Software development companies: 5 reasons to work with them

To be successful as a company in the long term, a good idea and hard-working employees are important, but not enough. Nowadays, the right software that supports the growth of your company is crucial for success. This is where software development companies come into play.

We will show you why it is worth working with a software development service provider and what you can expect from the cooperation.

This is because they develop customized software that is tailored to your company’s needs and addresses precisely where it could run more efficiently.

Why should you choose a software development service provider?

We have an IT department, so why should we hire an external company to develop our software? The one does not exclude the other – we give you five good reasons to work with a software development company:

1. Expertise: A software development company has specialized teams that have extensive know-how for complex requirements and are always up to date with the latest technology.

2. Focus: By outsourcing software development, you can use internal resources more efficiently and concentrate on your core business.

3. Flexibility: An external service provider like Riwers can scale resources up and down more flexibly than you can with your internal IT team (keywords: shortage of skilled workers and HR costs).

4. Cost efficiency: Hiring employees to develop software for your company is often more expensive than outsourcing the project. By outsourcing software development, you save on recruitment and salary costs.

5. Faster time to market: A software development service provider uses the MVP approach as part of agile processes, whereby projects are implemented quickly and efficiently and continuously adapted.

This is what distinguishes Riwers as a software development partner

  • Holistic support: From strategy to implementation and long-term development and maintenance of your software
  • Sustainable & independent: Structured documentation of the software architecture for easy editing of the code by third parties
  • Transparent development: Riwers conducts a detailed needs analysis to find the most efficient solution and, if you wish, involves you in every project phase.
  • Quality Assurance (QA): The Riwers core team regularly tests its developers and performs code reviews after each iterative development step of the project to continuously optimize and ensure maximum quality.
  • Nearshoring: Riwers offers fast solutions and flexible scaling options through access to numerous highly qualified specialists in Slovakia.

What can companies expect from software development with a partner?

Software for digital processes, products, applications or workflows for companies is at the heart of software development. A software development company therefore needs the appropriate expertise and flexible resources to meet your specific needs. We offer three different services:

  • Individual software development: We take over the complete software development for your company if you need specialized software tailored to your needs.
  • Software teams: If you already employ a development team, we will strengthen your in-house team with resources and/or know-how – for as long as you need, even for a longer period of time.
  • Software department as-a-service: We incorporate a complete IT team into your company and work together from the product idea to the technical scaling.

Which industries use software development companies?

Every company uses software and benefits from making processes more digital and efficient in order to keep up with the competition. Accordingly, the development of individual software is also relevant across industries. As a software development partner, Riwers programs customized solutions for a wide range of industries, for example:

  • Industry (Güdel, Osterwalder)
  • Real estate (Immoseeker)
  • Electricity (BRASO)
  • Research & development (Büchi Labortechnik)
  • Cyber Security (Cyrinas)
  • Chemistry, Automotive (EFTEC)
  • Energy (Enersis)
  • Consulting, Insurance (Sales Coach))
  • Learning & AI (Learning Pool)
  • Environment & Sustainability (EBP, Schweizer Berghilfe)

Would you like to see which other industries Riwers has already been able to support? Here you will find all case studies.

How does software development for companies work?

Every software development company follows an individual approach. What is important for you is that the individual steps are well structured to ensure a smooth process. Let’s assume that you rely on individual software development with Riwers. Then your project will proceed something like this:

  1. Analysis of digitization: We jointly take stock of your current situation and analyze where the shoe pinches. Then we define the ideal picture with project goals and work out how we will get there step by step.
  2. Define the project scope: What are your requirements and how much support do you need? We can either take over the individual software development for you, support your developers with a software team or provide you with a software department. We roughly define the overall plan in an initial concept.
  3. Detailed planning & design: Based on the concept, we create a roadmap for the project management and put together your individual development team. We plan the software architecture, prioritize the functions in the backlog and start with the UX design.
  4. MVP-driven & iterative development: We take a phased approach to software development, initially focusing on the basic functions so that we can launch your product as quickly as possible, collect initial feedback from real users or even generate your first sales in the market.
  5. Testing & optimization: For us, development, testing and optimization go hand in hand. We incorporate the feedback we receive into each new development round and optimize continuously until the software is fully functional.
  6. Long-term cooperation: If required, we can further develop your software as part of a long-term partnership, so that you can scale your product flexibly and remain competitive tomorrow.

Nearshoring to counter the shortage of skilled workers?

In software development, suitable specialists are indispensable. If you have ever tried to hire developers yourself, you know that it is neither easy nor cheap. That is why many companies rely on nearshoring in software development.
Nearshoring involves relocating business processes or services to geographically close locations. For example, we have our own team in Slovakia that develops software for all our customers. This enables us to offer your company software development that is flexible, scalable and up to 40 percent cheaper than local developers.

Get to market faster with Riwers as your software development partner

Software development companies have access to highly qualified developers. They score points with their expertise, flexibility and scalability. Thanks to well-rehearsed processes and the MVP approach, you can quickly implement even complex project requirements. Do you need more good reasons to implement your next IT project with a software development partner like Riwers?

Don't hesitate to contact us. Together we will find the perfect solution for your company.