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Have you heard about on-demand software development? This is one of the solutions adopted by many companies that need to customize products and services but don’t have the technical capacity to build an app or system from scratch.

So on-demand software development is nothing more than hiring a specialized company to build a software project, system, or application for your business—regardless of the industry you’re in. A startup, a physical therapy clinic, or an information technology conglomerate can all look for customized development through outsourced IT providers that make a living doing exactly that.

As is the case with X-Apps. 🙂

We work in what many people call a “software factory,” bringing into the company requests from customers who are excellent at what they do—but would spend too much money, energy, or expert time developing apps or systems in‑house.

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Main benefits of on-demand software development

Many companies hire on-demand software development to keep a project of this size organized, since the outsourced company provides reporting on every completed stage.

Managing the birth of an application or system is much easier through on-demand software development, especially because every step of the process is defined according to an in‑depth study—done by specialists—of the particularities of each product.

The main benefits of this service are:

• Obtaining performance indicators for software production processes;
• Eliminating “many-hands” control, often done in a disorganized way;
• Leveraging the possibility of adapting existing software that has become outdated;
• Avoiding duplicated information during the development process, which can generate major losses and missed deadlines.

In addition, one of the most important benefits is having specialists working on your app or system without the need to pay high salaries for each one. You know in advance how much you’ll pay for the product—and it will certainly be cheaper than assembling a full internal IT team just for that purpose.

Software development workflow

Companies that provide on-demand software development services are in the technology sector and, therefore, likely use agile methodologies that emphasize a lean concept and, because of that, need to deliver the best possible result in a short execution window.

In practice, on-demand software development is usually divided into six stages:

• Business rules requirements so the software can be designed;
• Validation between the hiring company and the development company to formally start the project;
• Building prototypes for the business;
• Coding and development testing;
• Acceptance (and possible adjustments requested by the client or by end users);
• Maintenance with an eye on continuous improvement of the newly created software.

By following this workflow, on-demand software development companies can better explain each stage to the client while organizing technical demands internally across different parts of the project.

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Precautions for companies that hire this service

The first thing you should know before hiring on-demand software development is what this software will be and which strategic objectives it will support.

When you know exactly what you need, you can already filter out a large portion of providers that could serve you.

In addition, you should ask to see the company’s portfolio before closing the deal and revisit—more than once, if needed—whether you truly need this new product. This way, when you decide you shouldn’t do it, you save now to achieve better results later, or you recognize the real value of having a specialist company doing this work for you.

Want to know how we can help you with on-demand software development? Talk to X-Apps!

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