Cornerstone Process
When you buy software off the shelf, you're often stuck with a "one-size-fits-all" solution that forces your team to change how they work, which can kill new ideas.
Customers, vendors, inventory, and orders — these are the building blocks of nearly every business but how each organization manages them is often unique.
Off-the-shelf or industry-specific software can address some needs but typically leave critical gaps.
Custom-designed software — guided by a proven development process — is the most effective way to align technology with the business rules that drive success.
Our 5-Step Process
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Imagine It
Envision the Perfect Software for Your Company
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Create It
Create it Using the 10 Development Principles
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Validate It
Validate and Train Using Small Model-Office Team
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Enjoy It
Enjoy the System but Never Change it
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Repeat It
Repeat Again and Again as Often as Needed
The 10 Development principles.
1. Work with a small group if highly qualified people.
2. Use a rapid application development (RAD) platform.
3. Use rapid prototyping.
4. Stay in the platform.
5. Be hardware independant.
6. Design for “no exception processing.”
7. Design with “no limits.”
8. Never delete data
9. Always design for change
10. Always design for the future
The purpose of these 10 principles is two-fold:
1) to maximize creativity during the development process and,
2) to minimize cost.
These principles represent a multi-dimensional approach for enabling innovation and tremendous cost savings without sacrificing system value and functionality. In fact, the consistent application of these 10 principles tends to actually enhance the original version of the “Perfect World” solution.
Who Should Design It?
Imagine a custom software solution to transform your company and outpace the competition. How do you design that? Who should design it?
Who Has the Clearest Vision?
Who has the clearest vision of your company’s future? Your IT department — or you and your senior management team? Your IT team focuses on architecture and feasibility. You live and breathe the business. You and your leadership have the vision. You know exactly where you want to take the company.
If You Can See It, You Can Build It
As in all creative endeavors, if you can see it, you can build it. It’s no different with software. The vision is the key. Capture that vision and improve on it. It all begins in the “Rubber Room” — our focused vision workshop.
Your Dreams, Our Solutions, Your Profits
We build custom software that transforms how you work—often for a fraction of the cost. Best of all, you’ll have it—and your competitors won’t.
Your Dreams…
Before every project, we meet with key personnel to capture the vision for the perfect solution — asking targeted questions that spark thinking beyond today’s constraints.
Our Solutions…
We translate that vision into a clear vision statement and a working plan — turning the dream into a buildable, testable application.
Your profits…
Partnering closely with your team lets us deliver solutions that increase efficiency — and profits — by aligning software with how your business really works.
Typical Results
Increased Productivity
Faster Access To Data And Information
Increased Profits
Improved Reporting And Tracking
Reduced Cost
New Services
Happier Employee’s
Increased Level Of Customer Satisfaction
