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Software Development
“The purpose of software engineering is to control complexity, not to create it.”
Intro
Software Development
Our agile product development teams are structured specifically around the needs of your project. This allows us to quickly adapt to: shifting product needs, evolving markets, and any internal project factors as needed. In return, you receive test builds along with a test app presented every 2 weeks.
Our Technology
We create engaging applications with intelligent cloud solutions — leveraging our expertise in: geo-fencing, advanced image recognition, beacons, automation, customer identification, payment gateways and sophisticated analytics.
- Front End Mobile Platforms:
- iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), Hybrid (React Native & Flutter).
- Android Wear OS and Apple Watch App Development.
- iPad & Android Tablet App Development.
- Windows Desktop and MacOS App Development.
- Web App & CMS Development (Java, GoLang).
Our Methodology
Ice House uses a proprietary SDLC process inspired by SCRUM but with added quality controls. We believe in full transparency so our team can serve as an extension of your business. You will have full access to our tools as well as the ability to join: our daily stand-ups, participate in bi-weekly sprint planning and offer feedback every two weeks during our product demonstrations.
In addition to this you will receive:
- A working build of the product that can be demonstrated to real end users every two weeks.
- Full access to the code base, design assets & technical documentation that is 100% your Intellectual Property.
- A bi-weekly report that tracks 10 different quality & performance metrics so your project is delivered on-time & under budget.
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Monthly Steering Committees hosted by our CEO & CTO to discuss any key risks, issues or changes to the scope.
Development Process
Unlike traditional waterfall projects with inflated fixed pricing, we use an Agile method of SCRUM to provide you with what you need and when you need it. In order to ensure that you only pay for what you get using Time & Materials. This provides increased visibility & control of the budget, scope & timeline so that you can adapt to: shifting product needs, evolving markets, and internal project factors.
Onboarding & Alignment
Prepare
The foundation to building world-class innovative products starts with having a high performing team that is well prepared with access to the correct available documentation and technical environments - allowing us to have clear expectations.
Success Criteria
Define
This is the process of defining what you are trying to achieve in a very clear and precise way. When high-level goals turn into business requirements, user journeys, and low fidelity prototypes; it ensures that we have a shared understanding of success.
Customer Intimacy
Design
The transition from vision to execution.
Where functional specifications are defined, UI wireframes are created, and product backlogs are written. We are able to test the app prototype with real users before a single line of code is written.
Quality Engineering
Develop
We use Agile product development implemented with teams structured specifically around the needs of your project. This allows us to adapt to: shifting product needs, evolving markets, and internal project factors. Test builds with the test app are presented at the end of each sprint, to ensure full transparency.
Final Quality Testing
Polish
It’s best practice to postpone certain activities until after the final feature-development iterations are complete. This gives us time to focus on fine-tuning your: security, performance, final integration testing, app and conduct regression.
Time to Launch
Going Live
The launch is a critical time full of a lot of anticipation & excitement.
During this time we:
- deploy and monitor your application.
- create handover documentation.
- your team on the ins and outs of the app so we can scale efficiently.
Learn & Improve
Support
Shipping is just the beginning.
We continue to monitor your product and respond to customer feedback. In addition, we adapt to operating system updates and new devices upgrades to establish an application that is optimised for the latest technologies.
