BUILD BETTER SOFTWARE
Seamless collaboration, total transparency, secure delivery. We’ve developed a better approach to custom software development.
By leveraging Agile development methodologies, human-centered design tools, and best practices around security and risk management, we help organizations meet their needs reliably and efficiently.
Human-Centered Design
Focusing On People’s Real Needs
The user is central to our design philosophy. For every screen we design and build, the person interacting with that screen is top of mind. What are their needs? More importantly, what are the behaviors motivating those needs? By taking a human-centered design approach, we are able to better anticipate and meet people’s expectations as they interact with your business and products.
To achieve this, we conduct thorough foundational research before we even begin to think about design. This allows us to really understand the people you’re trying to reach and how to successfully engage them with your product or service. From there, we use our findings as a guide to design in a way that solves your problem and meets the user’s needs in the simplest way possible.
Agile Software Development
Blending Agile With Offshore
Agile software development allows teams to deliver quickly, collaborate often, and continually improve their product. We take a slightly modified approach to the Agile methodology that maximizes those benefits while utilizing a hybrid offshore model.
Our technical teams in Pune, India and Islamabad, Pakistan are 100% fluent in English and have adapted their workday to 4-12pm local time (4 am–noon PST). This makes communication a breeze and allows for a four-hour overlap with our U.S. based account managers, solutions architects, project managers, and designers. We conduct daily standups via Google Hangouts that keep everyone collaborating and on the same page — even if they’re not in the same office, city, or even country.
Secure Delivery
Where Secure Delivery Meets Efficiency
Effective security protocols should strike a balance between protecting data and creating a seamless process for users that imposes as little friction as possible. The more cumbersome a security process, the more likely someone may leave an important password or key code on a post-it note at their desk. That simple error in judgment puts an entire system at risk of a breach.
By utilizing tools like role-based access control with single sign-on, we ensure that people have access to what they need in an efficient manner. We control access to source code in a very similar way. We consider security and privacy during every step of the development process — from single, standalone applications to cloud infrastructure. Additionally, our support teams can monitor your system post-launch, keeping an eye on any suspicious patterns. Should we detect any odd activity, we offer guidance on steps to minimize any potential damage.
Risk Management
Stopping Roadblocks Before They Happen
Identifying potential risks at the start of — and during — any software project is critical to the success of the project. Risks can come from any source — from budget and cost, from schedule, from technology, and from people. Our risk management team has experience identifying and dealing with those, as well as other risks to ensure continuity should an unforeseen issue pop up in the middle of a project.
Our team proposes, validates, and implements solutions that make the most sense for the project. Additionally, we monitor resource capacity. With multiple projects in flight simultaneously, it’s crucial that we have the right people with the right skillset available to meet our clients ’needs and keep projects on track.
Pricing & Billing
Sprint Based Billing
Our pricing and billing process is straight forward, no frills, and fully transparent. Our goal is to continuously deliver value through insights, progress, and allow you to see where your investment is going.
Bi-weekly Billing
Our billing cycle is synced directly with our 2-week sprint cycle, so you know exactly how your investment was allocated.
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Sprint Duration: 2 weeks
Pricing
We bill based on the number of crew that are active on your project during the previous sprint, and the actual number of hours invested. Max of 70 hours / sprint / member.