The Software-as-a-Service business model is a compelling option for companies wishing to compete in a rapidly evolving marketplace.

The key to exploiting the SaaS market opportunity lies in how quickly new market entrants and established companies can re-architect and deploy their proven software products to the on-line environment. Typically, companies face an expensive, 18- to 24-month investment period to assemble the team, establish process and tools, and architect and develop the platform before collecting any subscription revenue. To define, develop, and deploy SaaS-ready architecture, companies making the leap to SaaS must take the following steps:

Typical Ramp-up Time

1. Assemble a team with expertise in large-scale Web applications
2. Implement commercial-grade development processes and tools
3. Develop the platform and build out the features for initial release
4. Establish ongoing maintenance and feature development processes

Our Solution

SolutionsIQ is uniquely equipped to help accelerate the time-to-market for SaaS product offerings. By supplying companies with a team of experienced architects and developers, we can skip the usual ramp-up activities of hiring and training, and get a head-start on the actual build-out:

SolutionsIQ Accelerated Ramp-up Time

• Leveraging our Agile development resources, platform building can start immediately.
• Integrated coaching and training establishes a foundation of effective Agile practices.
• Our talent acquisition services help you find the right people for sustained development.
• As your team grows, SolutionsIQ transitions product and process knowledge smoothly.

After nine months SolutionsIQ leaves you optimally positioned to capture the market with a well-architected and scalable product, as well as with the people, processes and tools you need. By the time you are ready to launch, you will have a full team prepared for continued rapid feature development. Working with SolutionsIQ can cut as much as 12 months off your go-to-market timeline, and positions you for sustained competitive growth.

SaaS Market Acceleration

Benefits

Build Agile product development expertise.
Expand your Agile development capabilities by pairing your team members with our industry acknowledged experts. SolutionsIQ integrates development, Agile training and consulting, and staffing services to help you meet your immediate needs as well as build your development capability for the future.

Establish a rhythm for rapid feature development.
We can help you plan your releases and increase your development capacity so you can offer a steady flow of product improvements with many iterative releases at short time intervals. Our Agile approach gives you more opportunities to obtain customer feedback so you can improve your product by redirecting feature development in real time.

Use sprint-based delivery and contracts to maximize ROI and minimize risk.
SolutionsIQ’s incremental delivery and sprint-based pricing model ensures maximum return on investment while minimizing the risks traditionally associated with large outsourced projects. Risk is minimized by delivering high-value/high-risk features early in two-week increments which provides complete visibility and gives you the option to "pay-as-you-go." This leaves you in control to respond to change and confidently launch when the time is right.

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