Software Development
Bespoke software development solutions from Westward IT
Do you have a problem you’d like to solve? Would you like to make your processes more efficient and get better information? Do you know what you want but you’re not sure how to realise it? A bespoke software solution could be the answer. More and more organisations are recognising the power and flexibility of software designed specifically to their needs rather than something bought off-the-shelf. We can design and implement a carefully crafted custom application with an integrated database which exactly matches your business needs.
Why bespoke software?
Simply, you get an application that meets your own, precise requirements. No need to pay for features you’ll never use nor to waste your employees’ valuable time working around limitations of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ product.
Isn’t it expensive?
Whilst it’s true the initial costs of having bespoke software can be higher than purchasing a mass market product, the long-term savings can be considerable. No long-term licence fees, upgrade costs, price increases every time you add an employee or hidden maintenance charges – just a simple, optional, support contract and the ability to have the functionality enhanced at any point on a pre-agreed, fixed-price basis.
What does it run on?
How do you do it?
We adopt a rapid application development methodology – once we’ve agreed what your software needs to do, we’ll quickly build the entry screens and any report layouts. Once you’ve approved these, we go on to write the code that makes it all work – involving you every step of the way. Often, they’ll be new things for you to look at and test several times a week. This ensures that we never go off in a wrong direction and you can be confident that the software is going to not only do what you want but also do it in the way you want it to.
Can it work alongside my other applications?
Absolutely. Need a stock control system that can send data to your accounts package? No problem. Need a phone application to fill data in your customer management system? We can do that. Need to interface to a payment provider or send some of your information to suppliers or customers in real-time? Tick the box and move along.
So you’ve done this before?
Many times! Our developers have decades of experience in designing, writing and supporting commercial systems. We’ve written software for customer management, production control, stock management, sales and purchase ordering. We’d be delighted to show you some of the things we’ve done. In fact, we even sell a complete service sector management package that we developed in-house which is now helping several businesses manage their operations and deliver exceptional service levels to their clients on a daily basis.
Talk to us
Have any questions? We are always open to talk about your business, new projects, opportunities and how we can help you.