Technology is great, and is making the world of the business owner even greater. With all the new platforms so readily available it has become possible for you to have your own customised app.
Digitalisation and the subsequent transformation of the way we do business and implement business systems touch every individual in every industry. Thanks to the digital cloud, people can work from anywhere and at any time – from any device of their choosing. Therefore, you need to ensure that your product or service offers maximum ease of use and flexibility.
The use of mobile apps has played a large role in the transformation; with industry players flooding the market – unfortunately for them, with mobile apps one as generic as the other. While off-the-shelf mobile apps are readily available and subject to competitive pricing, it will never be a perfect fit for one company. You may not get the features you need and end up paying for features you’ll never use.
This is where custom apps come in.
A custom app is tailored to your business needs. It complements every functionality on your must-have list and doesn’t bother with features that will simply gather dust. A custom app enables and empowers employees to work productive and smart, accessing all the necessary data online at any time, from anywhere, without needing a degree in IT to do so.
A key factor in building the perfect custom app for your business is having a clear understanding of your business needs. You need to understand where all the focal areas and pain points are located so that these can be featured and addressed in the custom app. You need to identify problems in order to counter them with ready-to-use solutions – on the go.
Ask yourself what employees need to achieve, how they can achieve it and what the best-case outcomes will be. Look at your business procedures and protocols from every angle to best incorporate them in the custom app.
Security plays an important part – both in the sense of needing a custom app that is reliable and not filled with glitches as well as a custom app that won’t let business secrets slip out the door. For this reason, you need to make sure that you use the best in the business – an expert service provider and cutting edge software and technology.
You also need to ensure that whichever security measures are associated with the custom app are easily understood and followed by your employees. It should be easy to understand the need for these measures and execute them.
Another key step in developing custom software is to make sure that the development phase is well-thought out and includes enough time and resources to ensure proper testing. Inevitably there will be bugs in almost all systems – make sure your developer has spent enough time getting any wrinkles ironed out before deployment. While in the testing and/or development phase, it’s a good idea to have input from the people who will actually be using the custom app on a daily basis to make sure it is a good fit.
Ultimately, the proof of the pudding will lie in the deployment phase. If you have crossed your t’s and dotted your i’s, deployment should run smoothly, with a quick implementation phase and training of employees in the use of the custom app running smoothly.
All these are reasons confirming the need for a specialised software development partner who will listen to you before anything else. You need a partner that will get to know your business inside and out, and understand the core values that drive your operations. You need someone who will protect and promote your brand with the custom app. Strategix is that partner.
