Our Process
The development of custom software should be left to the experts. Every one of SDSol's skilled software developers are specialists in their technological fields. User interface designers only design interfaces with the user in mind. Software architects only work on system architecture. Our mobile development team only works on mobile applications, and so on.
Many software developers in Miami, and around the world, do not subscribe to this philosophy, however. Unfortunately, our competitors try to do too much, requiring that their employees stray from their professional strengths. They mix-and-match their software teams and ultimately create a subpar product.
At SDSol, we understand that quality software development must be executed methodically. One wrinkle in the process could disrupt the entire software project. And so, in order to develop something as sophisticated as web, mobile, and desktop applications, there must be a procedure put in place. Great planning breeds great software. At SDSol, our planning begins during our initial software consultation.
Analysis
Discovery
As easy as it may sound to create an excellent user experience, achieving it requires extensive research and comprehensive analysis. SDSol goes the extra mile to understand who will use the custom software. We conduct a competitor's analysis - to see what software your competitors are currently using. We conduct interviews with the people who will be using the software every day. We also conduct ongoing market research to determine what type of software is working well for companies in your industry.
User Experience and Interface Design (UX/ID)
The user experience department is dedicated to the software's ease of use and look and feel. Every user wants to enjoy using an application, and our gifted user experience and interface design team strives to achieve a proper balance between graphic design and software functionality. A user's experience with software should always be a pleasant one. That is why our Interface Designers put themselves in a user's shoes and determines what looks and feels right, and what doesn't. While our system architects work on the nuts and bolts of the application, our User Experience and Interface Designers work diligently to make the application user friendly to all sorts of potential users.
Wireframing
Once the analysis and research is complete, our interface design team begins drafting blueprints for the application . Wireframing is a huge part of the interface design process. With the advent of wireframing applications such as Balsamiq, software development companies in Miami and throughout the United States are able to build the look and feel of a custom application. Many of SDSol's competitors are not wireframing their projects. At SDSol, we believe that the wireframing process is an invaluable tool for our user experience and interface design team. Wireframing sets the foundation of great software design.
Fabrication
Engineering
Our software architects now enter the picture and create the necessary Data Models and Domain Models needed to fabricate your Custom Software. These models serve as blue-prints for our architects to follow, and are the ultimate roadmap that show how, when, where, and why your Custom Software will operate from a technological standpoint. The functionality will be defined in this stage. Further, it is during this stage that our Software Architects have their chance to shine by identifying the most innovative ways to make your solution work.
Coding
Now the coding –computer programming - begins. This is the part of the process where our Coding Specialists create the source code of your application.
Testing
Our User Experience and Interface Design team is trained to pinpoint the smallest imperfection in the software. Any error, no matter how small, can snowball into a giant nightmare down the road. SDSol is cognizant of how important this application will be to your company, and any future down time will cost you money. That is why we diligently conduct application audits at every deliverable milestone. Another method to ensure the best User Experience is to conduct Usability Tests. Quite simply this is where we show the Interface Design to employees in other departments and get their feedback. Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes can open up and improve the design process.
Deployment
All of the hard work and planning now pays off. We go live and launch the new application.
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