The next step after discussing the basic idea of the project and determining the feasibility is to work with you to gather all of the specific requirements for your project. Your specific requirements for the project determine exactly how the project will be completed, but in general, there are two ways software projects are completed: As a single short-term project, or as an on-going, long-term project. After determining your exact requirements, we should understand what is needed to complete the project and we will provide you with an estimate of the costs as well as a written contract to complete the work.

After the project task list and contract have been agreed upon, our developers will begin the work to develop your software application. During this time, we will create a design, do the development work to implement your requirements, and then test our work to ensure the product is working as expected. We will most likely be in touch with you during this phase of the project, to clarify minor details or to get your ideas and thoughts about various designs for the final product. For projects with longer timelines, we often use a system of milestones to assess progress along the way and to ensure the project is on-schedule and will be completed on time.

Upon completion of development of the final product candidate, we typically setup a demonstration for you to review and test against, to ensure the software is working to the specifications agreed upon. During this time, we will work with you to find issues and/or complete feature request changes or tweaks. Working with you directly helps us refine the software and helps ensure the final product is working exactly how you need it to work for your business.

Once all feature requests and changes are completed, and all final testing has been completed, Imagine Thought will deliver the final product files, but our services don't end there! Imagine Thought can provide additional technical support and help you deploy the software to your computer systems if needed, to ensure the software is up and running in your business environment. Once the software is running in your production environment, you and your employees will be able to begin using the product for your daily business operations at will.

Our services don't end once we've completed the job! Going forward, your business can rely on Imagine Thought to be there to help support you in the future. We’re here to help with any on-going support and maintenance issues with the products we create. We offer training and support services for your new employees who need to get up-to-speed quickly on the systems we create for your business. And we’re always here to help make future enhancements to any systems we create, should your needs expand in the future!