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Guides for people who buy software, not just build it.
Every article opens with the short answer, then earns it: tables you can reuse, templates you can download, and no price ranges pulled out of thin air.
- GUIDE · VENDOR SELECTION · PRODUCT11 minHow do you choose a software development company for your next project?What separates a great software development company from a vendor: the questions to ask, red flags in proposals, and a downloadable sheet to compare bids on equal terms.
- GUIDE · WEB SYSTEMS · BUDGET11 minBudgeting a web system: what do you define before asking for a quote?What drives the cost of a business web system: system type, roles, entities, screens, integrations and the hidden costs of migration, testing and rollout.
- GUIDE · STARTUPS · MVP SCOPE10 minHow do you define an MVP you can test with users?How to define an MVP you can actually test: what it must prove, prototype vs POC vs MVP, a now/later scope with reasons, a hypothesis, a metric and a stop condition.
- GUIDE · REQUIREMENTS · BEFORE THE QUOTE12 minAn app requirements document: a filled-in template that shows what to defineA complete, filled-in app requirements document: users, permissions, main flow, states, screens, error cases and acceptance criteria. Free DOCX template included.
- GUIDE · ENGAGEMENT MODEL · RESPONSIBILITY9 minWhen should you choose a defined project — and when an ongoing development team?When to buy a defined project and when to hire an ongoing team: a responsibility matrix, how change is priced under each model, and what gets handed over at the end.
- GUIDE · SAAS · SCOPE13 minWhat do you need to define in a SaaS system before development starts?What to define before building a SaaS product: customer vs user vs subscription, tenant separation, roles, plans and billing, and the scope of a first commercial version.
- GUIDE · BUSINESS SYSTEMS · DECISION10 minBuy a system, adapt a platform or build from scratch?Buy, adapt or build: three routes compared on one business process — fit, rollout, integrations, ongoing cost, data export and vendor lock-in. And when not to build.
- GUIDE · PRODUCT TYPE · DECISION12 minWhich solution fits your product: an app, Web or No-Code?Decide the product type before you order development: what the user must do, three options and their limits, who runs the product, and when to go custom.
- GUIDE · MAINTENANCE · BUDGET10 minWhat does app maintenance include, and how do you budget for it?What app maintenance includes and how to budget for it: four post-launch expense types, an included/excluded table, how an SLA is built and when to switch vendors.
- GUIDE · MAINTENANCE · SWITCHING VENDORS11 minMoving to a new development vendor: what to receive, verify and hand overWhat to receive, verify and hand over when moving an app or system to a new vendor: an asset-and-owner table, pre-acceptance checks and a staged transition.
- GUIDE · AI IN PRODUCT · PILOT12 minHow do you plan an AI pilot you can actually decide on?How to run an AI pilot before integrating it into a product: define the action and user, set success criteria with the process owner, test on real data, then decide.
- MOBILE · COMPARISON · 202616 minReact Native vs Flutter — what's actually right for a startup in 2026?How to pick a mobile app technology by product, not hype: five constraints, version-dependent facts with sources, a POC method and what to ask your vendor.
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