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10 TIPS TO HIRE

THE RIGHT
APP DEVELOPER
B A M B O O A P P S
HOW THIS BOOK
HELPS
ur new eBook "10 Tips to Hire the Right
App Developer" is a great guide to
separate the wheat from the chaf when looking
for the vendor to build your next great app. All
aspects are analyzed, the ways to save your
resources during this process are expounded.
We do believe this publication will help you to
avoid expensive mistakes and craft something
cool, engaging and impressive.
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YOU HAVE THE APP
ON YOUR ROAD
MAP NOW WHAT?
ouve got a mobile app on your companys 2014 roadmap that
beats all the objectives, having left the competitors behind. All
you have to do now is to nd the vendor to bring your concept to life. It
is never difcult to hire a developer it is only difcult to nd a
long-term reliable partner because the right choice is the keystone of
your future app's success.
Here are 10 key tips to hire a right mobile app developer.
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1. ASK FOR NDA
efore discussing your concept with anyone make
sure a valid Non-Disclosure Agreement also
known as NDA is completed by the prospective
developer. This is an agreement that both of you will
sign to protect the disclosure of information. Thats an
efective tool that prevents from stealing your
products idea and using it before you release it.
According to the document the developer will be
obliged to use information only for the purpose of the
project, keep it condential and not disclose it to any
person.
2. THINK INTELLECTUAL
ypically the company paying for a mobile app will
own the nished product. You should insist on
keeping exclusive rights to prevent your apps code
from selling to third party companies or your competi-
tors. To be sure you own all the rights to the app you
commissioned, require developer to include "Copy-
right Assignment" in your contract. The document
should establish condentiality and state that you own
the app's design, source code and all of its content
exclusively.
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3. CHECK THE APP STORE
o they have apps featured by Apple, or awarded in
certain contests? A reputable app development
agency should be eager to display their apps portfolio
completed with links to the developers apps in App
Store, Google Play or Windows Phone Store. You are
recommended to have a look at their past work, test the
apps theyve done to see if they meet your expectations
in terms of UI, build quality and OS scaling.
Did they create engaging and TOP-ranking apps? Just
read customers reviews: theyre considered to be the
best indicator of the apps success.
Anyway, you ideally need to hire a developer who has
previous experience in developing the kind of app you
are looking to create.
4. STUDY THE CLIENTS
he well-known clients names are the evidence of
successful networking. By analyzing the list of
clients youll nd out the industry sectors the developer
works with. If the agency is trusted by authoritative
companies probably there are worth being trusted.
Checking references also gives you an opportunity to
ask how reliable, responsive and results-oriented
candidates are. A highly qualied agency should want
you to speak to their clients, and they even should ofer
you phone numbers and email addresses if you ask. Try
to contact the developers partners and ask to receive a
clear impression of the candidate's experience,
capabilities and work ethic.
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5. CHOOSE YOUR PLATFORM
hoosing whether to build a native or hybrid app is
a big decision, which should be discussed in
great detail with future vendor. Multi-platform apps are
considered to be cheaper and faster time-to-market in
comparison with native ones. If you desire your app to
be compatible with multiple platforms, be sure the
developer has experience in applying such a
technology.
When start working with an agency, determine you
position concerning OS choice and clarify if a developer
will be able to make your iOS app operate across
Android, Windows Phone platform or both of them. By
following this advice you will avoid hiring multiple
developers for multiple OS.
6. LOOK INSIDE THE BOX
uilding an app is not just about coding. When
choosing app developers verify which services
and activities go into proposal. Make sure spec
development, design, quality assurance, marketing
& consultancy, maintenance, analytics
implementation are included in the nal cost.
Request an estimation of the full project and its
separate phases. If an app development company
is willing provide you with a full-package of services
from dening projects scope to maintenance and
support, then theyre worthy of your business.
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7. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
o give you with a view of development efort, a
good agency will dene the cost of the project by
providing you with a xed price quote or an estimate of
development hours. A xed fee is generally applied for
fast-to-market apps (with less than 3 months delivery), a
time & materials (T&M) pricing model is typical for
complicated multi-phased projects. Its up to you to
choose the model that ts your business goals better.
When working with T&M pricing model obligatorily ask a
developer about an hourly rate and the number of hours
required to develop the project.
8. SECURE THE FUTURE
aintenance is a cost-efective post-delivery activity
performed to keep the software up to date and
error free. Ask your prospective developer what their
maintenance package includes and how much it costs.
Youd better decide on choosing an agency that ofers
such maintenance services as poduct errors corrections,
features improvements, user retention, feedback and
metrics collection.
Rather than signing shortly recurring contracts, we
generally recommend adding a long-term (at least 6
months) maintenance contract to handle thoroughly
issues after an applications release, collect sufcient
stats, develop improvements and potential updates.
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9. ALPHA, BETA, GO
ou dont want to be developing your app forever;
the mobile apps market is fast evolving. Once the
initial requirements are accessed, ask a development
company to give you some indicative milestone dates.
Generally, the developers provide Alpha version - an app
prototype and Beta version a fully functional app
delivered to real mobile device. When signing up a
contract, make sure these dates are captured.
10. NEED STORE HELP?
fter you've approved the nal build of your app,
the last step is to submit it to app stores. While
a mobile developer should know how to successfully
navigate this process, the average enterpreneur is not.
Make sure your developer will assist with the steps of
app store submission process (accounts preparation,
keywords optimisation, icon design, store description)
and they have enough expeience doing so. Before
starting work on a project, ask if this is included in the
scope of the project.
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CONCLUSION
he truth is that getting productivity-boosting, user-friendly mobile
apps is not guaranteed unless you do detailed research, ask the
prospective partners right questions and take the right steps to evalu-
ate the proposals youve received.
Whatever app development agency you choose, following these 10
tips will help you to make a reasonable decision how to turn your
vision into a product.
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FOR YOUR NEXT ENTERPRISE APP
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