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Fully capable.
Endlessly collaborative.
Our disciplined methodology and core values tell you all you need to know about working with About Objects.
Software Engineering Process (SEP)
The growing complexity of building software necessitates a structured framework, one that keeps everyone, from developers to PMs to clients fully aligned. Enter SEP. Collaborative, agile, and geared toward continuous improvement, our process leaves nothing to chance. What sets it apart is the central role of our engineers. At every stage, our experts identify potential challenges while turning the untapped potential of emerging platforms into reality.
Discovery & Ideation
We begin with our clients—understanding your business, how you collaborate, your challenges, risks, and long-term goals. In as little as one week, we ideate, assess technical feasibility, and develop a high-level plan for funding discussions, ROI analysis, and more.
- Review business, technology, and resources
- Align business and technology strategies
- Capture risks and identify client priorities
- Provide cross-industry perspective on technology best practices, failures, innovations, and trends
- Brainstorm use cases and product ideas, then assess feasibility
- Begin strategic road mapping to address organizational goals
- Complete MVP (Minimum Viable Product) analysis and estimation
- Determine optimal team size and MVP target date
Inception
Successful execution begins here. During inception, we define guiding principles and refine estimates.
- Define and develop project mission and roadmap
- Capture high-level requirements; create storyboards and low-fidelity UI/UX designs
- Begin tool selection and project setup (development, testing, PM, Requirements, CI/CD, etc.)
- Create high-level Proof of Concepts (POCs) for high-risk areas
- Begin test planning
- Establish project processes, document repositories, and report templates
- Identify prioritized features (those with significant architectural risk make up the early sprints)
- Refine MVP scope, target dates, and team size
Inception
Successful execution begins here. During inception, we define guiding principles and refine estimates.
- Define and develop project mission and roadmap
- Capture high-level requirements; create storyboards and low-fidelity UI/UX designs
- Begin tool selection and project setup (development, testing, PM, Requirements, CI/CD, etc.)
- Create high-level Proof of Concepts (POCs) for high-risk areas
- Begin test planning
- Establish project processes, document repositories, and report templates
- Identify prioritized features (those with significant architectural risk make up the early sprints)
- Refine MVP scope, target dates, and team size
Construction
Working in parallel with requirements gathering, we address architectural risks through early sprints. After each, the application is demonstrated, corrections are made, and changes to scope, time, and budget are communicated. Through a process of continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), scripts are automated to eliminate burdensome and error-prone manual steps.
- Create high-fidelity designs and detailed requirements
- Establish feature-to-story traceability
- Report high-risk components, scope, and schedule changes for timely stakeholder decision-making
- Craft and review code to meet highest standard of quality and reliability
- Conduct unit, system, integration, performance, and scalability testing
- Address DevSecOps security from front and automation of the CI/CD pipeline
MVP Launch
Once construction is complete, our team conducts integration, performance, and scalability testing in preparation for MVP launch.
- Develop support SLA’s
- Triage and address any final issues
- Launch user training and promotional communications
MVP Launch
Once construction is complete, our team conducts integration, performance, and scalability testing in preparation for MVP launch.
- Develop support SLA’s
- Triage and address any final issues
- Launch user training and promotional communications
Enhance & Support
At this stage, focus shifts to two parallel paths–one dedicated to production support, ensuring the product remains functional and reliable, while the other is geared towards the incorporation of new features, propelling the product forward to align with business objectives.
- Leverage user feedback and analytics to drive improvements
- Shift-left to release code early and often, automating build, deployment, testing, and security where possible
- Shift-right to operationalize reliability and resilience, real-time user monitoring, alerting, and proactive interventions
Core Values
Who we are at our core:
We are natural problem-solvers
Our teams are driven by complex enterprise challenges
We are consummate team players
Our interpersonal skills, work ethic, and integrity set us apart
We are mentors
Our experts take great pride in helping our client partners learn, grow, and excel
We shape technology
Our appetite for emerging technology puts us at the forefront of industry training
We uphold best practices
Our commitment to seamless methodologies is integral to our mission
We are exacting
Our eye for detail encompasses everything from architecture and design to testing and QA
We elevate design
Our solutions have to work as flawlessly as they look and feel
We custom build
Our teams actively avoid one-size-fits-all solutions
We love what we do
Our people are fun to be around and passionate about their work
We practice what we preach
Our passion is best expressed by the solutions we achieve for our clients
