Custom Applications: Choosing the Right Company for Your Needs 

Today, many organizations are turning towards custom applications to use in their daily operations. Some will use them to target and attract new customers and others will use them to improve their daily operations. If you are looking for a custom application, you are one of many organizations that are searching for the same thing. But due to the volume of application development experts, how do you choose the right one for your needs? 

There are many factors to consider when selecting an organization to build your custom application. You should: 

1. Evaluate Experience and Expertise: Look for companies with a proven track record in application development.  

2. Check Portfolios and Case Studies: Review the portfolios, project summaries, and case studies of potential companies to see examples of their previous work. This will give you an idea of their capabilities and the types of projects they have successfully completed.  
   
   Imaginet provides easily accessible project summaries for our clients or prospective clients. We understand the importance of reviewing previous work and provide several examples of the work we have done. You want to look for a company that can demonstrate their experience across multiple project types.  

3. Assess Your Budget: Determine your budget and find a company that can deliver quality work within your financial constraints. Budget is an important factor in the selection process. Make sure you understand what your financial constraints are before you begin researching different app dev experts. 

4. Pre-Sales Scope Meeting: Decide what is in scope and not in scope for your application and have a meeting with your prospective vendor to discuss your project and help them understand your needs. These meetings can help clarify your needs and identify the risks, complexities, and unknowns of your project, and they can also help you assess how well a vendor understands you and your business, and how well they ask questions and provide advice. You should get a sense of how much you will trust that vendor after this meeting. 
    

5. Compare Mobile App Development Companies: You need to clearly understand the type of mobile app you want. Are you creating a gaming app, a business app, a customer facing app, or something else? This will help you narrow down your options. 
    

6. Evaluate Technical Proficiency and Design Process: Assess their technical skills and the design process they follow. This ensures they can handle the technical aspects of your project and deliver a user-friendly design. 

How Can I Evaluate an Organization’s Experience and Expertise? 

The goal when evaluating experience is to uncover a full understanding of the work the app dev team has done and can do.  

You should start by analyzing the company profile. Look for their experience working with businesses like yours and review their diverse portfolio showcasing their expertise in different industries and technologies. You also need to assess their technical skills and the design process they follow. This will help you understand if they can handle the technical aspects of your project and deliver a user-friendly design. 

Again, you want to review the portfolios and case studies of potential companies to see examples of their previous work. This can give you an idea of their capabilities and the types of projects they have successfully completed.

Arranging a pre-sales scope meeting can clarify details of the project for both you and the vendor. This meeting help build a clear picture of the company’s capabilities, learn what insights and experience they bring, and help you assess the level of trust you can place on them. 

How Do I Prepare for a Custom Application Pre-Sales Scope Meeting?  

Due to the importance of this meeting, we have outlined some steps you can take to ensure you are getting the most out of it: 

1. Identify the key people: Key people include your subject matter experts as well as the project sponsors and representatives of the stakeholders for the new application.  

2. Define Your Scope: Decide what functionality is required, and what is nice to have, and, if you have time, prioritize these so you know the most important and the lower priority requirements.  

3. Gather Necessary Information: Collect all relevant documents, data, and information that will be needed during the meeting. This includes system documentation, architecture diagrams, and any other artifacts that describe the existing enterprise architecture. Samples of existing reports and application screenshots from current systems are also useful. 

Conclusion 

Understanding which app dev team best suits your needs is important. Luckily, Imaginet has years of experience with application development. We have worked on a variety of projects in a variety of verticals. If you are looking for a custom application, get in touch. We will work with you to determine if we are the best company for what you are looking for.  

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