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An MVP usually targets early adopters and includes only the minimum amount of features to validate your value proposition hypotheses.

You know the pros and cons of building vs. buying software. But how do you weigh them? By evaluating your need for control – how much are you willing to pay to put your process first?

Why is estimation so hard and so disliked by technical staff?

Software is never done—there are always more features and functions you could add. So how much should you budget for a custom software project? Some companies keep throwing money at the project without any budget at all. But they can miss out on early client feedback and end up wasting money on the wrong things.

Because the team isn't constrained by a contract with a fixed scope, we can take advantage of new information and mold the project as we go.

Finding the "right" custom software development firm for your project is a tough job. How do you find a firm that has everything you need?

There are advantages to both internal & external teams. Make sure you ask the same questions of both.

If you're going to develop custom software, leverage a product dev team. Find a team you can rely on, don’t underestimate the difficulty, and trust your team.

Leaders often look at the challenging problems in their organization and assume that sprinkling on some technological magic will solve them. The reality is that making custom software is full of unknowns.

If you aren't in the software business, you probably will be soon. That's where Atomic Object comes in. We want to demystify the custom software project process by giving you a window into what we do at Atomic every day.

Sometimes, there's a lull between the pre-project phase and the kickoff. Here are some homework items that will get your project started on the right foot.

Software applications (like homes, cars, and nearly everything else) need maintenance. Even when the software itself doesn’t change, the systems/devices it runs on and the larger software environment are always moving forward. This is called Software rot.

In a perfect world, every interface would have an easy-to-use workflow and a carefully crafted information architecture. If only reality were so kind.

To avoid the unpredictable costs of updating mothballed software, you need a great maintenance team — even if it's only one or two people.