The first part of the project is called Sprint 0. This is where we fully plan out the system to thoroughly prepare the team for the project, and to align your teams and Aabhi’s teams on the requirements for the project. We will work with your key stakeholders to create a “Wireframe” of the entire system – designed to the requirements of today rather than how the current system looks & feels (if one exists). We will also create User Stories to specify each functional and non-functional requirement in detail. The system will be built using the “Agile” methodology meaning that every 2 weeks you will be given a full demonstration of work completed to date, an updated Budget/Burn Down and a meeting to plan out the tasks for the next sprint. Eventually the software will be ready to “go live” and we’ll make that happen, setting up the application on a production hosting environment. We’ll then support you for the long term.

The minimum projects which Aabhi Software engage with start at around $10,000+GST. However it is difficult to give a good answer to this question without full details of the requirements, as the “devil’s in the detail”. Here are a few examples (all exclude VAT):

• A basic web-based database of information, with approximately 10 data screens, a secure login, testing and deployment could cost between $10K and $25K depending on the complexity.
• An operational system, automating various aspects of an organisation’s end-to-end processes including (for example) job management, invoicing and reporting, could cost between $60K and $200K.
• A mobile app MVP for helping people find people, companies or services (e.g. the style of AirBnB, or a people-matching platform) would cost between $80K and $180K. This is made up of the cross-platform mobile app, a web-based platform for the service providers or people to login and set up their profile and services, and a back office web application for the application owner to manage all aspects of the system. Note this is a sensible budget for an MVP – a baseline product that “works” and starts to drive adoption or revenue. Something as detailed as AirBnB, Uber or Booking.com will have had multiple millions of pounds/dollars of investment over several years, by way of comparison!
• A SaaS platform MVP, such as an analytics platform or hotel management system, to be sold to clients, would cost upwards of $100K.
• A Digital Transformation project for a large company or government department could cost upwards of $0.3M.

There is no real upper limit to the cost of software. The important thing is that there is RoI (Return on Investment). At Aabhi we always recommend building an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) to test the requirements with the market/users, before moving on with a second “Phase 2” project to make adjustments and fill in the gaps, so you have software that really brings lasting value. Some larger clients will continue developing the software and set aside a yearly budget. For example, two full time developers working alongside a team of project management, UX and QA would cost about $30K per month (or $360K per year). Aabhi can provide teams for ongoing projects from 1 to 20 full time developers.

It depends on the requirements of course. It can be as quick as a couple of months for smaller projects. On average, we aim for 6 months for larger projects, and resource the team appropriately to deliver in this timescale. Much larger projects, or those with a complex “critical path”, can take much longer, or be “ongoing” projects with regular releases. Find out more about working with us.

Yes, software development is a great career. Aabhi employs dozens of talented developers. The pay can be fantastic, and it’s a genuinely fun but challenging and interesting job to do. The world is becoming ever more dependent on technology and developers are hugely in demand as a result. Aabhi is growing fast and has dozens of vacancies available – contact us now!