PCA Application Prototype Design
Would you give a blank check to a home contractor and say "Build me a House"? Probably not. A more prudent approach: hire an architect to develop blueprints and a miniature physical model -- make changes to the model until you are completely satisfied with the design and the cost -- then begin construction. This "Prototype Process" is exactly how PCA determines software application design and reliable project budgets.
Custom application development projects often fail due to unnecessary and avoidable disconnects between the business people who understand their strategic and operational needs, but don't fully understand software capabilities and constraints -- and developers who understand the software, but fail to comprehend the real business needs and priorities.
The Hit & Miss Way
Have you ever asked a software developer to build you an application, assumed they understood perfectly what you needed, only to end up with someting completely different? Custom software projects often fail because of a disconnect between the business needs and budget, and what the developer thinks needs to be built. Translating business needs into an information structure, into a simple User Interface is rife for potential mis-communication. Requests are often mis-interpreted, and countless (and needless) valuable time and energy is spent going back and forth, until the software program actually conforms to the true business intent.
The PCA Way
PCA frequently develops Application Prototypes for our Clients, as a simple, visual means to confirm the application functions, workflow, layout and cosmetics -- before you commit to a project, and before PCA develops the actual underlying software code. Our proven Rapid Application Prototype process provides a very LOW COST, LOW RISK way to see your application before it is built. Prototypes give all the project stakeholders the opportunity see, comment, and refine the application features and workflow, before the development effort begins.