Development & Maintenance

Benefits of Thareja Application Development and Maintenance Services

Establishing Roadmaps for Enterprise Systems Lifecycle. Thareja works with businesses to create strategic roadmaps that guide the full lifecycle of enterprise systems. From initial planning and development to deployment, maintenance, and future upgrades, Thareja ensures that businesses have a clear path for ongoing innovation and optimization.

Enhancing Reliability and Performance. By modernizing and maintaining enterprise applications, Thareja helps improve the reliability and performance of systems. This not only ensures smooth operations but also reduces downtime, which can be costly for businesses.

Overcoming Legacy System Limitations. Legacy systems can often hinder innovation and efficiency. Thareja specializes in helping businesses overcome the limitations of their existing enterprise applications by upgrading and re-engineering them to meet modern standards.

Driving Innovation in Service Delivery. With a focus on innovation, Thareja helps businesses develop new capabilities that enhance service delivery, allowing organizations to meet customer needs more effectively and improve the overall user experience.

Automating Processes for Greater Efficiency. Thareja leverages process automation to help businesses streamline their operations, eliminate manual tasks, and increase productivity. By automating repetitive processes, organizations can reduce human error, speed up workflows, and focus on higher-value activities.

Lifecycle Management for Enterprise Systems. Managing the entire lifecycle of enterprise systems, including regular releases and updates, is crucial for keeping applications up to date and ensuring their continued effectiveness. Thareja services ensure that systems evolve alongside changing business needs.

Implementing New Capabilities and Enhancing Control. Thareja empowers businesses to implement new features and capabilities that support growth and improve control over systems and processes. This allows organizations to adapt quickly to market changes and evolving customer expectations.

Improving Data Quality and Decision-Making. Reliable, high-quality data is essential for informed decision-making. Thareja helps businesses improve the quality of their data, ensuring that their systems provide accurate, actionable insights to support strategic planning and operational improvements.

Enhancing Integration and Interoperability. Thareja focuses on improving the integration and interoperability of enterprise systems, ensuring that different applications can work together seamlessly to enhance decision-making, increase efficiency, and provide a unified experience across departments.

Adapting to Dispersed Workforce Models. As remote work becomes increasingly common, Thareja helps businesses adapt to dispersed workforce models by developing and maintaining systems that enable collaboration and productivity, regardless of physical location.

Strengthening Enterprise Security. Security is a critical concern for modern businesses. Thareja application development and maintenance services include robust security measures that protect enterprise systems from evolving cyber threats and ensure data integrity.

Increasing Scalability and Performance. Thareja solutions are designed to help businesses scale their enterprise applications as they grow, ensuring that their systems can handle increased demand and continue performing at optimal levels.

Overcoming Resource Constraints. Many IT departments struggle with limited resources and bandwidth. Thareja provides the necessary resources and expertise to help businesses manage and enhance their enterprise applications, even with constrained internal teams.

Thareja application development and maintenance services

Custom Application Development

Thareja specializes in developing custom applications tailored to meet the specific needs of your business. Whether it’s web, mobile, or intranet solutions, Thareja ensures that your applications are built to power your operations and support your customers effectively.

Application Re-engineering

Re-engineering legacy applications is essential for improving performance, enhancing reliability, and reducing operating costs. Thareja re-engineering services modernize outdated systems, transforming them into scalable, efficient solutions that meet today’s business standards.

Application Integration

For businesses to operate efficiently, their systems must communicate and share data seamlessly. Thareja application integration services ensure that your enterprise systems are fully interoperable, enhancing service delivery and decision-making by breaking down data silos.

Process Automation

Thareja process automation services automate business workflows, boosting operational efficiency and freeing up human resources for higher-level tasks. By leveraging automation, organizations can reduce manual intervention and accelerate business processes.

Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

Thareja ECM solutions automate and integrate the handling of contracts, documents, and other digital assets, streamlining content management and improving overall business operations. By modernizing legacy ECM systems, Thareja enhances document handling efficiency and compliance.

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

BPO services from Thareja improve the reliability and reduce the costs of managing your enterprise technology assets. Our experienced team takes on the day-to-day management of IT systems, freeing up your internal teams to focus on strategic initiatives.

Visibility. An app remains visible on your device providing a daily reminder about your brand, building brand recognition, whether the app is used or not.

Convenience. An app can allow users to access your services more quickly, often without the delay associated with loading a website.

Customization. An app can allow the user to customize how they interact with your business and access what they need most more directly.

Creating Value. A well-planned app can represent an extension of your business’ value proposition and can serve as a platform to prompt repeat purchases, introduce new products or services, or share other info.

Here are some best practices to keep in mind if you decide its time to get a mobile app for your business:

Begin with the value proposition. Remember, for a user to want to download your app, it must offer some form of value in terms of convenience, information, offers, or other value.

Plan for personalization. One of the biggest ways you can create value for an app user is personalization. Having a thoughtful personalization is key to the success of your app project.

Think short and long term. Planning your app should not only involve the features that are a current priority but also how the app will evolve over time. Planning for the future can allow you to save time and money on future enhancements and upgrades.

Never build and app without a prototype. Prototyping allows you to test your app concept to ensure it is fulfilling the vision you had when you undertook the project. Rapid prototyping can be a quick and inexpensive way to validate your assumptions and identify new opportunities you may not have considered.

Plan you security early. Security should be a paramount concern. An app should incorporate security features into its design as opposed to having them force-fit later.

Offer respectful notifications. Being able to provide your customer notifications through your mobile app is a privilege which can easily be taken away. Done respectfully, notifications can serve as a valuable channel for you to engage with your customers about new products, services, offers and other topics. If overused, it could quickly place your customer relationship on a negative footing.

Test thoroughly. Before launching your app, make sure it is tested thoroughly. Do not forget, one of the primary benefits of an app for the user is speed. Make sure your app is not bogged down by bloated code or other problems. The first impression created by your new app should not be a negative one.

If you do not need it, do not collect it. It can be tempting to amass user data through mobile apps. This could expose your business and your app to a wide range of security, privacy, and other risks. Do not take the risk if you do not have to.

Be transparent. An app can open the door to a range of personal information about your customers which is difficult to gather through other means. Be honest and transparent about how user data is being used, and its destruction. Losing the trust of your customers can be very costly.

When developing a mobile application, it is essential to consider how best to inform users of the latest content and other updates. Developers must weigh the benefits of timely notifications against the potential costs of bombarding users with too many messages.

A mobile app can be a huge competitive advantage for businesses. To learn how Thareja can help make your mobile app vision a reality.

Large user community. Drupal has a large community of more than one million developers who share solutions and best practises to common and obscure challenges that could arise during a project. If a question is encountered during an implementation, there are often suggestions available online on how to address it. If the answer cannot be found online, there are numerous discussion forums where experienced developers offer their advice on how to overcome unique challenges or issues. Help is never far away.

Inexpensive. Drupal is open-source meaning it can be acquired, used, and modified for free. This makes Drupal a very cost-effective choice when choosing a CMS for a new website or portal project.

Scalable. One of Drupal’s strengths is its ability to scale to handle large volumes of traffic. Drupal’s adaptable architecture is compatible with multisite hosting ecosystem and includes numerous caching components that support quick page loads, reduced bandwidth requirements, and reliable web speeds despite high traffic loads.

Highly Customizable. Drupal offers almost limitless flexibility to create creative, dynamic, and engaging user experiences. Furthermore, Drupal incorporates advanced CSS, flexible images, and fluid layouts to support easy implementation of responsive websites.

Secure. Drupal is one of the most secure CMS options available. Drupal has a proactive security strategy which involves continuous identification and investigation of potential vulnerabilities and publishing of patches and updates to the user community. Drupal has been shown to provide superior security as compared to WordPress.

Suitable for Large & Complex Websites.Drupal can be used to create simple websites of only a few pages through to large website with huge volumes of content and complex database structures. Drupal includes robust modules that help organise, store, and retrieve content without having to do a lot of custom programming.

Efficient. Drupal offers a massive library of plugins that allow quick implementation of numerous common website features without custom coding. Beyond basic features, plugins are available to support advanced functionality ranging from ecommerce to behavioural analysis. Furthermore, there are numerous Drupal themes available that provide visually appealing templates for website designs and user interfaces, including the latest in parallax effects. Drupal allows for the rapid and efficient implementation of attractive, feature-rich websites without the need for large teams or complex coding.

Accessible. Drupal is committed to supporting web accessibility standards. Any new module or feature that is added to the core must meet Drupal’s accessibility criteria. All of Drupal's features and capabilities are guaranteed to be compliant with the WCAG, WAI-ARIA, and ADA standards right out of the box.

Flexible. Drupal offers robust content moderation workflows which can be configured to support simple or complex content production, editing and approval processes. Drupal also supports previewing of content in multiple modes.

Agile-friendly. Traditionally, websites could only be viewed and edited after an extensive development processes. Drupal supports upload and editing of content, images, and layouts as soon as a page template has been implemented, allowing content and development work to proceed in simultaneously, and the project to be delivered faster.

What is the difference between ECM and CMS?

Content Management tools mainly consists of two types: Enterprise Content Management (ECM) tools and Content Management Systems (CMS). ECM tools are generally used to manage content and digital assets that can be published in a wide range of digital and non-digital formats. CMS tools are mostly used for managing content and assets for publishing on websites and portals. Both types of systems include controls and workflow to allow people within an organization to collaborate to create, modify, and publish content, within defined roles which limit the extent to which individuals can perform these functions.

Benefits of ECM

Offers a Central Data Repository - It is very easy for organizations to lose track of content and digital assets. Material stored across various formats, filing systems, folders, filing cabinets and other types of storage can effectively be lost forever. When executed properly, an ECM can consolidate all of an organization’s content and digital assets in a single secure repository, or digital library, making materials easy to locate and use when they are needed.

Cuts Operating Expenses - Implementing an ECM solution can save organizations money. By digitizing content and other information assets, the cost of physical storage, paper and printing can be significantly reduced.

Simplifies Document Search - ECM significantly reduces the amount of time employees spend trying to find the content resources they require to do their job. ECM serves as your corporate search engine allowing workers to quickly find the latest version of documents and content they need to do their jobs.

Increases Productivity - Effective document management, retrieval, and organization are all capabilities of an ECM solution. ECM can increase productivity by reducing the time workers need to spend finding and retrieving content, allowing them to focus on other business critical activities.

Improves Security - ECM systems include their own security features which can restrict access to sensitive content resources and limit the authority to individual users to create, modify and delete content. Additionally, ECM can be deployed in environments that incorporate the latest IT security strategies and technologies dramatically improving the security of your digital assets as compared to legacy approaches that may have been used.

Increases Transparency - ECM systems can track digital assets, any changes that were made, who made the changes and how they have been used. In the event that something was published in error, an ECM system can help trace the origin of the error and be used to quickly identify all instances where the error would need to be fixed. For some industries, these records can be used to document compliance with rules or regulations.

Reduced Risk - ECM can help ensure that all departments within an organization are using the latest versions of approved materials. In regulated industries, where product claims are subject to high levels of scrutiny, ECM can help ensure all departments adhere to approved materials and demonstrate compliance with industry regulations.

Consistent Branding - An important part of building a brand is reinforcement. ECM can help organisations establish and enforce branding guidelines and consistent messaging to help ensure all public communication is cohesive and consistently reinforces the organization’s value proposition.

Rights Management - An ECM system can manage your digital asset licenses to help you plan for the replacement of digital assets, such as stock photos, or renew licenses as needed.

Automation - ECM systems allow organizations to automate the update process. When new versions of a digital asset are approved, they can be immediately be updated on electronic documents and other places where that content is being published. Not only can all departments be instantly provided with the latest versions of approved materials, individual documents can also be updated to incorporate the new content without the need for manual editing and formatting.

Avoiding Duplication - ECM systems can help avoid duplication of effort and duplication of documents. By making it easier to find digital assets, ECM systems can virtually eliminate instances where a piece of content is needlessly recreated because the last version could not be found. ECM systems can also compare scanned documents to identify instances of duplication, thereby minimizing the possibility of future errors or version control issues.

Improved Collaboration - ECM systems can include powerful workflow features to help foster collaboration. ECM workflow can help organizations structure collaborative activities for improved efficiency and consistent oversight.

Major Components of ECM

Capture - The process of capturing involves transferring data from paper records into a digital form utilizing optical character recognition software, and other tools. Unstructured data must be captured to be transformed into structured information. Metadata is also created to support easier search and retrieval.

Manage - All captured documents are managed at every point of their lifespan. Automating document management, digital collaboration, business process management, and other processes is part of managing your electronic information.

Store - ECM systems not only store your and your clients’ digital assets for easy retrieval, they also secure your assets against unauthorized access and tampering. Because ECM systems can incorporate the latest security best practices, implementing an ECM system provides a substantial advantage over legacy approaches.

Preserve - ECM systems are built for preservation. ECM systems not only allow you to ensure the latest versions of approved documents are made available across your organization, they maintain records of past versions and where each version was used. This can prove invaluable when your organization is subject to regulatory requirements.

Delivery - Delivery encompasses how content will be used or outputted by the ECM system. ECM systems have the capability to publish content in formats convenient for end users, based on predefined and approved templates. The delivery capabilities of ECM systems can allow for substantial savings in design time by streamlining the publishing of approved corporate materials.

When You Should Consider Developing a Custom Application

Now that you have determined the custom application development is the right choice for your organization, there are a number of best practices to remember to help ensure your project produces a positive outcome.

When you have unique or complex technical requirements that cannot be easily met with a COTS product.- COTS products come with a core set of features intended to meet the needs of most customers. When COTS products cannot accommodate the unique capabilities that your organization requires, custom software development must be considered.

To create a service offering that meets the unique needs of your customer. The most effective way to build customer loyalty is to offer a customer experience that your competition cannot match. Custom applications can be the foundation of your competitive advantage by creating opportunities to customize service delivery to meet the unique needs of your individual customers.

When you require a higher level of security than COTS products can offer. COTS products generally do a very good job of ensuring the security and integrity of their solutions. With the proliferation of supply chain security attacks, COTS products which are trusted by thousands of organizations could become a liability. Custom applications can be designed to incorporate the latest security best practices to provide you an enhanced level of confidence and protection.

When you do not want to change your internal processes to match the way a COTS solution works. COTS products often impose their own processes and procedures on organizations. These processes and procedures can sometimes represent major challenges for organizations. Custom applications can be designed around your preferred processes and procedures and produce greater efficiencies.

When you need to integrate with legacy systems that COTS solutions do not support. Many business today continue to rely on applications which are older COTS products that are no longer supported, or include customizations which are unique to the business. Integrating with these legacy systems can pose a challenge for some newer COTS products. These types of unique requirements can usually be easily accommodated by custom applications.

When you require flexibility to adapt features to meet changing business requirements. COTS solutions are designed for a mass mark and may be difficult to customize. This issue does not exist with custom applications because accommodations can be made to the application architecture to make it easier to incorporate anticipated future requirements.

To ensure easier change management. One of the biggest barriers when implementing COTS solutions is adoption. COTS products often impose their own processes and procedures and can be met with resistance from employees, increase human error, and end up being costly. A well-designed custom application will be easier for your employees to learn and adapt to because it does not require major changes to established processes and procedures.

When you want to own the solution to support your competitive advantage. A COTS application is generally available to any organization who wishes to purchase it. A custom application however can be proprietarily yours. When your competitive advantage relies upon the unique capabilities of the software you are using, you may have no choice but to own the solution to preserve your competitive advantage.

When you consider total cost of ownership. Many COTS software products today are essentially rented. They carry an upfront configuration cost and an annual license fee that usually increases over time. Although custom application development will almost always carry a higher upfront cost, the long-term expense is often lower than with COTS products. Custom application development can be very cost-effective in the long run.

Best Practices for Your Custom Application Development Project

Thoroughly document all the details. Thoroughly documenting your functional and technical requirements is critical. As part of this process, you should also consider which features are essential and which could potentially be deferred to a later phase should budget constraints arise. Project plans produced by the vendor should include clear descriptions of your requirements.

Consider your current and future needs. Custom application development is a long-term investment. When planning your project, it is important to not only define your current needs but to try and anticipate your ongoing and future requirements. This should include consideration of hosting, application management post-delivery, future functional enhancements, capacity considerations, automation opportunities, and other requirements. Documenting these future requirements can allow your development vendor to anticipate future requirements in their solution design making it easier and less expensive to implement these upgrades in the future.

Don’t overlook the user experience. A critical aspect of ensuring a successful project outcome is the user experience. The scope of your project should include a formal use case-based review of how the solution should function. A well-designed user interface will help improve user productivity and help ensure you realize a positive return on your development investment.

Actively manage the budget. Actively managing your budget begins with scrutinizing and understanding the details of what is included in the project scope and what is not. You should also ensure your agreement with your application development vendor includes a formal process for change management. Changes in scope impacting cost should require documentation and a formal sign-off before they are included in the project scope.

Choose the right technology stack. You should begin by reviewing the technologies used in your existing enterprise applications and infrastructure to assess their suitability for your new application. Building your new application using the latest versions of technologies your technology team is already familiar with can save you money. However, it is important to ensure your technology choices do not constrain the performance of your new application.

Create a realistic project plan. A project plan with realistic goals and milestones helps to ensure a positive outcome from your project. Use project milestones as a time to review progress, identify and address any challenges encountered, and consider risks that might jeopardize the project schedule.

Ensure you have a rigorous test plan. A comprehensive testing plan typically includes unit testing, integration testing, functional testing, end-to-end testing, user acceptance testing, performance testing and smoke testing. You vendor should have a formal bug tracking system to document all bugs and their resolution.

Plan the handoff. Your new software application will require a plan to manage the applications and its supporting infrastructure after it is handed over by the vendor. This should include purchasing hardware and software licenses, entering into an agreement with your application development vendor, engaging and additional vendor, training existing staff or hiring new staff.

Don’t forget the product documentation. One of the deliverables from your application development vendor should be comprehensive product documentation. This should include comprehensive technical documentation about the design of the application, its integrations and infrastructure as well as user manuals for your future reference.

Factors To Consider When Choosing a Custom Application Developer:

Does the vendor understand your business needs? If your business is subject to industry or regulatory technology standards, working with a vendor who has experience in your industry can provide huge advantage. A good vendor can demonstrate they understand your business requirements by documenting them clearly and concisely and effectively answering any questions you have. A great vendor will go beyond this to offer suggestions that represents meaningful opportunities for your business to realize more return on your investment.

Can the vendor demonstrate that they have the expertise needed to do the job? The right vendor will not only be able to demonstrate their relevant experience, technology expertise and a track record of successful projects, they will be able to present the specific professionals who will play key roles for your project. Take some time to review team members' expertise, background, and portfolios. You may also want to meet them before you entrust them with your project.

oes the vendor have experience with your preferred technologies? DMany enterprises have existing applications and infrastructure they rely on, and a team of professionals to manage and maintain those systems. Choosing a similar technology stack for your new custom application can reduce your ongoing maintenance and support costs by allowing you to leverage your existing team to meet some if not all of the needs of the new application. Unless there is a compelling reason to change, choose a vendor who can work with your existing technology stack.

Can the vendor work within your budget? Some vendors will offer blanket assurances about budgets and deliverables to win a contract and then force the client to accept budget increases or a reduced scope to ensure they achieve their own profitability goals. A good partner will take a detailed approach to assessing your requirements, and the associated costs, that includes their estimates for delivering major elements and the assumptions and risks that could adversely impact their plan. There are many factors that can impact the final cost of a custom application development project. A good vendor can demonstrate they have considered they factors and prepared contingency plans to address them.

Can the vendor demonstrate financial stability? A good vendor will be able to demonstrate their financial means to complete the project. Reviewing audited financial statements, credit ratings and bank references can help you ensure there will be unwelcome surprises during the development process..

Is the vendor’s culture compatible with your own? For your project to be successful, you project team will need to work closely with the vendor team. When assessing the vendor, and their personnel, pay close attention to their soft skills, listening skills, and willingness to accommodate your project preferences.

Can the vendor accommodate your preferred project management methodology? Inquire about the project management methodology they intend to use. If you are facing time constraints, and to ensure you can maintain visibility throughout the development process, you may want to request that the vendor use an Agile methodology.

Has the vendor put forward a realistic project plan? Software vendors can sometimes promise unrealistic results. The plan should be reviewed in detail. The vendor should be able to provide a detailed explanation of their assumptions and include milestones which they are committing to meet. The plan should also include clearly defined milestones, mechanisms for frequent status updates, and other ways to provide you transparency into the work being completed.

Can the vendor support you after the application was launched? Every custom application development project should come with a warranty period. Every development project will require remediation of some bugs. Your contract with the vendor should clearly define a warranty period and expectations for remediation of any issues that arise. Another consideration is stability. Choosing an established vendor that is financially stable ensures you have an ideal partner for future upgrades and enhancements. Having a vendor who is already familiar with your business and the application can provide significant long run savings.

Does their proposal represent good value? Make your decision based on the entire value proposition the vendor is bringing forward. Consider the vendor’s capabilities, experience, project plan, proposed team and cost. Decisions weighted too heavily on price often result in disappointment.

UX Reimagined by Thareja

An intuitive User Experience (UX) is the bridge between a good product and a great product. A well-planned UX allows users to engage with your product confidently and efficiently leaving a positive impression of not only your product but of your whole company. Thareja experienced team of design thinkers and technology experts excel at understanding your business requirements and aligning them with the usability preferences of your customers, to create a positive user experience that will foster loyalty and become a competitive advantage for your business.

Our UX Mission

To help clients build sustainable competitive advantage by creating intuitive and engaging user experiences which reflect positively on their brand and their products.

Thareja UX Services

Product Design

Our Product Design service help clients plan and implement new products and services from the ground up. This service includes visualization of product concepts, definition of product scope and structure, designing product features and screen flows, and creating product plans and roadmaps for future enhancements. Our UX expertise can help you to create superlative solutions your customers will find intuitive and aengaging.

Update and Transformation

We apply current UX best practices to redesign your existing products, platforms and systems to introduce new features, enhance usability and increase customer satisfaction. Thareja data-driven approach seeks to understand the strengths of your current approaches and build upon them to create user experiences that will reflect positively on your brand and your products.

UX Research

Thareja experienced team offers a full range of UX research services using the best tools and methodologies in the marketplace. Thareja data driven approach documents the preferences of your customers to produce actionable insights to guide the creation of engaging user experiences.

Product Roadmaps and Strategy

We help clients merge the realities of their business, with the needs of their users, and the possibilities offered by available technologies. We build Product Roadmaps on the solid foundation of data and technology know-how to help you prioritize product enhancements to maximize the benefit to your business and its customers, within the budget you are able to invest.

Concept Design & Validation

Applying the insights gathered from our Discovery process, we merge your business requirements with the insights from our user research along with UX best practices to bring our client’s vision to life. To further refine and validate the design, we create the information architecture, use cases, journey maps, user interface designs, illustrations and iconography which we review with the client and solicit feedback. Once approved, we move to a rapid prototyping stage which allows the client to experience the solution before commencing the actual build. Prototyping allows us to refine the concept further and even test it with potential customers before the development is started.

Plug & Play UX Team

For clients who have existing project team who want to benefit from additional UX expertise, our Plug & Play service allows you to access one or more of our experts to work hand-in-hand with your team. This approach can be useful for clients seeking ongoing expertise for long term projects or for those with a very specific question that they would like help with. Regardless of the scope, Thareja professionals can help.

Implementation

Thareja offers clients extensive development capabilities spanning a wide range of mainstream and niche technologies. Our team of 2000+ professionals employs industry-recognized best practices to deliver digital products and solutions including Websites, Mobile Applications, Enterprise Applications, and more. Thareja is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 20000:2018 and CMMI Ver 2.0 DEV Maturity Level-5 Certified. Throughout the implementation process, our UX team is engaged to ensure the user requirements are well represented in the final solution.

Discover

The first step is discovery. Here we seek to understand and analyze project goals, business objectives, product performance, market position, user motivations, behaviors, challenges, and pain points.

Define

Empowered by data-driven research, we define the project and product roadmap through the Problem Statement, Information Architecture and User Journey.

Design

Our Product Design service help clients plan and implement new products and services from the ground up. This service includes visualization of product concepts, definition of product scope and structure, designing product features and screen flows, and creating product plans and roadmaps for future enhancements. Our UX expertise can help you to create well-planned solutions your customers will find intuitive and engaging.

Develop

This is where the magic happens. We transform your ideas into powerful, robust, and high-performance products that offer intuitive user experience leveraging cutting-edge technologies, tools, and industry recognized development methodologies.