Specification & Planning

How Much Does It Cost You?

Naturally, this is one of the most important questions – if not the main one – for your planning. We provide this figure through one of our two methods, and it depends on how precisely your project is already defined. In general, our processes, templates and experience will give you an estimation accuracy in the range of -10/ +20%.

Even if the project scope is only more or less outlined, you will receive a function-based estimation. We prepare this for you before the detailed system design phase, in which the system specification is created. It provides you with a range for the expected effort.

As soon as the requirements specification is sufficiently determined, you will receive an exact figure for the expected effort, as we can then estimate detailed work packages.

In order for the effort estimation to be sound, you will always receive a project risk assessment with a risk sum. This initial risk assessment serves as both a foundation for your decision-making and project planning, and as the starting point for risk management throughout the project.

What Shall We Develop for You and How?

You have a product idea and a requirements specification. To ensure that the product is exactly as you envision it, we describe in detail in the system specification how we understand your idea. By reviewing and refining the specifications several times, we reach a clear consensus on exactly what you need.

During system design, we start to think about the technical solution, the "architecture", so you benefit from reduced risks and minimized late and thus expensive changes.

System design is the phase in which you are most involved. During the subsequent development, we take over all the work for you, including project management.

What Is the Right Technology for Your Product?

What technology offers an optimal balance between production and development costs? We ponder these questions for every product we develop. Then we search for and find the technologies that exactly meet your requirements.

It benefits you that we do not prefer any specific technologies. This allows us to make the optimal technology selection for your project, significantly reducing product cost and operating cost (TCO: Total Cost of Ownership). Which we vouch for with our Zero-Cost-of-Ownership warranty.

The broad experience of our teams and the experience as a company from the variety of our projects lead to cost-effective solutions with a low implementation risk for you.

Do You Want to Know whether It Can Be Done – Fast and Cost-Efficient?

A new idea or technology always involves risk. Will it work as intended? Will it be as easy to implement as you thought? What problems are you not yet aware of?

Most of these questions can be answered with a functional prototype. With a small investment we can achieve a large increase in knowledge for you and thus a large risk reduction.

Functional prototypes can be implemented as simulations with MATLAB or as .NET application, as experimental setups, also using evaluation boards and/or as software. We focus on building the parts of the product that carry the highest risks, leaving out the rest. This approach helps you quickly identify which aspects of the development will be straightforward and which may pose challenges.