In this episode you’ll hear our thoughts on:

• Inquiries about software
• Advertisements for off-the-shelf software
• Custom software fitting specific needs
• Requirements gathering and design process for building software
• Quoting workshop to provide cost and timeframe estimates
• Development, testing, alteration, deployment, and documentation time
• Cost of time and number of people involved in a software project
• Profit margin and expenses for licensing and tools
• Prototyping and research for unique software projects
• Error handling and catering to various use cases
• Retry mechanisms for failed data input
• User experience and satisfaction with the software
• Ongoing maintenance and updates for software
• Outsourcing software development to companies using older technologies and languages
• Difficulty in finding developers to maintain older technology
• Lack of protection under Australian Consumer Law when outsourcing
• Overseas companies posing as Australian companies
• Lack of access to source code and accounts when using overseas development companies
• Extra cost to rebuild and reverse engineer documentation when using overseas development companies
• Importance of clients having access to accounts, source code, and documentation for software development projects
• Use of Agile and Scrum methodologies and Kanban boards in software development projects
• Factors that can impact the cost of a software development project, including the length of the project, number of developers, and profit margin of the development company
• The importance of ongoing maintenance and updates for software
• Use of on-demand technical roles such as project managers, CTOs, and team leads
• Higher wage costs for in-house senior developers compared to using on-demand support
• Lack of support for software developed by other companies
• Ability to maintain and support existing software without having developed it
• Skills needed to work with unfamiliar code and software
• Ad hoc problem-solving and lack of fixed procedures for supporting custom software
• Ability to improve and document existing software, and build relationships with clients
• And more!

So, listen here as we discuss these!

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