As a Minneapolis business, it can be a bit intimidating to hire a custom software development company, particularly if you do not have your own in-house IT team. However, by choosing the right company for custom software development, you do not need to be a technical expert, you just need to be able to explain what you need the software program to do.
The Good and the Bad
Before starting your search for a custom software development service, start by talking with your employees and managers about the good and bad aspects of your current software. As you are most likely using more than one program, combine all the good features and all the challenges or problems experienced in working with the software on a daily basis into a single list.
Rather than using a single session, consider having people keep a list for a few days. This ensures the big picture of the positives and the problems is accurately captured.
The Nice to Have Features
The next step is to then meet and talk about the “nice to haves” or the features the people working with the software wish it had. This is very insightful, particularly as it gathers relevant information from the people that work on the program on a daily basis.
These features, as well as the positives and negatives, are helpful to the software developers.
Your Software Goals
Finally, consider where you see your software in the next 1, 3 and 5 years. Do you see changes in the industry and the business? What do you anticipate requiring? What are the current trends in the industry that impact software use?
Sharing this information with the custom software development company allows them to create a software program to meet your current needs as well as planning for future requirements for your Minneapolis business.