Custom software for your company's processes
For companies whose processes don't fit off-the-shelf systems. Solvers learns how your business works, designs the solution and builds the software with planned architecture, testing and evolution. We use AI to speed up the work; engineering stays in control.
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Signs that a process calls for its own software
- The same information is typed in several times. Every handoff between spreadsheets and tools is a chance for the data to diverge.
- Only one person knows what stage the work is in. Progress depends on someone's memory, and the business becomes vulnerable to vacations, team changes and growing demand.
- Exceptions have become the routine. Special approvals, deadline changes and different conditions happen outside the tool, and the picture of the operation is incomplete.
- Important business rules don't fit the current tools. The available options don't properly support steps and decisions that are part of what sets you apart.
What goes into a project
- Understanding the process and the people involved: areas, responsibilities and exceptions.
- Setting priorities and a first delivery with clear limits: what is included, what is left for later and which conditions must be met.
- Architecture ready for today and for growth, taking scalability, performance and security into account.
- Web applications, mobile applications or both, depending on the challenge.
- Integration with systems that remain important to the operation, when needed and technically feasible.
- Testing, user acceptance with the people who run the process, and release to production.
- Evolution after delivery, as agreed.
From understanding to evolution, in seven steps
We don't start with code. We start by understanding the problem.
- 01
Discovery
Requirements study and scope definition, talking to the people who do the work.
- 02
Strategy
Estimate of effort, investment and timeline to make the project feasible.
- 03
Implementation
Architecture and development of the solution, with AI to speed things up and engineering to set the direction.
- 04
Quality
Feature verification and tests to confirm what was defined.
- 05
Acceptance
Testing in a controlled environment, with validation of expectations and sign-off.
- 06
Go-Live
Release to production and follow-up of the solution in the real environment.
- 07
Evolution
Monitor, adjust and evolve the solution together with the business.
AI speeds things up. Engineering sets the direction.
We use Artificial Intelligence to speed up activities and increase team productivity. Architecture, security, quality, scalability and evolution remain the responsibility of engineering.
We don't choose technology because it's trendy. We choose it because it makes sense for the project, among them C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Angular, React, Node.js, PHP and Java.
From order to approval
Imagine a distributor that receives orders through different channels. The sales team records the request, the warehouse confirms availability and finance reviews the payment terms. Today, the answers are scattered across messages.
A first delivery could organize order entry, route the review to the person responsible and show the status of each order. An integration with the existing system could avoid part of the retyping, as long as the necessary access and technical resources were available. The project would also need to define what happens when stock falls short, who can approve an exception and how changes are recorded.
Fictitious example, to illustrate the method. It does not represent a client case or result.
Questions about custom software
How much does custom software cost?
It depends on the scope, the business rules and the integrations involved. That is why the investment is estimated in the Strategy step, after understanding the problem, together with effort and timeline. Starting with a first delivery with clear limits helps validate the path before expanding the project.
How long does a project take?
The timeline is also defined in the Strategy step, based on the scope of the first delivery and on the dependencies identified, such as access to systems and rules that still need a decision. Larger projects are usually split into smaller deliveries that can be validated by the people who use the process.
Do I need to replace the systems I already use?
Not necessarily. A specific application can coexist with the ERP and other company tools, exchanging information with them when access and technical resources allow. In some cases, configuring or integrating what already exists works better than developing.
How do I follow the project?
Through My Solvers, Solvers' client portal: projects and deliveries by stage, schedule, documents, billing and conversations with the team, also available as an app for Android and iOS.
What happens after delivery?
The seventh step of our process is Evolution: monitoring, adjusting and evolving the solution together with the business, as agreed with each client. Delivery doesn't have to be the end.
Learn more
Articles on the Solvers blog, in Portuguese:
Shall we understand your process?
Tell us what needs to improve, who takes part in the process and which systems are involved. From there, we assess the best path together.
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