Choosing the right software developer in 2023

When choosing a new software solutions partner, it’s important to understand the working methodologies of the team that will be driving the progress of your digital product.

Traditional Waterfall approaches to project management consistently fall short of evolving requirements and capacity. Partnering with a team that takes an Agile approach to planning can help you be more resilient to unexpected change and has the added benefit of allowing projects to scale quickly.?

It’s also important to consider whether your chosen service provider will be able to integrate seamlessly with your current team and assets. Have they worked with teams of a similar size, in a similar niche, and using technologies that will play well with your existing resources?

MyOxygen/ works alongside businesses to help realise innovative digital solutions that make an impactful difference in Digital Heath, Manufacturing, Energy, and Agritech.

Here’s what we’ve learned are the main questions you need to answer when initially engaging with a potential software platform development agency:

What are the main considerations when choosing a software development partner in 2023?

-Collaboration, cross-channel capabilities and internal engagement.?

How do I get my current team to engage with my digital platform partner in order to maximise the output and timescales of the project??

Make sure you choose a provider whose framework is focused on DevOps and integration from the start. Trying to artificially engineer these relationships later down the line can be costly for both time and morale.

Most importantly, does your potential agency address your internal operational needs? The relationships between teams will need to be reciprocal. You should be confident that your chosen agency will help encourage internal engagement too.?

-Efficiency and facilitating business operations.

Does your provider understand your industry-specific protocols and regulations?

By choosing to work with a partner who has not previously worked within your industry, you will be adding an additional burden of field-specific research and insight gathering (for the benefit of the partnering agency) to the underline of the proposed budget.?

You may not see these costs as they will be subtly built into your Discovery process, but they are very much real – many agencies will camouflage them as a discovery requirement.

Working with an agency that is well versed in your niche will ultimately reduce costs.

You can learn more about our?Discovery sessions here.

-Scalability and process improvements.

Does your chosen agency work in a manner that will allow them to scale quickly and in a way that manages the budget efficiently??

We all know that the original scope of a project is often far from what was proposed as it naturally evolves.

Partnering with a solutions development agency that is proactive in identifying process improvements will be key to making sure estimates are as accurate as possible.

-Analytics and data insights.

Is there a clear plan for the metrics and data that the new project will deliver or be measured by?

Just as importantly, does your potential partner have a demonstrable history of working with these metrics?

These are things to discuss upfront, as discovering a conflict in capabilities mid-project will be costly.

-Digital transformation.

Does your chosen agency have a documented history of producing innovative, first of its kind, industry-changing projects?

Check their case studies and development history to see the results they’ve delivered for organisations like yours.

Want to discuss your project with an expert?

MyOxygen/?already works with some of the largest and most trusted organisations in the UK, including?the?NHS?and?MoD.

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