Bespoke Software, Tailor made Solutions, Cost Effective & Friendly

Bespoke Software | Swansea | Cardiff | South Wales

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W3 Communications currently deliver tailor made cost effective solutions to businesses in Swansea, Cardiff, Carmarthen and throughout South Wales.

What is bespoke software?

Bespoke software is a totally custom built computer system designed and tailored according to the customer's business needs and requirements.

Why choose bespoke software?

There's no doubt about it 'off the shelf software' is cheaper and quicker to implement than custom built systems. If you have a limited budget and it does pretty much what you want then its probably better to choose off the shelf software. BUT and here's the important bit, it will not fit your individual business needs 100%. It will not do exactly what you want it to when you want it to and you'll find yourself saying, 'if only it could…' more than once. A bespoke system will be designed according to your individual business needs and will streamline your processes saving you time and money in the long run. It's a clear investment in your organisation's future.

What we do

We develop individually tailored software solutions for both public and private sector organisations in Wales. We can create completely new systems and support them from start to finish or we can create custom made modules to integrate with existing software systems. We can also support software systems developed by third parties.

Below is a list of some of the types of system we can deliver:

	Administrative systems
	Content Management Systems
	Accounting systems
	Internet applications
	Desk top applications
	Customer Relationship Management
	Back office applications
	Document management
	Interactive forms
	Online reports

Our Process

We believe that in order to develop an efficient and usable software system, we need to know all about the business processes that the software is assisting or replacing. Throughout the project we work closely with both the business managers, who possess a vision of the companies future, and the end users of the system who often have a better understanding of the detailed requirements of the system.

First meeting

The first stage of the process is to meet with you to discuss your business and your software needs. Once we have a better understanding of your business we will have a better understanding of the specific functions required by your new system.

At this point we will usually discuss the future of your business so that we can ensure that the software system can be developed to meet later requirements as well as present ones. We do not employ salesmen and the person you meet will be a systems analyst that has developed similar systems to the one that you need.

Quote

Following the initial meeting we will provide you with a quotation. This will include our software system recommendations with costs and predicted time scales for implementation.

Specification

Prior to starting the actual development of your system we will write a specification document detailing the exact requirements of your system. Depending on the complexity of your needs we may need to spend several days alongside your staff onsite auditing your existing business processes. The analyst assigned to develop the specification will usually go on to project manage the complete development of the system.

Spending time at this stage is important because it can often identify existing software products which can be brought in and modified to fully realise your requirements. This can save you considerable time and money while providing you with a product that fully meets your needs.

Development

A project manager will work as an intermediary between your organisation and the development team to ensure that the development goes to plan and according to schedule. Complex systems will often be developed in stages and signed off on completion of each stage. In some cases prototypes will be developed to demonstrate functionality prior to final development.

Testing and release

The system will be fully tested prior to release or installation and an after sales support period will be agreed. A separate service support contract can also be agreed upon completion of the contract for further development of the system.

Professional bespoke software services for companies in Swansea, Cardiff and throughout South Wales.