Generic business software. It's good for most businesses, and certainly can do the
job for your business. But in today's competitive business climate, companies are
constantly innovating, refining, streamlining: looking for an edge that will let
them provide superior quality goods and services without skyrocketing costs.
Many companies start with excellent generic software for tasks like bookkeeping
and inventory management, but find that they need to add functionality by creating
spreadsheets and text documents to keep track of details. Over time, these off-the-books,
undocumented processes become problematic. Employees spend more and more time re-entering
the same data into spreadsheets and some other program - or there is some special
batch process that has been created to export everything from one system and import
it to a spreadsheet or text document where it is massaged to create reports.
Bottom line: This is all very innovative, but it's wasting the employees' time,
causing errors, and costing you money.
Look around: do your employees and managers have sticky notes everywhere telling
them which directory to store extracted data in? Is there some program that must
run every night (every hour? every 5 minutes?) to keep everything synchronized?
Are there company processes where specific instructions must be followed in a particular
order at regular intervals?
If so, then you may be ready for a custom solution.
Computers are stupid. But one thing they do well is perform tasks the same way every
time in a predictable and reliable way. Software Services can help. We have created
software for large and small companies, and we can bring our expertise to bear to
automate your business processes.
Doesn't software development cost a lot?
It's not cheap, but if you count the cost of the way you're doing business now,
maybe we can free up enough of your resources so that you can get more done every
day. In our experience, custom software tailored to your business will save you
much more than it costs in the long term. In terms of avoiding mistakes and streamlining,
it's almost always worth considering.
How does a non-software business write a specification for custom software?
It's easy. You start by asking for a quote below. We'll either call or send someone
to your location to talk to you. Then we'll send you a written specification in
plain-as-possible English for your review. Once approved by you, we'll give you
a written estimate.
It's that easy.
If you like the estimate and wish to proceed, we'll design your software for you.
You'll get weekly progress reports. You may even get a few calls to flesh out small
details as we go along. When it's ready to release, we'll walk you through it and
get your approval on every function before we send you the final product.
How much will it cost?
We work at a fixed hourly rate for software design services. We make no distinction
between fixing bugs and new development.
What if we need support?
Support is offered on an hourly basis. We are available by phone or email to answer
questions and resolve issues. We may be able to come to your location on a case-by-case
basis.
Software Services is a U.S. business located in Manteca, California. For further
information please visit the contact page or request a quote below.