Purpose-built applications

Build the smallest tool the requirement actually needs.

Design and build a focused application, portal, dashboard, or internal tool with visible requirements and acceptance conditions.

Discuss the software requirement
Delivery sequenceCustom Software Development
  1. 01Requirement
  2. 02Flow
  3. 03Build
  4. 04Accept

Each stage leaves a reviewable artifact or decision.

The buyer problem

Start with the operating condition.

Configuration and existing products do not adequately support a bounded operating requirement, user group, or decision path.

Potential deliverables

A package built for acceptance.

  1. 01

    Requirements and decision log

  2. 02

    User flows and interface design

  3. 03

    Application implementation

  4. 04

    Functional and acceptance testing

  5. 05

    Documentation and operational handoff

Acceptance evidence

What makes the work inspectable.

  • Requirement-to-feature traceability
  • Test and issue records
  • Demonstrable accepted behaviors

Dependencies

What the package needs.

  • Named product and acceptance owners
  • Approved data and integration boundaries
  • Hosting, security, and support decisions

Bounded delivery

One capability. Four control points.

The exact work changes by requirement. The need for visible ownership and evidence does not.

  1. 01

    Frame

    Name the user, owner, decision, and operating constraint.

  2. 02

    Bound

    Confirm inputs, dependencies, exclusions, and retained authority.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Build with review points and reproducible test evidence.

  4. 04

    Transfer

    Leave accepted artifacts, risks, documentation, and owners.

Start with the work

Is custom software development the right boundary?

Bring a safe requirement summary. BCA will help determine whether the work fits a separable package.

Discuss the software requirement