, screens, parts of the application that we have implemented and expect to get feedback from you. Unlike other software consulting companies, we are not paranoid about change. We would like to be flexible enough to incorporate your feedback and changes as we go along. We do our best to accommodate your needs, even if they are initially left out of any contracts. We like you to see immediate results, and give us immediate response so that at the end of the project you are completely satisfied.
We deliver
Finally we deliver, on time and on budget. We expect our software to improve your business and profitability as we had envisioned in the beginning of the project.