As a client, it is not your responsibility (an in many cases may not be within your capacities) to analyze every technical detail or a piece of a technical specification.
It is up to the development firm to understand your requirements and translate them into deliverables - from your long-term goals to simple usability issues that may greatly impact your appeal to your key clients or affect productivity of your key users.
At elKore we see ourselves as your connection between your goals and technical complexities.
A software development project may be custom, yet most potential risks typically fall into just a few categories (assuming the development team is top notch):
Integration with the 3rd parties;
Misunderstanding of the requirements;
Delays in critical decisions or content from the client.
At elKore we analyze every project for potential risks and proactively address these risks from the start.
Detailed and well-organized project documentation is absolutely crucial as it ensures quality from multiple angles:
Defined documentation before and throughout the project (including screenshots and use cases) allows clients to provide feedback and prevent misunderstandings prior to development;
elKore's testers/QA personnel will use the documentation to test the project throughout the development life cycle;
at any time the documentation is available to client's new hires to become familiarized with the functionality without the need for expensive training by high-level stakeholders.
In today's fast-paced world change is something we can't avoid. Whether it's a catchy feature you may notice on a competitor website, or a change in your business model, or something you may have forgotten to mention - every project will have a scope change.
At elKore we will guide you through changes and most effective ways of addressing them in today's fast-paced and competitive environment.
While in some cases a full set of features is absolutely needed before going live (such as when an older application is being refurbished), with most projects there are clear advantages of going live quicker. Why not grow your set of features based on the real user feedback - not on what your focus group is telling you or your marketing department is hoping for?
Minimize the risks of long-term investments and stay "lean and mean" by publishing new features in small development iterations. As your software development partner we will guide you through the agile development process and
provide you with flexible support and the right collaboration tools to ensure that your project budget is spent wisely.
