As a Software Engineer and an IT Services entrepreneur, I run (and will always run) into this problem very often: The standards of quality that the client wants are (almost) never equal to the amount of money that the client is willing to pay. Luckily, sometimes they get very close and that way we can work day-to-day on varied projects for different industries.
However, you can’t get it right from the beginning. Every time you estimate a project, you need to take into account the last projects you worked on (with similar characteristics). For example, if the client complains about the quality of the software you produced the last few months, you need to correct your estimates. You need to improve testing (or quality assurance in general). Hence, the price is definitely going up.
Well, there are other ways of improving the quality of your software. You can also change the people who worked on the last projects for that client, you can train them on best practices, the technology, core programming concepts; among other things.
In Aycron, we always focus on the quality of our code. So, if we notice that the code we are producing could be better (according to the clients’ perspective), there is something that we need to correct. Yes, we are not perfect (although we try very hard to be perfect) but that is our goal: To be perfect (from our perspective and the clients’ perspective)
Even if trying to be perfect means that we have to increase the price of our proposals: So be it. If we need to increase the amount of testing for each solution, we will do it, no matter the cost. We will increase the quality of our software, we will focus on that, because that is what we are good at. We provide high-quality IT solutions. So, if someone has their doubts, we will go the extra mile to clear those doubts.
High-quality is our goal and it keeps us on our toes. It’s a huge challenge, but a nice challenge!
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As a Software Engineer and an IT Services entrepreneur, I run (and will always run) into this problem very often: The standards of quality that the client wants are (almost) never equal to the amount of money that the client is willing to pay. Luckily, sometimes they get very close and that way we can work day-to-day on varied projects for different industries.
However, you can’t get it right from the beginning. Every time you estimate a project, you need to take into account the last projects you worked on (with similar characteristics). For example, if the client complains about the quality of the software you produced the last few months, you need to correct your estimates. You need to improve testing (or quality assurance in general). Hence, the price is definitely going up.
Well, there are other ways of improving the quality of your software. You can also change the people who worked on the last projects for that client, you can train them on best practices, the technology, core programming concepts; among other things.
In Aycron, we always focus on the quality of our code. So, if we notice that the code we are producing could be better (according to the clients’ perspective), there is something that we need to correct. Yes, we are not perfect (although we try very hard to be perfect) but that is our goal: To be perfect (from our perspective and the clients’ perspective)
Even if trying to be perfect means that we have to increase the price of our proposals: So be it. If we need to increase the amount of testing for each solution, we will do it, no matter the cost. We will increase the quality of our software, we will focus on that, because that is what we are good at. We provide high-quality IT solutions. So, if someone has their doubts, we will go the extra mile to clear those doubts.
High-quality is our goal and it keeps us on our toes. It’s a huge challenge, but a nice challenge!