Definitely yes. CrustLab as a software house regularly consults the projects of potential customers, often changing their basic assumptions, which translates into lower costs, faster implementation time, or better quality of final products. If you have any doubts with which we can help you – contact us.

Not always, but sometimes large IT companies may find it difficult to maintain a high level of work quality and communication with clients. It may also be the case that giants will not find your small project attractive and will not want to handle it at all. This is not a rule, but you should keep it in mind when choosing a software house. On the other hand, teams of several people usually work on one project. Much more important than the number of employees is the number of case studies from various industries that are in the portfolio of a given IT company.

There are many reasons why cooperation with a software house may be the right solution for you, even if you have your own IT department. This solution will work if you lack experience, e.g. in a given industry, skills, e.g. in a specific technology, or simply time and resources that can be provided by an external IT company.

Cooperation with a software house is a solution that is worth considering when you do not have your own IT department or its maintenance costs you too much money. It is also a good solution when you want to complete the project faster and need additional hands to work or when you lack knowledge, experience, and skills in a given area.

It depends on your arrangements. Many software houses, apart from development services, offer further work on the development and maintenance of digital products.

There are many factors to consider when answering this question. Depending on the project, other factors can be decisive. You should definitely pay attention to Your business goals and product vision, technological stack needed to implement a project, business fit, budget, understanding your needs, opinions of other software house clients, and many more.

It depends on the services offered and the preferred specialization of the software house. At CrustLab, we support projects comprehensively, from verification and discussion of the idea, through design to development of both the web version and mobile applications, as well as the subsequent support and maintenance of your products, even for many years after launch. We will carry out a complete project or just a selected part of it, depending on your needs.

The more information about the project you provide to the software house at the very beginning, the easier it will be to prepare for the project. It is important that you make your project vision clear, including your specific business goals. The functionalities necessary from your perspective, technologies that you intend to use or those that you definitely do not want to use, will also be important. As well as the amount of the budget, the expected time of project implementation, and other requirements you have for the software house.

In most cases, the software house prepares project cost estimates for free. This does not mean that the preparation of the valuation costs nothing. The IT company must spend time verifying assumptions, preparing documentation, planning resources, and the valuation itself. However, software houses do it in good faith, counting on profits from further cooperation. Therefore, when sending an inquiry to a software development company, be prepared and provide as much information as possible that will facilitate this process.

If the information necessary for the implementation of your project contains sensitive data, make sure that your contract with the software house includes a confidentiality agreement. By signing the NDA, you can be sure that your business secrets are safe and that their disclosure will result in a financial penalty.

CrustLab as a software house is only the contractor of the project. This means that it does not assume ownership after the software is developed. The intellectual property of the project, including the rights to the source code, belongs to the client once development is completed.

There are various models of cooperation with a software house. They can be divided based on the method of billing, the location of the partner developing the software, or the team structure. At CrustLab we can provide you with a dedicated team or extension of your internal IT department. In the first case, your project is implemented by permanently assigned developers, designers, testers, and a project manager. In the second, you hire a specific developer.

When selecting a team of developers for a given software house project, they are based on the client’s business goals and project assumptions, confronting them with the experience and skills of team members. If your project requires knowledge of specific technologies or experience in implementing solutions from the X industry, software houses select (and sometimes even employ) a person who has such knowledge.

Time & materials is the most popular settlement method preferred by software houses. In this model, the customer pays for the time worked by the partner’s team at the rates specified in the contract. The project is divided into specific tasks. Estimation of the time needed for its implementation is based on them. A dedicated team carries out tasks as part of two-week sprints. The number of hours worked is converted into the amount that the software house charges the customer.

There are also other billing methods with an IT company. Fixed price, in which works are planned and carried out in a manner adapted to the client’s budget, allows you to control the upper limit of expenses. A fee or monthly subscription is a good solution if the scope of cooperation is limited only to maintaining a given system, application, store, or website.