Over hundreds of projects, we have created a development method that works every time.
The best software is written by small teams, with direct, daily access to business people. We use daily standups, biweekly iterations, email, chat, wikis, and anything else necessary to keep the team in sync.
We use the sharpest tools available. On recent projects these tools have included Ruby, Rails, AspectJ, Java, Spring, and Hibernate.
Developers often optimize the development phase, and then create huge costs in deployment and maintenance. We build software for best results through the entire project lifecycle.
Untested code is legacy code, even if it was written yesterday. Relevance software has 100% test coverage.
Knowledge in only one head might as well not exist. Relevance uses pair programming, code review, and team rotation to spread knowledge through the entire project team, and beyond.
If your project is six months long, you should not have to wait three months to see progress. Relevance delivers working software in two-week iterations. We track project velocity so you know how much your project will cost, and when it will be completed.
Most software teams fear changing requirements. This is unfortunate, because changing requirements often represent the best opportunity to add value. At Relevance we can re-evaluate priorities at every iteration, so that the next piece of functionality you add can always be the highest-valued one.
Skilled programmers can succeed once. To succeed every time, you need a standard process. We collect data and create feedback loops both within and across projects to ensure success.