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A step-by-step guide to creating successful software products—with goals, activities, a budget, and the people you should connect with during each phase.

You know the pros and cons of building vs. buying software. But how do you weigh them? By evaluating your need for control – how much are you willing to pay to put your process first?

An MVP usually targets early adopters and includes only the minimum amount of features to validate your value proposition hypotheses.

Finding the "right" custom software development firm for your project is a tough job. How do you find a firm that has everything you need?

Maximize value and deliver faster with co-located software development teams. In-person collaboration ensures alignment and reduces delays.

There's a lot you should know before you start creating software. Take time to understand the product, business, users, and overall project journey.

If you’ve never worked through contracting for custom software development services, it can be challenging. Your existing software development contract templates may be rooted in business relationships focused on purchasing tangible goods or pre-existing software. Custom software development contracts have unique considerations and require a slight shift in mindset.

We work with many first-time custom software buyers. Here are a few of the common misconceptions they have about building custom software.

If you aren't in the software business, you probably will be soon. That's where Atomic Object comes in. We want to demystify the custom software project process by giving you a window into what we do at Atomic every day.

Building a happy, productive team of software designers and developers from scratch is not an easy undertaking.

Don't make the mistake of prioritizing cost management in custom software product development. Optimize for throughput and time to revenue.

Traditional pricing strategies, like “Fixed Prices” and “Time and Materials”, bring risk to the client and the software product. Atomic uses a Fixed-Budget, Scope-Controlled approach that offers the best of both worlds.

You've made a big investment in creating a custom software package, and you want it to last for years to come. That means software project maintenance.

To avoid the unpredictable costs of updating mothballed software, you need a great maintenance team — even if it's only one or two people.

In a perfect world, every interface would have an easy-to-use workflow and a carefully crafted information architecture. If only reality were so kind.