Darsoft

Agile delivery in stages

Software development firm Darsoft takes clients' products through every stage, from the first plan to the final marketing push. It works with the Agile method, which means it does not hold the whole product back until the end of a deadline. Instead it presents the work in stages, so the client can see results as they arrive and ask for changes based on what is working and what the market needs.

The firm describes the aim of this approach as flexibility, transparency and continuous improvement. Clients are able to take part in the project as it moves forward, and the method is intended to reduce the overall risk of a project by catching problems while they are still cheap to fix.

Planning, design and development

The first phase collects the information needed to design a solution to the client's expectations, and it defines the architecture and the technology stack the product will use. The design phase gives the product its interface and experience, and UI designers work closely with UX designers to carry the client's vision through to the screen, with graphic designers shaping the brand look.

Development covers full-stack web work, with the back end, front end and integrations to other software tools and APIs all built together. The mobile team works on apps and games across native, hybrid and cross-platform builds.

DevOps, testing and launch

The firm uses DevOps tools for continuous integration and delivery, which it says helps the team build, test and deploy more quickly and reliably. Testing runs from unit tests through to user acceptance testing, so the application is checked against its functional, technical and business requirements before launch.

Launch is followed by marketing. Darsoft offers creative and digital marketing services to help a client reach its customers, and it presents that work as part of the same full-lifecycle service, so the team that built the product can also help the client to grow it.