Pricing8 min read
How much does a custom business application cost?
What really drives the price of custom business software, a sourced market benchmark, the running costs people forget, and how to get a firm figure first.
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Workshop notes
How to commission custom business software without unpleasant surprises: what drives the cost, how to contract, how to work with a studio in another country. Written for business owners and operations leads, not for developers.
Fixed price7 min read
Fixed price vs time and materials for software development
Fixed price or time and materials for a software project: what each contract buys, where the risk sits, when each one fits, and how to make a fixed price hold.
Outsourcing7 min read
Outsourcing software development to a European studio
What you really gain by outsourcing business software to a studio in France: GDPR by default, workable time zones, fixed-price contracts, and what to check.
Business software7 min read
Replacing Excel spreadsheets with a custom business application
When a spreadsheet has become a production tool: the signs Excel is no longer enough, what an application changes, and how to migrate without disruption.