ideal software, inc.
Project Outsourcing
Our Primary Audience
Ideal Software's primary service is project outsourcing.
We typically cater to companies that:
- Do not have the budget to hire developers full time.
- Require a solution, which helps them to automate their business.
That is, a turn key solution which allows them to be productive without
having to manage, support and run a software development team.
- Have developers in house but need, for a limited time, additional
help and expertise in a specific area of the project.
- Require a tool or component, which will be used in the companies
product. For example a component, which manages scheduling of
manufacturing software system devices.
The Challenges of Outsourcing a Project
The founders of Ideal Software, Inc. this company know how difficult it can be
to outsource a project. Here are a few things, which can happen when
a project is outsourced.
- There is a lack of communication between the parties.
- The project is complete, but doesn't have all the features it was
supposed to have, but this is discovered after the outsourcing shop
has cleared out and moved on to their next project.
- There is no way for the product to be maintained by anyone but the
outsourcing company. Thus you have a heavy dependency
on this company. This results in additional costs, potentially
exhorbent fees.
- It's impossible to change the product because it was poorly designed.
- There is no documentation written because the documentation was a low
priority and there just wasn't any time to complete the docs, so you
have no documentation. So, you have to hire another developer to figure
out what the outsourcing company was doing.
There is no denying it, outsourcing can be problematic.
The 'Ideal Software' Way
When Ideal Software, Inc. was being conceived, the principals sat down and
carefully considered what would be important to a customer. They realized
that in order to determine what a customer's needs are you first
have to put yourself in the customer's position and ask the question,
"What would I expect?"
They felt the following things were important to the customer and that by
providing this to the customer as a standard policy, that the customer's
experience working with an outsourcing company would be a more pleasant,
productive and a positive experience. And of course that this would ensure
the customer wound up with a product which met the requirements and expectations
of the client.
Below is a sampling of some of the things we felt were important to
provide to a customer when we outsource a project for them.
- Careful and precise Design
- Detailed Documentation
- Excellent Communication
- Quality in mind in everything you do on the project.
This is the minimal of what we would expect if we were outsourcing a project,
we feel you should expect and receive at least this type of service whether
you use our services or another companies.
If you feel you need more details and would like to talk to a representative
here at Ideal Software, Inc., please feel free to send an email to
info@idealsw.com or call 919-387-3644
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