One of the biggest problems with developing custom software is ensuring that you are building
the correct product or solution. This is important, because without this, you are going to hear:
"That is exactly what I asked for, but, not what I need." This is an age-old problem, that is made
worse by Outsourcing. In particular, Requirements Management has historically been difficult,
even when users and developers are in close proximity. This becomes extremely difficult when
users and software development teams are separated by 7 or 8 timezones.
In order to do it right, you will need to::
 | Verify requirements are stated correctly | |
| Validate requirements will meet the stated | |
| needs | ||
| Ensure requirements consider operations | |
| Ensure requirements are technology agnostic | |
Businesses need to consider life-cycle costs, when developing custom software. If you "throw
the development over the fence", how will you ensure that the product or solution is compatible
with your IT infrastructure? How will you maintain the software going forward? Doesn't your
business need software development that is as agile as your business?
Our company specializes in helping IT organizations to get their outsourcing efforts under
control. We are software development experts, who can design processes and architectures
that will enable you to manage the life-cycle costs for your software development projects.
