Contributing author: Cooper Olson (LinkedIn)
Your company has a software relationship. And it’s complicated.
Look, it’s hard. Relationships take work. Feelings are involved.
Over the years, you’ve customized, tweaked, created workarounds, and made long-term vendor partnerships work for you. But if you can’t shake the feeling that something’s wrong or you’re growing apart, don’t ignore it. Talk it over.
MEDL is a great listener.
Don’t worry about shocking us. We’ve heard it all. Communication trouble. Compatibility issues. Your business needs not getting met … tempting new apps that catch your eye. And of course, embarrassing…performance issues.
Maybe you’re just starting to entertain the notion of making a change.
Maybe you want to explore some alternatives out there. A simple refresh might do the trick.
Or maybe it’s time for a fresh start, and you’re ready to get back out there with a new partner.
Go ahead, bounce some ideas off of MEDL. The more we know, the more we can help.
Companies and software grow apart. It happens.
Sometimes a vendor that’s known you forever suddenly seems distant and unsupportive. Or you discover a new competitor and are feeling outdated, out of fashion and not quite as nimble as you used to be. MEDL’s experience and passion for emerging technologies can help your company say “hello future.”
We can help you steer clear of the worst case scenarios like software that no longer accepts security updates and puts sensitive data at risk, or a poor user experience that drives everyone away. Maybe it’s old software creating redundant business processes, rather than scaling to your needs.
The decision to break up might not be as tough as you think.
So when is it time to “nuke and pave”? Is your team spending half their time fixing and maintaining instead of innovating? If your software feels like an uphill battle, it might be time to consider a fresh start. Constantly trying to patch things up is like trying to mend a relationship that’s falling apart – costly and exhausting. Sometimes it’s better to move on and leverage past experiences to develop a more sustainable software relationship.
A survey by Stripe found that developers spend up to 42% of their time dealing with technical debt—the extra work required to fix, maintain, or enhance old code.
MEDL can help you identify your wants vs. your needs.
We like to dive into the details and the decisions. We troubleshoot and prioritize like a pro, so we can deliver like a pro. We want to understand your needs, so we can build a relationship, and technology, that works for everyone involved.
We’ll guide you through a Project Assessment – where we peek under the hood at your tech stack, do a bit of untangling here, a little reimagining there – leading to Pre-Development, where we craft a roadmap and define key features. Up next, UI/UX Design and Development, where our team crafts user-friendly designs backed up by robust architecture. Finally, our Quality Assurance experts rigorously test, retest …. then test again until your vision is ready for launch.
Caper Jones, a leading Software Engineer expert, found that maintenance costs can make up a whopping 60-80% of the total investment in software over its lifetime.
Hot MEDL experts in your area are waiting to talk to YOU.
MEDL has helped design, develop and launch hundreds of mobile & web apps, websites and custom technologies alongside a storied client list of innovative companies and people. Our tech has been deployed in surgical suites, cars, classrooms, concert stages, and, even in sub-Saharan Africa.
But it’s bad manners to go on and on about our other partners. Right now, we want to hear more about you, and start a new relationship. Let’s find out what MEDL can do for your company.