Saturday 22 June 2013

Software development companies

Software development companies – fighting for space in a competitive market


With the increasing use of the Internet and computers by users from every line of work imaginable, it is not surprising that software development companies are jockeying for position under competitive conditions. It is uncertain which ones will win this war though because there are so many software development companies out there.



In the virtual world, bigger does not always mean better. This means that the larger companies may not have the upper hand when it comes to getting the most software development jobs. One reason for this is that the bigger companies may have a harder time staying agile and lean enough to compete on the basis of price and quality. The smaller players may be able to get the best jobs because they work faster and offer lower prices than established players. In the end, the smaller software development companies may wind up outperforming the giants in the industry.


Software development companies involves making design and code for a particular software program. In larger companies, there may be more than one person on a single project especially if the project seems to be rather complex and extensive. In the smaller firms, they may only be able to assign one person per project.


This is not automatically a bad thing because if there is only person on your project then he does not have to argue his way to creating the right code. The problem with having a team work on a project is that disputes may break out on the direction of the project especially on which ideas for project design should be chosen. Unity of direction is very important if the team intends to make it to their target date with a finished project to present to the client.



Software development companies have to understand the reasons software may become bug-ridden if they intend to present complete software to their clients. Bugs are a common by-product of the creation process so it is not surprising for new software to need testing before it can be released for application by the client. This is one reason some larger players may use teams because they can readily assign one software
developer to the testing phase. This is one area where the smaller players may have difficulty competing in. Nevertheless, bugs may remain even with the projects created by an entire team if the team members do not understand enough to be able to remove these bugs.









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