Software Architecture

Building software is not just putting some needs on paper...

Is your business into designing software? Does your team spend their off time pondering user interfaces, speed and security efficiencies? Probably not, that is where software architecture comes from. You know your business really well and we know ours.

Too many groups feel that they can accurately request a quote for some heavy custom functionality, but they really don't know how to ask. The days of 1 page RFPs are gone. No longer can your cousin's neighbor offer the level of service that was competitive with businesses just 7 or 8 years ago. Back then, homemade 'geeks' had a lot of the same skills as the companies learning the stuff themselves. The new breed of professional software architects have arrived and we are well armed.

How many times have you had a project go to bid and then after receiving 10 competitive bids, have no idea how to compare them? They can be like apples and oranges!

With the web entering a new generation, one where almost all software has some (or all) of its functionality tied into the web, designing the right application starts with your initial requirements gathering phase (see the 360 Blueprint).

360 PSG is revolutionizing the way that businesses look at their web and software applications. You no longer have to take the "most technical" person in your company and throw them into an area they may be new to.

Traditionally, projects go from management discussion to RFP to bid to build. That process is inefficient and almost always causes confusion, and relies on blind faith or a certain amount of unearned trust in a vendor.

Using some of the same principles of building construction and architectural blueprinting, 360 provides you a roadmap to software development. You don't have to develop in the dark while waiting several anxious months (or worse) for a product that hopefully matches your vision.

By defining your entire solution up front, an architectural consultation saves time, money and misleading expectations. You are able to use the official specification as an even playing field for judging vendor proposals, and most importantly the software is fit to your needs, not a pretty package that a vendor wants to shove you into.

Custom software architecture almost always starts with the 360 Blueprint. Several examples of the blueprint are available for an initial meeting and presentation. Contact us today to setup a courtesy discussion and feasibly analysis of possible projects. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) are available for all discussions upon request.