Business-critical software needs to be operated, maintained, extended and adapted to new requirements.<\/p>
Many companies do not want to build a large internal development organisation, yet need reliable product, engineering and AI expertise on an ongoing basis.<\/p>
BitStone takes this responsibility for the long term and works with your team as an integrated development partner.<\/p>","p17_project_intro_outro":"","p17_project_situations_title":"Typical starting points","p17_project_situations_heading":"When does long-term development support make sense?","p17_project_situations_body":"
A long-term collaboration makes sense when:<\/p>","p17_project_situations_outro":"","p17_project_situations_items":[{"item":"existing software needs continuous development,"},{"item":"internal development capacity is limited or fluctuates,"},{"item":"specialist expertise is needed at specific times,"},{"item":"a business-critical platform needs reliable support,"},{"item":"existing systems need modernising,"},{"item":"releases, testing and operations need more professional organisation,"},{"item":"technical knowledge must not depend on individual people,"},{"item":"an external partner needs to take ongoing responsibility."}],"p17_project_questions_title":"Typical questions from our customers","p17_project_questions_heading":"Typical questions from our customers","p17_project_questions_body":"","p17_project_questions_outro":"","p17_project_questions_items":[{"item":"How do we ensure that our software can be developed over the long term?"},{"item":"How much internal development expertise do we need?"},{"item":"How do we avoid losing knowledge and depending on individuals?"},{"item":"How do we organise prioritisation, releases and quality assurance?"},{"item":"How do we integrate an external engineering team effectively into our organisation?"},{"item":"How do we keep architecture and technology fit for the future?"},{"item":"How do we respond flexibly to changing project workloads?"},{"item":"How do we connect operations, maintenance and development?"},{"item":"How do we create a partnership that works beyond individual projects?"}],"p17_project_services_title":"What we take on","p17_project_services_heading":"Typical forms of long-term collaboration","p17_project_services_body":"
We support activities including:<\/p>","p17_project_services_outro":"
Depending on the situation, BitStone takes on individual tasks or a substantial share of technical responsibility.<\/p>","p17_project_services_items":[{"item":"continuous product development"},{"item":"extending existing platforms"},{"item":"application management"},{"item":"maintenance and support"},{"item":"release management"},{"item":"quality engineering and testing"},{"item":"architecture and ongoing technical development"},{"item":"DevOps and operational support"},{"item":"modernisation and refactoring"},{"item":"integrating new systems and data sources"},{"item":"AI extensions"},{"item":"product and technical roadmaps"}],"p17_project_process_title":"How we work together","p17_project_process_heading":"Understand. Integrate. Take responsibility. Develop.","p17_project_process_body":"","p17_project_process_outro":"","p17_project_process_rows":[{"title":"Understand","body":"
We get to know the product, architecture, business processes, existing teams and priorities.<\/p>"},{"title":"Integrate","body":"
Our product, engineering and AI specialists work closely with your internal leads.<\/p>
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We take clearly defined responsibility for development, quality, operations or individual product areas.<\/p>"},{"title":"Stabilise","body":"
We establish technical and organisational foundations that make ongoing development reliably predictable.<\/p>"},{"title":"Develop","body":"
Together, we prioritise new requirements, modernisation, innovation and AI opportunities, continuously developing the product and roadmap.<\/p>"}],"p17_project_quality_title":"What makes a good long-term collaboration","p17_project_quality_heading":"Continuity instead of constant restarts.","p17_project_quality_body":"
A good development partnership provides:<\/p>","p17_project_quality_outro":"
What matters is taking responsibility reliably over the years, rather than simply providing more developers.<\/strong><\/p>","p17_project_quality_items":[{"item":"stable teams"},{"item":"product knowledge retained over the long term"},{"item":"clear responsibilities"},{"item":"direct communication"},{"item":"transparent prioritisation"},{"item":"reliable delivery"},{"item":"high technical quality"},{"item":"flexible scalability"},{"item":"continuous modernisation"},{"item":"shared product thinking"}],"p17_project_benefits_title":"Customer value","p17_project_benefits_heading":"More continuity. Less dependency. 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