Interface: Software Factory as a valid alternative to traditional forms of development

Companies need more time to devote to the business and its rules, which are their speciality, while being agile and responsive in implementing the systems that support operations.

This is why the Software Factory strategy has been gaining ground in recent years, as it allows organisations to "outsource" part or all of the software development process, reducing costs and optimising the analysis and implementation times of any IT project.

The software factory's strengths are technology management, flexibility in terms of physical location, quality and consequently lower costs due to the automation of its development processes where applicable.

To be able to maintain and evolve applications, it is necessary to be open to change and have the flexibility to adapt to it, as well as to be able to work in short development cycles.

In this sense, at Interfase we propose a work plan inspired by the agile methodologies Scrum and Kanban, convinced that they are the ones that best apply to this type of work, together with more traditional project management concepts such as the PMBOK.

One of the aspects to consider in the outsourcing of development is to be able to visualise the progress of the tasks performed by the Software Factory.

With the adoption of these methodologies and the proposed tools, the Client will have control and monitoring of the activities being carried out by the project team at all times, as we use tools that allow remote access to the tasks and their status.  

Our Software Factory installed in Cuba, in the city of Havana, offers first class Code Development services, just like first world companies.

This is achieved on the basis of effort, dedication, technical knowledge and excellent cost levels that allow our clients to obtain the best technical and economic results. The technological tools used to provide these services are mainly GeneXus and Java/Oracle.

It is worth mentioning that both our Payroll Diez product, developed in GeneXus technology, and iGdoc, the records management system with the highest penetration in the Public Administration, developed in Java, have been fully developed in Cuba, being this one of our greatest prides, since we were able to verify that development times, high levels of technology, testing, documentation and reasonable costs can be met.