Tuesday 29 July 2014

How to Select Right Web Application Development Company?

In recent years, Internet has seen tremendous growth along with other advancements in web technologies. Internet has become the integral part of our life and business; therefore organizations across the different levels are using web applications and websites to promote their businesses. Due to different business needs, the demand of Customized Web Solutions is increased over the years.
For any business or company it is very much required to understand and evaluate the various aspects before hiring any offshore web application development company. Here are few steps that can be taken into consideration before hiring Web Application Development Company:
  • As a first step companies need to set the goal or objective of web application to be developed and specific needs and requirement should be finalized.
  • During the selection of service provider & quotation process, an in-depth research of company is required to understand their expertise in a particular domain, technology & infrastructure.
  • Before finalizing the contract have an overview about company’s reputation through various online channels like social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin), Business Profile Sites, Company Review Sites and Search Engines etc.
  • With emergence of web technologies; companies have started providing various scalable web solutions and services like Responsive Website Design & Development, Static Website Development, Web Application Migration, Web Application Re-Engineering & Maintenance.  For every service there is different cost and scope, therefore while selection of service provider, evaluate carefully what type of web application you need for your business.
  • In recent years, IT & web development companies have extended technology based solutions and developed expertise in advance version of web technologies & frameworks like .NET, PHP, SQL Server, MySQL Server, SharePoint, DotNetNuke, CakePHP, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, HTML5, AJAX, jQuery and many others. While selection of service provider, always evaluate carefully that which technology will be suitable for your website and fulfills the project requirements.
  • It is very much important to understand the terms & conditions of Engagement Models offered by service provider. Therefore, before finalizing the contract evaluate each aspect of engagement models and choose the best option that suitable as per your project requirement.
  • It is advisable to ask service provider to provide cost for each milestone for better understanding of project cost incurred.
  • During proposal discussion make sure you have understood the project execution process and methodology used by service provider. It will give you clear picture to proceed further.
  • Once you have selected the service provider, you must sign the service level agreements that include project cost details, resource details, engagement model, delivery methodology, billing & payment terms, delivery period with milestones and other terms & conditions.
  • Companies should always consider effective communication channels while selection of service providers.
Keeping above points into consideration, companies can easily outsource their web application development projects and get the best benefits and services in cost effective manner.

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