Stunning statistics, and not what you would expect to find on a web site that is basically the store front for a business providing such services. What would be more frightening is dealing with an organization either unaware of the frailty or one that doesn’t care or doesn’t know how to address the many pitfalls facing software development in today’s world. We present those numbers to you because we have developed a process that ensures success rather than turning a blind eye to the potential for failure.

Our process overcomes these obstacles because of the following:

1. Skilled and experienced people are the difference maker. Tools help, but they are not the saving grace; no, the saving grace is people who can properly perform the roles of business analysts, project managers, leads and programmers. We have those people.
2. We use “leading-edge” technology rather than “bleeding-edge”. The line separating the two is quite thin, and it is often the aforementioned people who define where that line exists rather than the software tool itself.
3. Unlike most software development companies who use one system development life cycle model, we implement three models; one of which we'll use that is most relevant for a given project (learn more at our approach). Having this type of flexibility and capability enables ADI to protect our clients against budget over-runs and unrealistic deadlines that are so common with current software ventures.
4. While tools may not be the saving grace, implementation of the proper ones is critical. The proper tools should be leading-edge, placing your applications above your competition while also providing stability and dependability. For those of us developing your application those tools should lead to better productivity saving you time and money. As a result of this our clients are limited to those who will let us utilize Visual Studio.Net and .Net technologies with SQL Server as a backend.
5. We back-up everything. From the documents generated by gathering requirements to the source code itself all of it is stored in a source-control management system. This allows us to recover should a failure occur, but more importantly it allows you to revert to previous versions without costing you more should you decide the changes you requested weren’t what you really wanted.
6. There are no shots in the dark at ADI, and our estimates are not guess-work while those of other companies commonly overshoot their estimated schedules by anywhere from 25% to 100%. That is an incredible disparity that simply should not be. An estimate is the foundation from which we work and you build your expectations. Without an accurate schedule estimate, that foundation is cracked. Any cracks make it impossible to effectively plan, and puts not only the application but the businesses themselves in jeopardy. Knowing this, we developed a method created by our experience in the industry that gets us within no less than 10% of our target goal. That keeps you right on track.
7. Before you can run, you must walk. Going to New York is great, but in order to reach that destination you must break the trip into short distances (motel stays, dining, etc.). Everyone knows this, yet long-term goals are often created in the software industry without the definition of shorter ones. This makes it easy to become bogged down, lose direction or unknowingly cause errors that ultimately come back to haunt you. To prevent this ADI first defines the end-goal, and then fills in the distance between the starting and ending points. The advantages to this are improved direction, status reporting, and a fine-grain control that prevents something being missed while also improving motivation due to the fact a goal is reached every other day or so versus that feeling of “am I ever going to get there?” created by the longer-term goals with no short ones.
8. We track the time spent by everyone on a project in every phase of a project: analysis, design, implementation, testing, and debugging. This assists us in accurately making estimates on future projects. It also gives us the ability to provide our clients with an exact breakdown of what time was spent where: something which is critical to our billing department and your bottom line. Timely comparisons of actual hours spent versus estimated hours has saved more than one project from extending a deadline as it informs us adjustments must be made if the timeline is not being met.
9. Accountability, vision and support: ADI takes each seriously. Our executive officers provide vision while supporting our team of developers by obtaining and controlling the resources needed to meet the project’s demands that are ciphered by our analysts. We hold ourselves accountable in every aspect. ADI has never, nor will it ever, pass the so-called the buck unto our clients when something didn’t go as planned.

Contact us today to learn how we can help your business become more successful, efficient and easier to handle.