Sometimes there are no existing solutions and the need for a trusted software development company is the best path to accomplish the corporate goals. As with any new project, there is so much more than software development and Dallas Partners can deliver so much more than development. Dallas Partners has the experience to partner with your organization to help in strategic consulting, project planning, prototyping, discovery, development, design, execution, quality assurance, alpha testing, beta testing, deployment, post deployment metric analysis services, security analysis, software maintenance, hosting and other critical services. Dallas Partners has the ability to augment your software development department at virtually any point in the development lifecycle.
Dallas Partners understands that different scenarios call for different solutions. The list below is a simple generalization to consider when thinking of buying a software solution out of the box vs building a custom solution.
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Custom Solution |
Pros
- Existing Support
- Lower initial cost
- Usually quicker implementations
Cons
- You will have to modify your process to fit the solution.
- Depending on how well the solutions fits, it is likely to have a higher cost of ownership over an extended period of time.
- Higher cost of switching solutions in the future.
- Data ownership may be an issue.
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Pros
- You get a solution that fits your process exactly
- Can usually be integrated into other systems as necessary
- Ownership and control of the data, process and code
Cons
- Higher initial cost
- Longer implementation time frame
- Requires client participation of beta testing before launch
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Dallas Partners specializes in custom web based and mobile solutions. Explore our development process or
tell us about a project you wish to explore for more information.