Rapid Prototyping Software in Romania

Rapid prototyping software in Romania has a broad history. Due to the latest decade’s economic and historical context, the companies that provide rapid prototyping software of Romanian origin often worked under the license of global software brands or specialized industry leaders. This did not discourage the younger engineers to grow expertise in their practice of rapid prototyping software in Romania, especially in Cluj-Napoca, the city where our SOFTECH team has also been.

The advantages of prototyping software before entering in the definite software production cycle are mainly related to the reduced time and costs of the software package, paralleled by an improved and highly increased user involvement.

Essentials about rapid prototyping software in Romania

Over two decades of rapid prototyping software in Romania, our home country, in Cluj-Napoca at SOFTECH, we have learned that our customers appreciate a set of key aspects that emerged from the prototyping phase.

#1 Software prototyping is essential for innovation process

Prototyping allows an idea to move quickly into a design stage and then into an actual product on solution. The fact of rapidly prototyping software triggers innovation speed and thus a fast release-to-market pace.

#2 The prototyping process eliminates misunderstandings

During the prototyping process, software engineers, industry experts and users can better communicate having a product or solution at hand. Moving from theory to practice makes room for effective debates on functionalities and interactions.

#3 The software prototype puts emphasis on use cases

According to all prototyping methodologies, the use cases are the ones that dictate design. Use cases tested during the prototyping stage of a software will result in a quality final product.

#4 Software prototyping opens up discussion between provider and customer teams

The vast software building experience that we had here at SOFTECH, revealed us how a process of rapid prototyping software in Romania could trigger productive communications between teams. Constructive critique on a prototype fosters solutions and forces experts to focus on practical issues.

#5 Working on the software prototype decreases development time

Specialized software development takes time. Having the provider and customer teams focused on a software prototype may reduce the overall development duration since the key functions, the key use cases and key potential errors would have already been revised during this stage.

#6 The prototype process allows multiple testing alternatives

For rapid prototyping software in Romania or in the world, the team may perform various tests: remote usability tests, experts review, hallway tests, quick & dirty testing, guerilla usability testing and contextual tests.

#7 Prototyping fosters investigating design tools

For a smooth rapid prototyping software in Romania, US, Europe or anywhere in the world, design tools are crucial. Thus, along with the prototype expertise comes the possibility to explore design tools suited for mobile (Android, iOS), web or any environment. The team can choose the tools that best suit gestures, transitions and design requirements.

SOFTECH Approach on Rapid Prototyping software in Romania

The Rapid Software Prototyping Process

At SOFTECH we always strive for simplicity. Therefore, we resume our process of rapid prototyping software to three main steps.

  1. Prototype: Translating the customers’ ideas into visual and functional representations with expert prototyping tool.
  2. Review: Share the prototype with target user groups, stakeholders and the customer teams in order to evaluate the visual and interactive features.
  3. Refine: Build on the use feedback from the review stage to perform iterations that intend to make a truer, more polished replica of the final product or solution.
PROTOTYPE
REVIEW
REFINE

Rapid Prototyping Software Tools

SOFTECH’s specialized team for rapid prototyping software in Romania, Cluj-Napoca is ready to take on developments using a set of 4th generation programming languages up to integrated CASE (computer aided software engineering) tools.

The proof of concept

In order to explore and demonstrate the feasibility of a new concept, the proof of concept is the critical starting point. The necessity to be able to build it promptly and clearly is imperative as digital transformation creeps in our professional life. Frameworks such as Bootstrap, Angular JS and Foundation.

Screen Generators

In order to achieve rapid prototyping software, one of the most relevant efforts relies in developing the human computer interface. For this purpose, screen-generating programs are widely used by the prototyping team.

Software Factories

When the prototyping team gets to the behavior simulation phase, a good practice is to use software factories, which have the notable advantage of diminishing the volume and time of manual coding.

Simulation Software

In between the safe paper-based prototyping and code-based prototyping, the diverse simulation software or application definition software is a faster and manual coding exempted method to analyze software behavior and have a quick expert and non-expert opinion.

Requirements Engineering Environment

There are also integrated toolsets for rapidly representing, building and executing models as part of complex systems.  This is the case of REE (Requirements Engineering Environment).

REE are used mainly for the rapid software prototyping needed for the development of complex systems. The software models can be built with ease, at different levels of abstraction or granularity. CASE tools, RIP System (Rapid Interface Prototyping System) and UI to RIP and proto are the three main elements of any Requirements Engineering Environment. In general, under the pressure of rapid prototyping software services in Romania and anywhere in the world, the engineering requirements that have been validate along this process are more accurate and reliable than the classic paper-based prototyping or the high-risk code-based prototyping.

LYMB

When GUI, visualization and rapid prototyping are required to be mixed, the LYMB is also a valid option, as it is an object-oriented development environment.

Prototype System Description Language (PSDL)

PSDL is the main element to CAPS (Computer Aided Prototyping System) used at the design level to help correctly materialize requirements. It also can be effectively incorporated into system feasibility studies. The system structure can be quickly drawn using an enhanced dataflow diagram with real time constraints.

Key Factors When Choosing Prototyping Tools

Rapidly prototyping software is particularly effective in the attempt of meeting the user’s real needs, of increasing the system reliability and of reducing the requirement changes. Over more, rapid software prototyping helps out with a correct estimation of the intended system.

When choosing among prototyping tools for a process of rapid prototyping software in Romania, Cluj, we take into consideration five key factors:

  • Fidelity: in relation to visual and interaction design
  • Accuracy: if the tools are capable of correctly reflecting the data, the processes and behaviors
  • Consistency: how can the tool provide consistency during the work
  • Collaboration: does the tool enhance collaboration with team members, experts, stakeholders
  • Developer handoff: if the tool can generate assets for developers

For general-purpose prototyping we may use:

Antetype, Atomic, Axure RP, CanvasFlip, Flair builder, Fluid UI, ForeUI, HotGloo, Indigo Studio, iRise, Justinmind Prototyping Tool, Maqetta, Microsoft Blend, Mockplus, ProtoPie, UX App

For wire framing purposes, we may use:

Atomic, Balsamiq, Fluid UI, Framebox, Mockplus, Justinmind, Mockflow Wireframe Pro, Moqups, Uxpin, Wireframe Sketcher

Why rapid prototyping software services from Romania?

Rapid Software Prototyping service in Romania enables the accelerated production or release of a new technology or product prototype, a new demo, or a proof of concept that will help you evaluate new ideas at a portion of the costs generated by traditional software systems and product creation projects.

Rapid Software Prototyping service in Romania, namely in Cluj-Napoca attracts bright professionals, looking for challenging projects.

Rapid Software Prototyping service in Romania will involve lower administrative costs due to the local costs with utilities, infrastructure and general costs of living.

SOFTECH Prototyping Capabilities

Human Resources

Business analyst, UX Designers, architects, full-stack programmers, testers.

Time

Time management skills, accurate documentation

Infrastructure

Virtualization, Redundant internet, VPN and VOIP connections, remote management

Prototyping Tools

For general-purpose prototyping or for wire framing purposes, we may use different prototyping tools.