Unlike custom software that can be tailored to specific business cases and environments, products must be designed to satisfy diverse market needs.
Success in commercial software product development demands a level of partnership, collaboration and engagement that goes beyond traditional outsourcing. Commercial software product development demands a unique focus on upfront design and architecture to create “product platforms” that offer core functionality and provide configurability for a wide range of usage scenarios, including the flexibility needed to sustain multiple product generations. Given the need to support complex deployment requirements, software products also require extensive testing across a range of platforms and usage scenarios as well as the ability to extend the product functionality through professional services.