3 Development disciplines to follow for product engineering projects

A recent study shows that 40% of the system fails due to software bugs and concurrency related issues. This make a software less reliable and vulnerable. You would not like to fall prey to these, Right!

General consideration is if you have domain or technology expertise, you are ready to develop a software project, which I feel is completely a wrong understanding. Software products may be a project for you but it acts as a lifeline for your clients. You would not like to make them unhappy. To succeed, you must focus on outcome and not output.

Output is delivering something that has been told while outcome is asking yourself about is the software really worth it? I am sure everyone, in this competitive world would like to focus on outcome. To be right up there, you need to adopt some discipline. Considering project as your own will help you with that. Let us look at some disciplines that make it happen.

Use BDD or TDD

Business Driven Development (BDD) or Test Driven Development (TDD) are popular approaches that you consider for a project on hand. BDD is about involving client at every stage of development to understand behavior of a function that is to be developed. TDD is for straightforward project where you define test cases at the beginning and develop a product to align it with these cases. Both have its pros and cons while it is upto you to select the right approach for an upcoming product engineering project.

Why use BDD or TDD? Wouldn’t you love to deliver a project that delights your client? Yes for sure! Then this is the right way to stay informed on what you are working on and why you are developing specific feature.

2. Use of Methodology

As per Wikipedia, software development methodology is splitting of software development work into distinct phases (or stages) containing activities with the intent of better planning and management. What does this means to you?

Being a software development company, adopting processes help you deliver reliable software projects. But how? Methodologies help you breakdown a complex project into small deliverables that help them focus on results. You develop a project function – by – function, module – by – module and then combine them to bring the best on the table. Popular methodologies include Agile scrum, Kanban and waterfall.

Commitment to support till product success

Every finished software product is considered as a beta version until a client tests it thoroughly. There are very less occasions when a product is full proof and do not require any change. Also along its journey, client may think of enhancements. This is where your commitment to stand with them for long makes a difference. You take ownership of a product and work on it until it is ready to take on any challenge.

Your role as software / product engineering development company is crucial. Adopting these disciplines will make the journey smooth. With these tactics, you are bound to get best projects and build everlasting relationships with your clients who will serve as your major income source.

Hemang Rindani is an Inbound marketer at Cygnet Infotech who likes to write about Mobile Applications, Seo and Social Media.