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Points to remember when rebuilding your software product

Written by Shailesh Kulkarni | Jan 3, 2017 5:30:00 AM

Have you decided to rebuild your software product? By some means, if you are unable to decide then read my blog post here. My blog will guide you to decide, the right time you should consider rebuilding your software product.

Moving forward, if you are really considering to rebuild your software, then it is essential to have a look at the below mentioned points. These mentioned points should be considered as vital in rebuilding your software product.

  • Customer migration – Usually, there comes a time when lot of new technologies are propelled in the market and hence, businesses look to rebuild their product with these newer technologies. Furthermore, they also migrate their customers to these latest technologies impulsively. Rebuilding the product and compelling customers to use the product at the same time can jeopardize your customer relationship. Hence, it is essential to remember that migration can be mortifying process to customers. Businesses must consider running two corresponding system. This can enable the customers to access the system smoothly and on the other hand allow the businesses to experiment with the cutting-edge technologies without endangering the relationship with customer.

  • Design as per the current trends - While rebuilding the software product, one must consider developing and designing it as per the customer requirements and should also keep in mind the current trends. Not all products are compatible with the current available technologies. To develop an exceptional product, good engineering skills are required. However, the magic lies in the design approach. Nowadays, every customer is looking for an excellently designed product having a user-friendly interface, great icons and of course fresh colors to attract more visitors. Presently, customers are willing to invest in the design research process of the product rather than completely focusing upon engineering process. Hence, while rebuilding it is must to evaluate the risk associated with it.

  • Resource managing – Organizations usually rebuild the new product simultaneously by supporting the existing product. Hence in this scenario, two options are available. Utilize the existing team of engineers and marketers to rebuild the product. This option is viable, but then there be will no resources available for supporting the existing product and also customers. Another option is to hire a new team of engineers to build the product while allowing the existing team to support the customer and product. But you will have excess engineers once the product is rebuilt. So you will need to choose your option carefully.

The above points will definitely help you in rebuilding your software product. If you have any other points that are worth sharing then please mention them in the comment box.