by shabda on October 16, 2011
If you are not proactively managing your projects you risk them going awry. # Talk to clients at least one every week # Talk to your team at least once every two days to ensure that progress is being made. # Have clear guidelines on what is progress. This needs to be clarified by you, [...]
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by shabda on October 16, 2011
Software cost estimation is huge topic (and a very complex one). Here is the basic premise for all of them. You have a large specification, it is impossible to estimate the work required for all of it. Break the specification into smaller tasks. Classify the tasks into complexity and risk. (Es things which need to [...]
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by shabda on October 16, 2011
If you have a project you are going to be working on, but you dont have the wireframes, creating a wireframe should be one of your first action items. A wireframe can be a high fidelity(Design close to final) or a low fidelity wireframe (Uses a simple design). I recommend creating a low fidelity wireframe. [...]
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by shabda on October 16, 2011
Once you have client who wants to work with you, the first this you need to do is to get a specification of what they want you to build. This is particularly important if you are working with a fixed price quote. It might surprise you, but some clients do not know the specifications themselves. [...]
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by shabda on October 10, 2011
Answer these questions before you choose a name for your business. Is there an existing trademark for this name? Is the domain name available or you can buy the domain? Is the name brand-able? Does the name convey emotions you want to convey? Can you open a legal entity (For example a Private Limited Company [...]
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by shabda on October 10, 2011
Technology and especially software change very fast. As a software consultant you are expected to be on the cutting edge of everything. Ongoing learning and skill improvement is a critical area which you need to include both the budget and time for in your projections. * Go to (and when possible speak at) industry events [...]
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by shabda on October 10, 2011
Blogging should be an important part of any startups marketing strategy. For a software services business it is indispensable. What should you blog about? About your technology Interesting new work you are doing Case studies showing how you solved challenging problems for a client. New open source work you have done Interview prominent people from [...]
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by shabda on October 10, 2011
So you have decided to hire. There is only one problem, eveyone good is already employed. Why should they leave their brand name jobs to join your small (and new and risky) company. Ensure you are paying a fair salary. Lets face it, there is no substitute for money, everything else is a topping. Ensure [...]
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by shabda on October 10, 2011
You already know what your right hourly price is. However many clients are going to request a fixed price. Some may request this even before they have a specification. You can give a fixed price if The specifications are well defined. You know how to handle change requests. You are good with estimating time You [...]
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by shabda on October 10, 2011
There is a good chance you may be working in a remote environment from your client. You need to setup channels so you and your clients can communicate in real time. There are lot of instant messaging tools you can use, but we have two which we use, and recommend. GTalk Skype If you created [...]
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