Byte9 is a software development company that specializes in agile development processes to collaboratively create web applications. They have over a decade of experience developing award-winning solutions. Outsourcing development to an agency like Byte9 provides benefits such as reduced costs, improved quality, reduced risk, and leveraging existing expertise and processes. When considering an outsourcing partner, it is important to evaluate their development methodology, infrastructure, testing practices, and experience developing the required type of solution.

1. Information Industry Network
Outsourcing development. Reasons, Risk, Resources...
March 19th 2015
Angus Phillipson
0208 780 6350
angus@thebyte9.com

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Byte9 believe in the measurable evolution of web solutions using agile development process. Byte9 will
collaborate with business to create highly functional web applications and
We have been creating multi-award wining solutions for over a decade are recognized as an industry leader
by Econsultancy and audited to the highest level by SureCloud.
We are expert development partners for:
o Agile Software and Web Application Development
o Content Management System (CMS), eCommerce Development & Implementation
o Systems Integration
o Web Strategy
o Online Marketing Strategy
o Analytics, Testing & Optimisation
Byte9 Introduction
A Collaborative Agile Approach

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Blaze framework
o Market leading CMS, ecommerce and content marketing platform
o A cutting edge, collaborative framework to facilitate fast, evolutionary web development

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Sphere
o A content monitoring, editorial assistance, semantic analysis, content marketing,
SEO and social media toolset.
o helps leading editorial teams and content managers to understand better the
landscape, context, relevance and language around their content.

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Sphere
Benefits of using Sphere
o Easily curate your own and third party content
o Monitor media content across the web (blogs, social media, news sources)
o Run powerful semantic analysis across owned and imported content
o Identify emergent language and opportunity for timely editorial
o Understand and align with popular, emergent language on websites and social media
o Create tight semantic relationships between content across many content types
o Optimise archive content across an entire site
o Distribute optimised content easily to other sites and platforms (social media, email etc.)
o Improve search engine positioning dramatically
o Improve engagement and conversion with increased relevance
o Improve return on pay per click (PPC)

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Publisher Work:

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Why Outsource?
What are the key benefits of using a development agency;
o Reduced cost
o Improved quality
o Reduce risk
o Leverage established IP
o Get all expertise & knowledge in one place, no career agendas
o Leverage established, embedded process
o Reduce project complexity, manage requirements and QA testing only
o Improve time to market
o Get things done
o Innovate fast
o Improve platform consistency and use across organisation
Byte9 are a software development company, What is it that you do best?

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Considerations
Assumptions that lead to beautiful digital development:
o You’ve have found an experienced agile development team
o BUT agile is hard to establish (but easy to talk about)
o The risk of agile is high if not established
o Is velocity is measurable, for example?
o Agile development processes help you maximise the amount of work not done
o 30% is typical functional replacement on a project
o Methodology and process is established and consistent
o Continuous integration is possible
o Code level UNIT testing is baked in
o QA testing is automated (selenium)
o Development, staging and productions environments exist

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Considerations
Assumptions that lead to beautiful digital development:
o Production environment management is proactive and monitored
o A structured, continuous integration development environment exists
o Support contracts and warranty are suitable
o Development is standards based and based on a framework
o Coding guidelines and documentation exist
o Stress testing, load testing and auditing takes place
o No legacy exists
o No technology silos (e.g. Phonegap)
o Collaboration with in-house teams and the division of labour
o Separation of framework and front-end / business logic
o Access to the code is available under license

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Considerations
What to think about;
o Typical multi-disciplinary web application development team look like this:
o UNIX system administrator
o Database administrator
o Developer
o Front-end developer
o Designer
o UX / IA
o QA tester
o Technical project manager
o Product managers
o Product owner

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Who to?
Who should you outsource to;
o Large consultancy company?
o Small application development company?
o Web agency?
o Offshore?
o Contractor?
o What type of work are they doing?
o Template implementation?
o Bespoke application development?
o Comentum article

15. A(nother) note on agile
An ‘Agile’ development methodology (http://www.agilemanifesto.org/) is a proven
approach for complex, evolving development projects to deliver better features, quicker,
and at a lower cost.
o Deliver early, test, and improve
o Don’t spend time + cost developing features that are not used
o Benefits-led requirements captured in a way everyone can understand
o In order to derive [x benefit]...
As a [user type / stakeholder]...
I want [this feature / functionality]...
o Responsive to change and re-prioritisation
o Derive optimal value from ongoing development
o Continuous integration infrastructure, 100% unit test coverage,
o Achieve upto a 40% evolution in requirements, no additional cost
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17. Got any questions? Get in touch....
Angus Phillipson
Director
Byte 9
D: +44 (0) 208 780 6371
T: +44 (0) 208 780 6350
angus@thebyte9.com
Jimmy Latimer
Business Development Manager
Byte 9
D: +44 (0) 208 780 6365
T: +44 (0) 208 780 6350
jimmy@thebyte9.com
www.thebyte9.com
Byte9
39-43 Putney High Street,
Putney,
SW15 1SP
If you’ve got any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact us:
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