Platform that lets grocery retailers buy their stock
Overview
It is an Israel-based online B2B supplier that serves retailers, restaurants and others with high-quality grocery items. Their inventory ranges from fresh produce, dairy products, meat, fish, poultry to packaged items along with non-food items.
Challenges
The client was running a traditional wholesale grocery business. They were finding it difficult to manage their inventory, orders, and customers. Again, their ordering process was complex & manual leading to many errors and consuming more time.
Analysis
After carefully analyzing their business, we suggested coming up with a B2B eCommerce application that can let them connect with retailers and other businesses with ease.
Solution
To meet the requirements of the client, we came up with a tailor-made, robust B2B eCommerce mobile application using Flutter. This user-friendly app was available both for Android and iOS platforms. Here businesses can create their profile, add sub-users, add money to their wallet and view the monthly spending graph apart from placing orders.
Key features
Bar code scanner to check product availability
Bulk order processing
Notifications can be set for sale, out of stock
Automated invoice generation
Automated ordering system
Technology Stack
Application: Flutter
Backend: Node
Summary
Building a B2B eCommerce application helped the client to transform their business operations significantly. Right from enhancing efficiency to boosting sales, it helped them touch different aspects of business seamlessly.
The client sought to develop a digital platform that offers telehealth and virtual healthcare services to individuals struggling with mental health issues. The goal was to reduce waiting lists and ensure patients receive timely therapy. This platform allows users to find therapists or hospitals, book appointments, and access therapy sessions through various communication modes, including video, audio, and in-person consultations.
The client sought to develop a SaaS-based digital platform that enables healthcare providers to offer telehealth and virtual healthcare services to individuals struggling with mental health issues. The goal was to reduce waiting lists and ensure patients receive timely therapy. This platform allows users to find therapists or hospitals, book appointments, and access therapy sessions through various communication modes, including video, audio, and in-person consultations.
Challenges
Integrating therapists from different hospitals and clinics into a unified platform.
Ensuring a seamless booking process for therapy sessions.
Maintaining secure patient data while offering multiple communication options.
Analysis
The need for a centralized telehealth solution was clear, especially with the rising demand for virtual mental health services. The analysis phase focused on identifying key challenges in appointment management, payment processing, patient engagement, and customization options for therapists and hospitals.
Solution
To address these challenges, we implemented the following:
A multi-mode appointment system, allowing patients to book video, audio, or face-to-face therapy sessions.
A universal card system for easy patient access to treatments.
Hospital-based tenancy, ensuring that different hospitals and clinics could manage their therapists independently.
Customizable themes, allowing therapists to personalize their interface.
Automated reminders and customized emails to notify patients of appointments, cancellations, and follow-ups.
Key Functionalities & Features
Dynamic design for a seamless user experience.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for secure logins.
Easy appointment booking with different session types.
Pay-as-you-go option for flexible payments.
Integrated video and voice calling for virtual consultations.
Face-to-face appointment scheduling.
Secure chat service for real-time communication.
Encrypted patient data to ensure privacy and compliance.
Automated email notifications for appointment bookings and cancellations.
Comprehensive patient profiles for better medical history tracking.
Billing and invoicing system.
Customizable reports and analytics for tracking business performance.
Chart representation of appointments and revenue trends.
Technology Stack
Angular
js
Ionic
Postgre SQL
End Result
This telehealth platform revolutionizes mental healthcare by bringing therapists from multiple hospitals and clinics onto a single, seamless system. Patients can easily book sessions, while therapists can manage their availability and personalize their interface. Admins can assign roles and permissions, ensuring smooth platform management. The integration of virtual and face-to-face therapy options makes it a versatile and accessible solution for modern mental health care.
Our client is a well-known instrument manufacturing company that delivers high-quality engineered products. To maintain operational efficiency and drive decision-making they depended on timely and accurate reporting as their operations was spread across different departments.
Challenges
The client was depended on hundreds of excel files for reporting and this was causing them data inconsistencies, inefficiencies and limited insights. The reports were static, lacked mobile access, and performance tracking metrics across departments were insufficient. This was one of the key challenges they faced when transitioning their legacy system to modern ERP solution.
Analysis
Our team analyzed their reporting workflow and found that they can improve visibility, streamline operations and eliminate manual effort by integrating Power BI. We were planning to go for a reporting system that was centralized, user-friendly and real-time.
Solution
Shaligram Infotech implemented Microsoft Power BI as the new reporting system for the company to help it modernize its system. We helped the client move its hundreds of Excel-based reporting sheets to an interactive, automated and advanced Power BI reporting solution.
Key Features
Real-time dashboards
Mobile accessibility
Automated reporting
Data integration & transformation
User training & support
End Result
The client experienced 70% deduction in report generation time and were able to have instant access to important data through interactive dashboards. With improved visibility, decision-making became more strategic and faster. Its user-friendliness made user adaptation quick, and it came with future scalability.
Digital platform that simplifies monetary transactions
Overview
It is a website used for currency exchanges and cross-border payments. It lets users carry out all kinds of digital transactions in a secure and easy manner.
Challenges
The client was planning to build a digital business that carries out currency exchange and international payments. They were looking for a development partner who can design and develop for them a digital solution while keeping up with the compliances.
Analysis
After careful analysis of their needs, our team suggested developing a digital platform that aligned with the business requirements of the client.
Solution
We developed a website that simplified the process of currency exchange and international payments for the end users of our client. Keeping the client’s requirements in mind, we implemented a compliance check to help the client ensure all transactions are taking place within the set criteria.
Key Features
Receive international funds
SPOT conversions
Forward conversions
Add/manage beneficiaries
Payments
Real-time payment and conversion data
Technology stack
Angular 10
.NET Core
MS SQL
End Result
The client was able to see a boost in the number of financial transactions occurring through their platform. They were able to offer a clear and secure platform for carrying out international payments and foreign currency exchanges.
CoPilot integration for streamlined customer interactions
CoPilot integration for streamlined customer interactions
Overview
The client is a real estate agency based in the UK that specializes in residential and commercial properties. They deal with properties spread across multiple cities and for that they have more than 100 agents working at different locations. They had integrated a CRM system in place to manage all customers and streamline customer interactions.
Challenges
The client was facing many challenges in terms of its administrative tasks. They lacked real-time insights which affected their decision-making process while they wanted to provide personalized interactions by improving customer engagement. Moreover, their CRM solution required some upgrades in terms of having smarter business operations.
Analysis
Our team started by assessing the business and the implemented CRM system. We wanted to be sure that CoPilot aligns with the processes and workflows of the business. We then focused on identifying opportunities for automation and areas where AI capabilities could make the biggest impact, aligning the integration with their business goals and daily workflows.
Solution
We customized CoPilot to implement it smoothly into the client’s CRM system.
Implemented automation to take care of regular tasks like appointment scheduling, reminders, follow-ups, etc.
To offer real-time accurate updates, we enabled data synchronization.
Carried out performance monitoring to identify improvement areas and make regular updates.
Implemented predictive analytics to forecast sales trends and identify potential leads.
Key Features
Seamless CoPilot integration with Dynamics 365 CRM
Automation of scheduling, reminders, and follow-ups
Real-time data synchronization for up-to-date insights
Predictive analytics for sales forecasting and lead identification
Personalized property recommendations for enhanced user engagement
Tech Stack
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft CoPilot
Real-time synchronization APIs
AI-driven predictive analytics models
Workflow and task automation within Dynamics CRM
End Result
Several time-consuming administrative tasks got automated with CoPilot, letting agents focus more on property showings and client interactions.
Predictive analytics helped with higher conversion rates
Real-time data helped make quick and informed decisions
Offering personalized property recommendations increased user engagement
React JS vs. Angular: Which is the Best Choice for Front-end Development?
To keep up with the dynamic market demands in this modern landscape, enterprises need to invest in efficient, scalable,e and robust solutions. When it comes to choosing the right front-end framework, they end up looking at two heavyweights- React and Angular which comes with its own set capabilities and strengths. The way developers craft dynamic, modern and user-friendly web applications has been redefined by these technologies. In short, business owners who are trying to select the most suitable option for themselves can feel entrapped in the complexities of both solutions.
The best way to resolve this issue is to understand what Angular is and what React is? Keeping that in mind, here in this blog, we will take a look at each of these technologies, try to understand each of them and compare them from different aspects.
An Overview: React Vs Angular
React is a JavaScript library while Angular is a frontend framework based on TypeScript. Both of them have their own set of strengths and weaknesses. React comes with a component-based architecture, virtual DOM, a good ecosystem of packages, and much more. Angular, on the other hand, comes with dependency injection, two-way data binding, and much more.
So, let’s start by understanding each one of the technologies before you make
What is React?
React is an open-source JavaScript library used to build UI components during front-end development. Developers can create complex and interactive UIs by leveraging its declarative views and component-based architecture. The library can be used to develop fast and scalable apps for businesses.
Key features of React are:
JS advantage
One-way data binding
Declarative views
Building blocks flexibility
Virtual DOM
Benefits of React
Comes with an intuitive user interface
Offers code reusability
Has view-oriented approach
Faster development time
Easy integration with third-party libraries
Faster updates for both server-side and front-end support
Offers high and efficient performance with React native library support
What is Angular?
Angular is a TypeScript-based development platform that comes with a component-based architecture. This application-design framework is used to develop scalable web apps. It comes with several features and libraries that help in boosting front-end development. It comes with a set of developer tools that helps seamlessly scale your small application to an enterprise-grade one.
Key features of Angular are:
Angular CLI
Dependency injection
Two-way data binding
Build-in libraries
Virtual scrolling
Benefits of Angular
Helps write clean code with dependency injection
Build-in documentation available for Ajax, HTTP, and Observables
Single routing option with data binding and interactive UIs
Offers quick server-side rendering
Let developers create reusable components
Synchronizes data between the component and model view.
A Quick Comparison: React Vs Angular
React
Angular
Type
JavaScript-based library
Structural framework
Purpose
Build interactive UI components
Build dynamic web applications
Language
JavaScript
TypeScript
Developed/maintained by
Facebook
Google
Development approach
Uses JSX, XML-like syntax
HTML functionality extended
DOM
Virtual
Real
Performance
Higher performance
High performance
Data binding
One-way
Two-way
Dependency injection
Dependency injection is not fully enabled
Dependency injection is supported
Learning curve
Relatively less
Tough for beginners
Ideal use cases
Good for large and modern web apps that come with variable data.
Good for enterprise apps, SPAs, and PWAs.
Detailed Comparison Of React Vs Angular
1. Components
React does not come with a fixed format to let developers write codes. It comes with a codebase that is readable and well-structured. The codes can be logically organized by using component trees.
Angular is based on MVC framework which is divided into components called Models, Views and Controllers. However, it comes with a complex and fixed app structure. Here codes can be divided into individual files which means codebases and templates can be reused across other projects.
2. UI Components
React comes with reusable UI components which are used by front-end developers to create dynamic user interfaces. Developers can go for UI configuration to build interactive web applications with the best user interface by using variable data.
Angular, on the other hand, builds UI components from scratch using the Angular Material UI library and thereby designs dynamic web applications.
3. Data Binding
React uses one-way data binding. So, once the model state is updated, the modifications are rendered in the interface model. The model state remains unchanged whenever the UI components are changed.
On the other hand, Angular uses two-way data binding. This means the model state changes whenever the interface element is changed.
4. DOM
React uses a virtual DOM while Angular comes with a real DOM. A user’s current browser view is represented graphically with a Document Object Model or DOM view controller.
React uses a virtual DOM while Angular comes with a real DOM. A user’s current browser view is represented graphically with a Document Object Model or DOM view controller.
5. Performance
When it comes to building high-performing apps, React does a better job than Angular. Angular applications have an easier codebase structure due to their digest cycle. This makes rendering fast while improving speed and performance on the server side.
Now in case of React, virtual DOM ensures speedier performance and faster rendering. As React does not require a complete HTML rewrite, updates are rendered faster and performance on client side gets improved.
6. Language
Angular makes use of TypeScript, where it is easy to navigate codes and typos can be identified easily. On the other hand, React writes applications using JavaScript (ES6+). Any language that compiles with JavaScript can be used for React which makes it a better option than Angular from a language perspective.
7. Tools
React comes with a lightweight ecosystem that helps developers to work on the specific needs of the project by choosing and configuring tools accordingly. It makes use of many code editing tools like Atom, Visual Studio, and Sublime Text. It makes use of the Next.js framework for server-side rendering Create React App to bootstrap a project. Different tools are used by developers to test the application developed using React.
Angular is considered the best option for developing larger projects as it offers an extensive ecosystem of tools which also includes Angular CLI. Different operations can be executed by developers using Angular JS tools. The Angular application can be tested using any tool like Protractor, Jasmine, or Karma.
8. Learning curve
Angular has a steeper learning curve as compared to React. It comes with a complicated component handling system which beginners can find time-consuming to learn. Again, an issue can be resolved in many ways as Google Angular IO framework provides many solutions.
React comes with a low learning curve and anyone with knowledge of JavaScript will be able to build an app on React. It provides beginners with enough resources to get started with the framework even after its frequent updates.
Angular vs React: When to choose what?
Now that you know about both front-end technologies better and have a detailed comparison of both technologies based on different parameters, it is time to understand when to choose what.
When to choose Angular?
You need to build an enterprise-grade application.
You need a ready-made solution.
The app’s complexity is around low to medium.
Need to build long-term projects that are easy to maintain.
Developers have knowledge of TypeScript, C#, Java, etc.
When to choose React?
You need to build a custom application.
You need to have dynamic interfaces that offer real-time updates.
Need to build web applications that have interactive UI components.
Need to build cross-platform mobile applications that run smoothly on iOS and Android.
Developers have knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Conclusion
When it comes to front-end technologies, both Angular and React are popular among the developer community. Both of them can be considered as the right solutions for developing modern-day applications. So, choose one that matches your project needs, required functionalities, skills of developers, and of course your budget.
At Shaligram Infotech, we have teams with varying expertise in React and Angular, capable of offering the required solution that meets your business needs. Whether you need to optimize your existing application or need to build one from scratch, we can help you with that. Get in touch with us to discuss your project ideas and know how we can help you meet your business goals.
Technology Upgrades 2025: An Expense or a Smart Investment?
In a time when innovation drives business success, it will become eminent for companies to think about going for technology upgrades later, if not now. If we look forward to 2025, investing in technology upgrades may seem to be an expense at first glance. However, when we look at things from a broader perspective, we will understand that it will turn out to be powerful investments that will play a key role in building sustainable, profitable businesses that offer a competitive edge in the market.
Investing money upfront seems like an expense for many businesses and they may even hesitate to move forward in this direction. Implementing new software, buying new hardware, training employees, and getting the new system integrated with the existing one – all cost money. Yes, there are upfront costs and that is justified too. However, such spending comes with perks. Getting the business ready with modern technology settings will help with scalability, efficiency, and profitability.
Making Technology Investment In 2025 A Smart Move
Rather than a mere expense, investing in upgraded technology in 2025 for your business can be considered as a smart investment. It will help the business with:
Boost productivity and efficiency
Your teams will be able to complete more tasks in less time by leveraging modern-day tools powered by cloud computing, automation, and AI as it helps streamline operations. For example, employees will be able to free up their time to focus more on core business areas by opting for automated workflows. It will help in improving overall productivity while reducing manual errors. Moreover, they will be able to get more work done with fewer resources which will lead to cost savings in the long run.
Stay competitive
Not staying relevant in the market can turn your business into losses as your competitors are opting for innovative technologies. By going for technology upgrades you will be able to ensure you stay on top of the evolving market through improved product offerings, advanced data analytics, and agile business practices.
Improve customer experience
It becomes possible for businesses to provide seamless experiences to their customers across different channels with quick responses and personalized user interactions by upgrading to modern technology. To build loyalty, it is important to have a customer-centric approach, and this can be achieved with AI-powered chatbots or advanced CRMs.
Ensure compliance and security
Outdated systems are more vulnerable to cybersecurity threats that are increasing in the digital space. Having proper security measures in place will ensure the business remains compliant with regulations, protects data, and builds trust with clients.
Ease of scaling
Legacy systems neither have the flexibility to integrate with newer solutions nor are they capable of handling increasing demands. You will be able to expand your business smoothly by upgrading to a cloud-based scalable platform.
Cost savings
At first, it may seem that the initial investment is expensive but, in the long run, technology upgrades reduce maintenance costs, minimize downtime and enhance energy efficiency.
How to approach technology upgrades in 2025?
It is important for businesses to take a strategic approach to make the most out of technology upgrades. Here are a few steps that you can follow to ensure your technology investments will turn fruitful:
Identify business needs
Assess your business and try to identify its pain points which can be resolved with the implementation of the right technological solution. Whether you need to boost operational efficiency, improve customer service, or better security, you will be able to know which technology to choose by understanding your priorities.
Set clear objectives
Be clear about what you plan to achieve with your technology investments. Setting the criteria will help you set metrics accordingly and track your progress. So, whether you want to improve customer engagement or decrease operational costs, it can be measured against ROI.
Choose solutions that scale
You need to ensure that you have a scalable and flexible solution developed for your business when you plan to invest in technology. You can expand your business seamlessly without having to go through the pain of having technology infrastructure by investing in modular systems and cloud-based solutions.
Make employees part of a transition
Successful adoption of technology in the workplace completely depends on the people who use it. Include your employees at the early stage of decision-making and adoption and provide them with support and training to get used to the new system. This will increase the chances of long-term success of the solution.
Making technology investments in 2025 is definitely a smart move!
Technology upgrades are bound to play a crucial role in deciding the future of businesses in 2025 and beyond. At first, it may feel that the initial investments are high but when you consider the long-term benefits, the initial investments will seem to be small. Businesses get the strength to thrive in the competitive digital space by opting for technological upgrades. It helps businesses stay competitive, enhance customer experiences, boost efficiency, and ensure scalability.
In short, instead of looking at technology upgrades as an expense, businesses should consider having them for long-term benefits. So, if you too are planning to make such an investment for your business, partner with Shaligram Infotech to ensure success for your business in 2025 and beyond.
Finding it hard to manage the orders coming to your restaurant? Are human errors causing you trouble and losses? This issue can be resolved by implementing a food delivery app for your business.
Food delivery app development has turned out to be a trending solution in the market. It has helped many restaurant businesses to earn millions a year while simplifying the process of ordering food for consumers. To keep it simple, the development of a food ordering app has added convenience to the process of placing food orders and delivering them.
Today, Shaligram Infotech will take you through the step-by-step guide to develop a food delivery app. We will also discuss the key challenges that our team faced when developing such an application.
Different types of food delivery app models
1. Order from a restaurant-only model
In this kind of model, food orders are placed by customers on the mobile application of a specific restaurant. The restaurant starts preparing the order once they accept it. The food is then delivered to the customer at their doorstep. Restaurants that are well-established and have dedicated delivery riders can go for this model. Some of such restaurants are Domino’s, KFC, etc.
2. Aggregator models
In this model, customers can place orders for food and get it delivered to their doorstep. Here, the app provides many restaurant options for the users to choose from. This can be ideal for restaurant businesses that are small and have no delivery drivers. Here a commission fee is charged by the app for the delivery service. Again, such an app offers real-time tracking to the customers for their food orders. Some of such examples are Uber Eats, Zomato, DoorDash, etc.
Key features of food delivery application
Restaurant Panel
Customer Panel
Driver Panel
Admin Panel
Dashboard
Sign-up & profile management
Registration
Registration & Profile management
Order management
Restaurant list
Delivery history
Manage customers
Add products
Geo location
Order management
Manage restaurants
Account & management
Food cart
Online support
One-click dashboard
Restaurant profile
Payment mode
Call/chat option
Feedback management
Track payments
Delivery address
Status update
Driver management
Order reports
Order history
Payment management
Offers/coupon management
Filters
Reset passwords
Customer support
Review & rating
Campaign management
Push notification
Reporting & analytics
Discounts & promotions
Step-by-step guide for online food delivery app development
Our online food delivery app development is divided into a few steps, and they are
1. Product analysis
To begin with, our team will conduct a competitor analysis to know the kind of apps that are present in the market. It will help us spot the unique features. To carry out the technical feasibility of the product, we also carry out our architecture analysis. In this phase, our team will finalize the architecture of the app and come up with a Product Requirement Document. The project timeline, priority features, and release plans will also be decided in this phase.
2. UI/UX design research
Our team carries out in-depth user research as a part of the user-centric approach in this step. This helps us to understand user preferences, needs, and behaviors. Based on that, we will come up with wireframes and prototypes that explain the user interface and flow of the application visually. After that, we bring out the aesthetics and usability of the app by developing visual elements.
3. Technology selection
Based on the requirements of the project and the technical need, we will decide upon the technical stack for the project. Now this includes choosing the right programming languages, libraries, frameworks, and development tools. We will also select the right system and architecture for the database.
4. Platform development
At this stage, we develop different areas of the app like its infrastructure, frontend, backend, and database. Based on the items prioritized in the product backlog, functionalities, and features will be developed and implemented.
5. QA
To ensure high-quality apps are developed, we start by documenting the testing process which includes test cases, test data, and test plans. We make use of project management tools to track and manage bugs in the app project throughout its lifecycle.
6. User acceptance testing
To validate the app’s features and to collect user feedback, we carry out user acceptance testing with clients. After analyzing the received feedback, we quickly investigate the bugs or issues and iterate them.
7. Delivery and release
Once the app meets all the business requirements it is ready to be deployed over different environments. At each development environment, the app is tested and configured properly. Finally, the product is released to the environment of the client.
Challenges faced during online food delivery app development
1. Intense market competition
The competition for food delivery app development in the market is high. Even if Uber Eats may not be present in remote areas, there will be still some local names popular. For any food delivery app business, it is not an issue to start locally. However, things change when it is time to expand and scale to new cities and regions.
2. Scalability and sustainability of the app
Developing food delivery applications is complicated. Food delivery applications perform multiple tasks and work on different APIs like maps, payment gateways, GPS services, etc. Apart from app functionality related to end-users, the food delivery app also includes backend features like processing personal data, processing transactions, managing security issues, and much more. Such things should be addressed even before app development starts.
3. Basic features for the working app
The first version of the food delivery app you develop is the main impression you create. It is challenging to come up with a full list of features that is required by your online food delivery application. Again, you are required to come up with the list before the development process starts. Here your main aim is to avoid developing something that will be of no use to your product; thus, saving on the budget.
Conclusion
Food delivery app development strategy requires to have a well-planned process in place apart from having a dedicated team. To attract and retain customers, the app is required to keep up with the latest trends like offering personalized experiences, advanced analytics, and multiple payment options.
In today’s digital world, having a strong online presence is no more an option, but a critical need of the hour for businesses that wishes to thrive. Digital solutions like websites and apps need to be user-friendly, functional, and best in aesthetics as it is often where customers have their first interaction with the brand. At Shaligram Infotech we understand the importance of creating an impactful digital footprint. Learn more about how you can improve your online performance by teaming up with our incredible company.
Shaligram Infotech is an award-winning 9001:2015 certified Custom Software Development Company. We specialize in solving complex business problems with innovative and reliable software solutions. Whether it is custom web or mobile development or developing a product from scratch, we have more than 300+ experts onboard ready to take your project to the next level.
With that being said, our team would love to add another award under our belt. The Manifest has recently named us as one of the most-reviewed web developers in Brisbane and we are excited to be part of this incredible list.
For those of you who are wondering, The Manifest is a business blog and reviews website that aims to gather and verify the hard data, expert insights, and actionable advice that you need to build your brand and grow your business – to provide the practical business wisdom that manifests in your success.
To help us in celebrating this amazing milestone, here is Chintan Patel, Sales Head of Shaligram Infotech:
We are thrilled to have been chosen as one of the leading software development and emerging technologies companies in India and Brisbane by The Manifest!”
Lastly, our team would like to express our appreciation to our clients and partners for supporting our business. This award wouldn’t have been possible without all of you!
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Small businesses have unique needs and to meet that they go for custom software solutions. Such solutions help businesses with better scalability and efficiency while letting them deliver exceptional customer experience. The cost of building custom software solutions remains under control for a small business, which makes it an affordable choice to build unique solutions that can be combined with existing applications.
What are the steps to Build Custom Software for Small Business?
Developing custom software for small business involves a few steps and they are:
Define Project Goals
To implement custom software functionalities, it is important to define project goals first. Generally, businesses can face some common issues like lack of visibility to reach potential consumers and the inability to work with third party software. So, before we begin, it is important to know which of these can impact your business badly. This will help you look for ways to resolve the pain points that are part of your business operations.
Next you need to sit with the development team and brainstorm ideas to find resolution for the problems that can impact your customers, vendors or employees. Based on that, come up with issue resolution plans that are relevant, measurable and achievable. So, by defining project goals you will be able to know what the custom software is expected to do.
Select the Programming Language
The next step is to choose the right programming language to build custom software for small business. You can go for a coding language which is familiar to you in terms of its properties and syntax. Different programming languages have different strengths and so it will be completely on developers to choose the one that fits their needs. This means even if all the programming languages provide the same kind of core functionalities, the required skillsets and the properties are completely different for them. Understanding the coding properties will help you decide which programming language can be selected.
Implement Development Stack
The next step is to choose the right development stack for your custom software development. Based on the kind of functionalities and features you want to add to your custom software, you may have to choose advanced package manager for the codes.
Say for example, package manager from JFrog’s Conan lets you securely store dependencies and C Packages. Apart from that, you also get to manage your binaries and build systems with these tools. It will help you automate everything right from installation to configuration at each step of the software development process. Not over. Such tools are backed by stronger user communities that help you carry out testing, support and updates by being reliable development resources. You will also get to develop the right functionalities for your program by going for advanced tech stack.
Come up with MVP
Once you have selected the required one from custom software development methodologies and your technology stack, then it is time you come up with the minimum viable product. It has to be taken care that only the core functionalities required by the business should be covered in the minimum viable product. This way a software product will be ready within a short span of time that too within a small budget. This way the developed MVP or minimal viable product will be capable of addressing the basic problem.
Once the MVP gets a green signal then it can be developed further through functionality integrations, or by adding in new features and capabilities. Always remember that you should be following a continuous improvement approach with fewer resources when developing a custom solution, especially for small businesses.
Carry out Testing and Deployment
The next step in the custom software development process is to deploy the project and check its feasibility. When it comes to small businesses, the deployment can take around a few days. The development team will integrate the software product with the existing infrastructure and systems quickly. No doubt deployment needs attention, but testing needs to be taken care of with utmost precision to avoid any issues.
During the testing phase, the software is looked for configuration/integration issues, coding errors and bugs. All of them are resolved before the software is made available for production. Now as the business grows and expands the software will go under upgrade and maintenance to align it with the changing requirements.
Developers explore different ways to design and develop custom software solutions for small businesses.
Conclusion
Here we are with a few effective steps that are involved in the development of custom software solutions. To keep up with the changing market trends, it is important for businesses to invest in custom software development. A custom software solution helps businesses build a stronger brand presence in the market while creating engaging user experiences.
