Steps for software development
Software development involves the complete process from creation to operation, for a variety of purposes and industries. It…
At ZONK Digital, we offer IT services for dynamic businesses, with our goal being the construction of the company’s image you represent or the optimization of the internal or external work environment for seamless collaboration among employees. The structure of our departments has been designed to provide comprehensive services, actively interacting internally on the projects we develop. Thus, we manage to create an ideal environment for business development, reflected in the quality of the services we provide, the speed of execution, and ultimately, in the entirety of the relationship we have with our partners
The collected information forms the basis of any project we build, and this initial step represents the foundation of the requirements we receive from our partners. The development of a technical solution and the speed of execution depend on the accuracy of completing this essential stage. Just as a builder or architect needs all the data beforehand to undertake a real estate project, we also need to gather as much information as possible about the desired technical solution and the company’s objectives following the implementation of such a technological process. The information gathering process may have multiple stages, depending on the project’s complexity, with each stage being equally important.
After collecting the necessary information, the next step is to analyze it and develop the plan and working strategy. Depending on the type of project and the allocated time, we choose the necessary infrastructure, the appropriate technical solution, and the required human resources that will be involved in the project. In this step, we build the work plan, implementing modern project management tactics, dedicated management software, and using the Agile methodology for web development and software projects, increasing efficiency rates by up to 80%. The project planning is discussed together with our clients, mutually establishing the stages that need to be completed to achieve our final goal.
The development stage begins only after the approval of the work plan and implementation strategy, at which point each team member receives the tasks to be completed within the set time by the project manager/scrum master, along with the development team. Using Agile, we achieve a linear, phased development process, and we analyze the results together with our partners upon the completion of each stage. Thus, the development team can move forward to the next work stage, ultimately achieving the ideal technical solution, complete and aligned with the implementation objectives, while adhering to the requirements in the work plan. In terms of technologies used, our specialists are encouraged to consistently employ innovative techniques in infrastructure, code, and design, with the internal goal of building a technical solution that can be used for at least 5 – 10 years in the future, regardless of future technologies that may emerge.
The final stage of testing and development represents the culmination of work over a period that can vary from 1 month to 36 months. Thus, it is a crucial stage where the development and quality assurance team works on the final details before the launch. It is also a stage full of anticipation, where we all want to see the final result and celebrate the success of the project together. Testing of the technical solution is carried out in various modern technological environments, addressing even the most unrealistic scenarios to ensure that each functionality meets the requirements set by our partners, ready to be used by the end-user. Although the Agile methodology implemented from the beginning of the project ensures a significant reduction in the number of bugs that may appear before the production launch, our team ensures that the final product will always meet the expectations of even the most demanding client. The launch of the technical solution is a moment of joy for all the people involved in the project, eagerly awaiting any feedback from the client and the end-user, always aiming for that WOW moment at the end of the project that brings a smile to even the gloomiest programmers.
It is a complex and intuitive agile project management platform that offers teams the opportunity to manage and plan the projects they have, in a dynamic and interactive way. Although Jira was designed for the software development industry, we at ZONK Digital use these capabilities both in the Digital Marketing or Design area but also in the HR or Management departments. Of course, in software development we will work with Scrum or Kanban for the development of technological projects, thus managing at any time to achieve maximum team efficiency.
It is a professional software for quantifying worked hours, project management and for final reporting of total work effort. It is particularly useful to record real management data and to be able to refine the estimates of hours and resources on the projects we carry out. Using TrackingTime Pro we manage to provide absolute clarity on our work, ZONK Digital project managers being always aware of the development stage of a project, how long it takes to be completed, but also on the technical requirements that required a greater effort from the team.
A well-known communication software, Teams is the perfect choice for the ZONK Digital team when it comes to technical meetings, discussions with business partners passed in Outlook and synchronized at the department level or just when 2 colleagues want to call each other, to discuss an innovative approach to a project. Being a Microsoft solution, it integrates fully with our technical infrastructure, providing us with communication, distribution, scheduling and document access capabilities, all in a single software that is always open on our devices.
Our favorite intranet, Microsoft Sharepoint is an integrated system used by all members of the ZONK Digital teams, giving them the ability to store, share, segment and view internal documents, projects, media files and more. In short, we are a company that has made the complete transition to the cloud since 2018, having all files available anytime, from anywhere and in a particularly secure way. At the same time, the major projects we develop benefit from our own Sharepoint sites where our clients can collaborate with us in real time, making the work and information transmission process as efficient as possible and giving them absolute control over any aspect of the project we carry out.
Azure is the cloud computing platform developed by Microsoft that provides us with administration and access for the software applications developed or used by our company. At ZONK Digital we use Azure especially for hosting and developing software applications but also for technical capabilities that would otherwise need a strong infrastructure in a local data center. At the same time, Azure is our link to the Microsoft infrastructure management portals that we use in our daily work, for example through Microsoft Entra ID.
Microsoft’s Desktop Automation (RPA) and Cloud Automation (DPA) solution makes our lives a little easier every day by automating repetitive work processes, increasing organizational efficiency, and adopting innovative solutions across departments. Files that are automatically saved in the cloud, recognizing important documents and placing them in predefined areas or automation between applications are some of the functionalities that we enjoy using and that help us increase our productivity and implicitly be more responsive and efficient for our business partners.
We are confident that our team’s unique approach defines us as a long-term partner capable of achieving even the most challenging technical solutions in a correct, fast, and innovative manner from a code and design perspective, while simultaneously building an extraordinary relationship with all individuals involved in the project.
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