Custom Software Development Outsourcing

Based on a 20-year heritage of collaboration with clients in various industry sectors, we have earned a deep understanding of the nature and quirks of both the Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

As such, we have evolved our own Flexible Development system of delivery, which is a practical blend of Waterfall and Agile. With it we are guaranteeing our expertise, honesty and partnership to deliver successful project outcomes, on time and in budget.

The process is typically three-phased, after each one the project can either progress or not:

1. An initial outline scope and high-level budget for a project, usually free of charge.
2. We then undertake a more detailed initial scoping, working together with the client, which, depending on the size of the project, is usually just a few days of consultancy.
3. Next is the design phase which is intended to validate the initial scoping and detail that fully enough to move into system coding proper. This phase typically will take several weeks, depending on the size of the project and for smaller jobs won’t be required at all.

Here at Ballard Chalmers, we work closely and consultatively so that your full business requirements are captured and analysed, ensuring that business processes are reflected in the software architecture and that designs are streamlined, efficient and flow logically. Suitable design, architecture and user experience are essential to systems that function very well.

Our experts can help you at any point in the software development cycle and have extensive experience of doing so for clients across a range of industries. We work with you to understand your requirements and translate this into reliable code to deliver a system that meets expectations and, most importantly, works.

Our Software Development Process:

• Scoping
• Design
• Environment configuration (covers multiple deployments to TEST, UAT and LIVE)
• Development
• Documentation
• Sprint planning & reviews
• Testing
• UAT testing support

After custom software development projects are delivered, we offer:

• Mentoring and handover to your internal tech team if required
• Optional on-going support for your system, in line with an agreed Service Level Agreement.
• Azure hosting, Managed Services and licensing, if required.

Here at Ballard Chalmers we have a highly-skilled, dedicated and collaborative team.

From creating your architectural designs, finding better ways of implementing software, to writing the code or designing user interfaces, we can be your software development partner. We can be an outsourced extension of your own team.

Your project will be lead technically by CTO – Geoff Ballard and administratively by our Delivery Manager, while our Managing Director Andrew Chalmers will maintain an oversight role. With this, the leadership of Ballard Chalmers will remain fully engaged throughout the project to ensure a successful outcome.

The development team will be selected from our staff of expert software engineers based on suitability and availability when the project is assigned.

We provide you with a comprehensive team of experts, both technical and administrative, to ensure your project is completed on-time, in-budget and to all of your expectations.

• CTO: Responsible for the overall technical delivery of the project.
• Delivery Manager: Responsible administratively for the delivery as a whole.
• Project Manager: Will track all time spent against budget and will produce a comprehensive weekly report on the status of your project
• Technical Lead: Will lead the team technically, will liaise with the users, testers and will be responsible for producing the EPICs and the system as a whole technically.
• Senior Engineers: Suitably qualified and very experienced software engineers will be assigned to develop the software application with as many other developers as required.
• Test Engineer: Will devise tests, supervise developer testing and report on test results.