Software Development Perth
Custom Software Development Perth
Perth Digital Edge is your go to custom software development partner in Perth. Our team of expert custom software developers delivers tailored software solutions across various sectors in Australia. Our mission is to simplify your business. In this digital age we know the right software can make all the difference in simplifying operations, increasing productivity and growth.
Elevate Your Business with Our Custom Software Solutions
You’re dealing with a tech partner that offers complete transparency, streamlined processes, project management, technical expertise and communication throughout the entire product development process.
Perth Digital Edge builds software for all types of businesses. We work with established brands and agencies in Perth and start ups to automate business processes.
Our team consists of experienced software developers, product designers and quality testers. With a small dedicated team we can deliver solutions that are customised to your business. We love solving bespoke business problems, get in touch today.
Our Custom Software Development Services
Initial Consultation
We begin by immersing ourselves in your software needs from both a technological and business perspective. We guide you through the product development journey to determine if PDE is the ideal bespoke software design partner for your project. This consultation can take place in person at our Perth office or via a virtual meeting.
Product Confirmation
Once you’re ready to proceed, we conduct a discovery workshop to solidify the product’s viability. Upon receiving your approval, we conceptualize the most effective implementation strategy that ensures an outstanding customer experience and favorable business results. Following that, we offer a scoped project estimate for an initial prototype or extensive development, which you can showcase to potential customers and investors.
Building A Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Through our agile and iterative approach, we aim to deliver an MVP within the project’s timeframe and budget. We progressively build upon different versions of your product until we achieve the ideal solution for your business and your end to end customers. We design a roadmap for custom software development that meets your requirements, then develop the software product in sprints, maintaining flexibility in scope and efficiency in delivering iterative deadlines.
Support and Maintenance
Once the project evolves from an idea to a tangible product, we wrap up the software development phase and continue to provide customer support through various tiered service options. From managing resources and code to preventing potential future security threats, you can rely on us as a trusted technology partner, to support the software throughout its lifecycle.
Our Lean Approach to Custom Software Development
Our Lean Approach to Custom Software Development
DISCOVERY & WORKSHOP
Each software project that we undertake undergoes a rigorous ideation and evaluation process during the initial discovery and workshop phase. We invest time in understanding your business problem as well as the practical solutions to the technical challenge, helping you identify either a minimal viable product or a comprehensive solution. Allowing you to put your software in front of users and investors quicker.
SPRINT PLANNING
We employ the most recent agile development methodologies for the creation, integration and delivery of our projects, assigning a dedicated team of designers, developers, and QA testers specifically for your project. Because we work in small nimble teams we’re able to pivot and iterate during the process. Ensuring any new considerations and features are added to the process as the product evolves on spec and at cost.
USER INTERFACE
We believe software development is about more than just coding. Our goal is to deliver an immersive, responsive, and user-friendly experience that not only accomplishes the task at hand but does so delightfully. Our seasoned UX designers collaborate closely with our development team, ensuring that the user remains at the heart of all our endeavours.
Our Custom Software Solutions
INITIAL CONSULTATION
We start by immersing ourselves in your software needs from a technical and business perspective. Our team brings in-depth knowledge to understand and address your unique requirements. We’ll guide you through the product development process to see if PDE is the right custom software design partner for your project. This can be done in person at our Perth office or via a virtual meeting.
PRODUCT CONFIRMATION
Once you’re ready to go we conduct a discovery workshop to validate the product. Once approved we’ll develop the best implementation strategy to deliver an amazing customer experience and business results. Then we’ll provide a scoped project estimate for a prototype or full development which you can show to users and investors.
BUILDING A MINIMAL VIABLE PRODUCT (MVP)
We use our agile and iterative approach to deliver an MVP within the project timeframe and budget. We build different versions of your product and iterate until we have the right solution for your business and your end to end customers. We design a roadmap for custom software development that meets your requirements, then develop the software product in sprints, with flexibility in scope and efficiency in delivering to deadlines.
MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT
Once the project moves from idea to product we wrap up the software development and continue to provide customer support through various service tiers. From managing resources and code to preventing future security threats you can rely on us as a technology partner to support the software throughout its life.
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Frequently asked questions
What technology stack does PDE use for software development?
We prefer to use open source software development tools. Not suitable for every project but we’ve found this stack works best for our clients:
Laravel, the top framework of 2022, allows us to build amazing apps for our clients. Laravel is written in PHP, the same language as Facebook and 78% of the internet!
VueJS is our front-end developers’ go to technology. It talks directly to Laravel to deliver actions smoothly, no more page refreshing and instant feedback to the user.
As AWS certified Solutions Architects and DevOps Engineers our team deploys your solution into a secure, Enterprise grade architecture that’s scalable and highly available, via AWS.
Why choose custom software over off the shelf? Custom software offers more flexibility and is built for your business.
Businesses hit the technical limits of off the shelf software as they grow. And it offers no competitive advantage as your competitors are likely using the same or similar software.
A custom software solution from PDE is built for your business. Backed by a solid and experienced team and developed with open source frameworks that meet industry standards so you’re not locked in.
How much does custom software cost?
Small projects typically cost between $25,000 and $50,000. Medium projects range from $50,000 to $100,000 and large software applications cost over $100,000.
The size of the project is determined by the functionality and complexity. Projects that require multiple platforms and complex business logic will require more investment in UX/UI, backend development and quality assurance.
The PDE team can help you build in an iterative way or establish an initial MVP (Minimal Viable Product) structure. This approach helps to speed up the development and avoid costly code rewrites.
What software methodology do you employ?
We follow the agile development principles with small, dedicated teams of designers, developers and quality testers. This approach delivers a well integrated and cost effective product.
We also follow the minimal viable product (MVP) development principle. By developing in cycles we avoid costly code rewrites and ensure the development aligns with your requirements.
Security of custom built software is paramount in our software development company’s process. Common software like operating systems and their packages are the main target for attackers and therefore get frequent security updates. Custom software being closed source gets less attention. We keep your source code confidential and only you and those you authorise have access to it.
At PDE we use application frameworks like Laravel which are reviewed, tested and have built in security against common vulnerabilities such as cross site scripting, request forgery, SQL injection, permission elevation attacks and brute force attacks by throttling requests. We also use web application firewalls when necessary and encrypt data in transit and at rest.
Is your software development team local?
We believe entrepreneurs and businesses in Western Australia should have access to local, top tier software development companies and teams.
Unfortunately the Perth market has been commoditised and outsourced over the years and as a result we’ve seen a drain of skill and deep knowledge and subpar solutions for local services.
We’re changing this. When you work with PDE you’ll have direct access to the team that writes the code, including skilled software developers who collaborate with business analysts and consultants to create custom solutions. They’re always just a phone call away. It’s that simple.
Do you work with non-profits or startups?
As a purpose driven organisation we take great pride in the work we’ve done for startups and non-profit organisations.
We understand these organisations need to work closely with a flexible, trustworthy and responsive software development team so costs and timelines don’t get out of control and impact their mission.
Regarding licensing costs for our work we are big fans of open-source software and therefore we generally avoid licensed solutions. So there are no licensing costs for the web server software we deploy, the database server software that hosts your database or the software we use to build your application. No per-user licensing costs or per-CPU core licensing costs like some other types of software.
In some projects you may want to include a package that manages your mailing lists where you self-host it and don’t outsource it or a package that connects the leads on your website to your CRM. These packages are developed by others and for us to integrate them we will quote you based on what other developers are charging for their software, either one off or subscription.
What about ongoing or maintenance costs?
Your software will be hosted on a public cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud etc. There are ongoing costs for storing your data on these platforms, running your web and database servers and maintaining your backups. Additional ongoing costs may be for SMS or phone call credits, sending large volumes of emails or hosting and streaming data intensive content like videos to many users.
These costs are all dependent on the features you want in your software. We’ll try to give you the best estimate and offer you a fixed price based on the size of your audience. In some cases you may know how big you’ll need to scale your application and we can do that too. Your costs will scale with the number of users and data in your application.
Maintenance is another aspect and we generally recommend a certain number of hours are spent doing updates and small 15 minute features or changes to your software each month. We’ll give you an estimate of the number of hours we think we’ll need each month for maintenance but these hours will accumulate as credits that expire after 3 months. So if one month requires minimal maintenance for your application your unused credits will carry over to the next month. We’ll also give you an estimate of the typical monthly spend we see from our customers for applications of your size, particularly for new features and ideas that weren’t in the original scope. Once you start using your application you’ll quickly see its potential and the directions it can take. You’ll have many ideas for new features to automate various parts of your business.