What to Look For in an App Development Team

In today’s world, mobile apps have become a crucial part of our daily lives. With an app for almost everything, from ordering food to booking a ride, mobile apps have simplified our lives to a great extent. If you’re planning to build an app for your business, you need to hire a reliable app development team to help you through the process.


An app development team includes a number of professionals, such as developers, designers, testers, project managers, and more, that work together to bring an idea to life. However, finding the right app development team can be a daunting task, especially if you aren’t aware of what to look for. There’s no secret solution to the right team, but there are quite a few things you should be looking for!

Experience and Expertise

One of the most important things you should look for in an app development team is its members’ experience and expertise in building mobile apps. You need to ensure that the team you hire has relevant experience in developing apps for the platform you are targeting, be it iOS, Android, or both. Additionally, they should have a portfolio of successful projects that they have completed in the past.


The team’s expertise is also crucial, as it determines their ability to build a robust, scalable, and secure app. You should look for a team that has a diverse skill set and expertise in different programming languages, such as Java, Swift, and more. The team should also  have experience working with various tools and frameworks. Ask around to get an idea of what devs should know for your project before interviewing a team you’re interested in!

Communication and Collaboration

Building a mobile app is a complex process that requires continuous communication and collaboration between the development team and the client. Hence, you need to look for a team that has excellent communication skills and can keep you updated throughout the development process.


Moreover, the team should be willing to collaborate with you and take your feedback and suggestions into account. They should also have a well-defined project management process that ensures timely delivery of the app and enables you to track the progress of the development.

Design and User Experience

A mobile app’s success depends on its design and user experience, as it determines how users interact with the app. Hence, you need to look for an app development team that has a strong design and UX/UI background.


The team should be able to create a visually appealing and intuitive app that meets your business requirements and aligns with your brand’s identity. They should also have experience conducting user research and testing to ensure that the app is easy to use and meets the users’ needs.

Quality Assurance and Testing

A mobile app that has bugs, glitches, or crashes frequently can lead to a poor user experience and damage your brand’s reputation. Hence, you need to ensure that the app development team you hire has a strong quality assurance and testing process in place.


The team should have experience testing the app on different devices, platforms, and network conditions to ensure that it works flawlessly. They should also have a process for identifying and fixing bugs, as well as ensuring that the app meets the industry standards and regulations.

Post-launch Support and Maintenance

Launching a mobile app is just the beginning, and maintaining and updating it is an ongoing process. Hence, you need to ensure that the app development team you hire provides post-launch support and maintenance services.


The team should be willing to fix any bugs or issues that arise after the app’s launch and provide regular updates and maintenance to ensure that the app stays up-to-date and relevant. They should also be available to provide technical support and address any concerns or questions you may have.


Choosing the right app development team is crucial to the success of your mobile app. At XBit, we specialize in affordable, customized mobile apps. Browse our portfolio and get more information today!

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    Web and App Product Development - Plan, Build, Support

    Plan

    We will listen and understand your current vision. From here we can help focus and refine your project by:

    -Identifying market specifics, such as size and target.
    -Pinpointing the problem your project is solving.
    -Discuss business plans and revenue models.
    -Analyze competition and highlight competitive advantages.
    -Create use cases to predict and enhance the user’s experience.

    Build

    We will explain and guide you through the development process, as well as include you in the development at your desired level. Specifically, we will:

    -Translate the use cases from the planning phase into a set of technical requirements.
    -Present the pros and cons of using different technologies for your project, and make recommendations.
    -Break the project down into manageable segments (called sprints) after which a demo will take place so you can monitor progress and give feedback.
    -Help manage and coordinate the release of the first version of your product: timing, promotion, and other unique needs for you and your product or site.

    Support

    We are committed to seeing your project through and staying engaged after the release in order to stand by our work and give you the best chance of long-term success. After your product is released we will:

    -Provide ongoing maintenance: bug fixes, monitoring performance, and any other changes beyond your or your team’s technical ability.
    -Be available to respond to your users’ feedback, whether it is a short term modification or planning for a future release of your product.
    -Document the specs and build, so that you will have choice and ease when it comes to deciding and executing your next steps.

    Website Development

    Your website is often the first place potential customers and other important people get a sense of who you are and what you do. It is essential to have a website that reflects your image and any other elements that define your brand.

    Whether you are building a brand new site or making changes to your existing site, we can simplify the process and do the heavy lifting. We focus on conveying the way you want to be represented and catering to the needs of the people visiting your website, resulting in a controlled and predictable experience.

    We will:

    – Recommend the appropriate technology, like host and platform, to meet your needs in the short and long term.
    – Develop use cases to understand who your visitors are, why they are visiting your site, and what action you want them to take.
    – Work with you at your desired level to design and build your site.
    – Offer ongoing maintenance and support after the release to keep the site updated, manage your accounts, and make any desired changes.

    Internal Systems

    The customer-facing side of a business may get the most attention, but the systems behind the scenes that keep the gears turning are often equally and sometimes even more important.

    Automation, databases, and management are just a few of the elements incorporated into internal systems. We can help design and build programs that meet the needs of your business operations.

    Understand

    The best internal systems serve as a tool to facilitate the process in which work gets done. Understanding the way your business works is essential to designing systems that improve rather hinder your operations.

    Automate

    In this day and age, efficiency is critical. Entering the same information 10 times in 10 places, when it could have been entered once is a waste of time, energy, and opportunity. Routine tasks can be automated with built-in quality and accuracy checks, allowing you and your employees to use your time for the activities that bring the maximum benefit to your business.

    Analytics

    Gaining insights into the way your business is functioning has never been easier. Your internal systems can have the capability of gathering useful data and generating reports so you can make informed decisions about how your business operates.

    UI/UX Design

    Creating a user experience that is both engaging and functional will make or break a product. With dwindling attention and little patience for unnecessary effort, users are demanding more intuitive designs and even becoming dedicated followers when a great experience is delivered.

    We will:

    – Create an experience based on your goals, driving users to the desired actions.
    – Balance functionality and aesthetic to provide an experience that is both practical and beautiful.
    – Save on time and costs by implementing a streamlined , coordinated, and efficient design.

    Quality Assurance

    Be confident in the stability and reliability of your system or product. We will test and make recommendations, which we can also implement to fix potential issues and vulnerabilities of your system or product.

    We can:

    – Develop automated tests to save time and be sure existing and future changes are not breaking past progress.
    – Run full system tests to get the full picture of current issues.
    – Evaluate the stability of backend infrastructure to ensure reliability, performance, and securtity of your system..

    Integrations

    The range of business tools available online has never been as expansive and interconnected. These tools are built for business owners to utilize in a connected and coordinated way to stay agile and efficient. But orchestrating an affective online presence and cohesive operation can also be complex and overwhelming.

    You may be looking to take advantage of tools to run your team more efficiently, connect different pieces of your online strategy, or even looking for a seamless sales process.

    Whatever your goals with your integrations are, we can:

    – Research and present the costs and benefits of different tools as related your purpose.
    – Design and connect the integrations into your system.
    – Continue to manage and support your integrations.

    Migration

    It has never been safer and more streamlined to operate a business than it is right now. In fact, the number of options to help manage your data and activities can be overwhelming.

    Whether you are ready to move your data, applications, and/or workload from servers in an office to the cloud, or switching cloud services, we can help by:

    – Planning a safe and secure migration, including recommending hosts and service providers that best meet your business needs.
    – Creating reliable backups of everything to ensure nothing is unintentionally lost.
    – Providing support after the migration to help navigate the new landscape.

    Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

    Being able to learn from users’ behavior, predict behavior, and cater content are invaluable features of a product or system. Businesses can use AI to create a personal and dynamic experience for their users. With machine-learning, systems can analyze and make improvements based on their own data and performance.

    If you are looking to implement AI into your product or business technology, we can:

    – Brainstorm innovative ways to use AI for your particular business, product, or systems.
    – Plan and build AI into your current structure or as part of a new system.
    – Find the right AI specialist or team to suit your specific project.
    – Help you win every Chess tournament.
    – Take over the world with evil robots.