Unlike a website project, custom software development is usually longer and more technical. Every stage — from requirements to architecture, development to testing — is tightly bound to your real business process.
Stage 1: Requirements Analysis
Every custom software project starts with a deep understanding of your current process. Which steps are done manually? Where is data stored? Who needs access to what? Starting to build before these questions are answered leads to expensive rework later. The clarity that comes from this stage forms the foundation for everything that follows.
Stage 2: Architecture and Technology Decisions
- —Database and data model design.
- —Security and authorisation architecture.
- —Third-party integration points (payment, accounting, courier, etc.).
- —Server and infrastructure selection.
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Stage 3: Development with Regular Demos
Development typically progresses in small sprints, with a working demo delivered at the end of each. Rather than waiting until the end of the project, this lets you give feedback throughout and catch wrong turns early. We place particular importance on this regular demo rhythm with our Kocaeli clients — the biggest risk in a technical project is discovering months later that the result doesn't match expectations.
Stage 4: Testing, Launch and Beyond
The software is tested against real scenarios and rolled out gradually — often to a small group first, then the full team. Monitoring, bug fixes and new features continue afterward; custom software is a system that evolves with your business, not a one-time delivery.
At 404 Ajans we run this process for Kocaeli businesses with regular demos and a partnership that continues after launch.
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