For the effective design of custom software solutions, we undertake the following steps during our Implementation phase:

• Planning the design of the software
  Software development planning includes the development of system architecture (or what the software will do and won’t do). In this stage of a project, we undertake further research - this time focusing on what may have already been done to address related problems, how current software that will remain in the re-engineered process stores and transfers information, and what coding languages will best interface with current user environments. We also define user acceptance tests – which are essentially a script of activities that must be done to validate that project business and technical requirements were met. We create database structures and design business objects (i.e., (components that get passed around in the software – username, password, etc.) at this stage so that all programmers operate from the same specification set. We also design concepts for visual interfaces that the end-user will encounter and test our concepts both internally and, where relevant, with clients.
• Coding the software (programming)
  When our design plan is complete, software developers get to work creating and editing code that is the set of instructions that make the computer execute tasks and manage business data.
• Integrating and testing software
  At points during the coding process, Sandbox experts test and optimize the performance of custom software, making sure it behaves and integrates well with other components in an efficient manner. (Software developers really like to get to the point; the “minimalist” approach usually is best for the end product!)
• Deploying for client review / Confirming client acceptance based on proposed and unplanned tests
  At specific milestones in projects, software coding is halted in order that the client may more fully review functionalities and provide formal feedback for revisions. We invite the client to undertake all the tests we proposed, during the software planning and design stage, as demonstration of success of the software, and to add any tests they believe prove that the capabilities desired are available. A formal sign-off is required at these points.
• Altering software plan for next wave of software coding
  As the client reviews the software at various milestones, there is an opportunity provided to the client to add, delete or modify functionality for the next wave of software coding.