Our software process is the result of more than 2 decades of experience in helping businesses like yours to bring custom software solutions to market.
Meetings, research and field observation to establish a high level scope of work. Deliverables include a Discovery Report with user stories, wireframes and recommendations.
"We have great ideas and concepts for our apps, but we don't know what is possible in the real world. Far Edge Studio helped us the most by combining our needs with what is possible and required. That helped us create better solutions for our users." Joe Michaels @ Software Ops
Branding, color selection, typography and user interface graphics. Deliverables include graphic storyboard and design studies.
"Tony and I hare been working together for the better part of 10 years. As a designer, I appreciate his strong visual sensibilities and the priority he puts on design thinking throughout his development projecs." Jeremy Zeiders @ TRUE
Plan a phased approach to development which takes into account integration with 3rd party vendors, risk assessment and overall development logistics. Deliverables include project timeline, user story assignments and dependencies.
"I have worked with Tony on multiple projects and his hands on approach to technical direction provides his clients the valuable technical expertise and his team with clear and thought through direction. He excels at making challenging technical designs mesh with business objectives." Troy Anderson @ Allied Code
Agile software development executing the plan outlined in the Technical Direction phase. Deliverables includes functional software and beta builds.
"Far Edge brings a ton of experience in both software and hardware to the table. Tony is dedicated to the project success and uphold excellent communication with our team members and clients. We love bring Tony on for some of our most complex projects; his senior level experience not only allows him to be successful in large-scale software projects, it also is used as a resource for other team members." Sam Hoefer @ Brushfire
Continuous software quality assurance. Deliverables include bug fixes, user experience improvements and robust functionality.
"Far Edge doesn’t shy away from difficult problems and is willing to challenge technical approaches with the goal of finding the best solution. Tony is always a pleasure to work with and integrates seamlessly into our development teams." Sam Hoefer @ Brushfire
App submission, web site launch and localization. Deliverables include production builds, app description, screenshots, metadata and more.
"Far Edge is a utility player for TRUE. We trust Tony's input on all aspects of our product development from user experience and business model to beta testing and deployment" Jeremy Zeiders @ TRUE
Community building, social media, email marketing, product web site, advertising and more. Deliverables include marketing strategy and implementation.
"The Go To Market phase of app development is the most fun for us as business owners because we get to see all of the work that Far Edge Studio put in place and also have our customers actually experience the app. Tony and team are great at suggesting including marketing messaging in the app to reaffirm the design and steps that we brainstormed along the way. Suggestions such as a walk through in app for clients when they first open, increasing button size for promotions or adding in pop ups to highlight changes were all welcomed and wonderful suggestions!" Amanda & Katrina @ Busy Bees Babysitting
Keeping your software up-to-date with the latest security patches, performance improvments, iOS versions and Android OS versions. Deliverables include updated software with the best compatibility to reach the broadest user base.
"We didn't initially understand the importance of maintenance for our apps. Tony at Far Edge Studio helped us realize that we needed to keep the apps up-to-date and working as we intended to delight our customers." Joe Michaels @ Software Ops