The days of losing investment are over now that the effectiveness of a development method called "Agile" has been proven . No longer will you have to define your needs internally without an educated approach in an effort to reduce liability. No longer will you be forced to commit to spending one large amount of money and wait months to see exactly how it was used. Now you will be involved in the process, and rather than purchasing a "product" that has not yet been invented, you will be investing in a software development "service" that you control with our educated approach and solid advice based upon experience. This results in fewer wasted efforts, less wasted money, and software closer to your needs and desires. We believe strongly in applying the right effort and technology, with open and honest communication.
Agile process for software is more about delivering actual goods - than a heavy, rigid process. Process alone does not guarantee good results. Skill and process combined with a fast-response to real-world concerns and changes lead to success. Rather than one large development cycle, smaller cycles are used with everyone meeting to react to where we have been, where we are, and based on this information we all makes decisions on where we are going for the next cycle to meet and exceed our overall goals. As you can tell, this process leverages skill and requires a high-level of communication as well as your involvement to complete the team. We have combined recognized industry best-practices in both software development and interaction design into a process that reacts to change and has the common design and review phases of: Definition, in which needs and requirements are researched, modeled and defined; Architecture, in which the software functions are combined with form, function, and behavior and the design is refined; Design/Development, in which software is built and released for actual testing; and Implementation, in which the software is integrated and released into it's home environment.
Are you curious to find out more about this thing called "Agile" and its popular styles? If you are familiar with the Internet, you have probably seen it in action, or heard of it in the form of the term "beta" without knowing it. Beta software is the term given to the method of releasing software in an unrefined form for testing and use, so that real-world factors can be incorporated in its evolution - which is key to Agile principles of delivering rapid, actual results. Google's browser-based email, "G-mail' was released on April 4th, 2004 and is still in "beta" form and open to the public with tens of millions of users, changing and evolving rapidly based on real-world use. Google is using Agile methods in development, and Agile mind set and philosophy.
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