Software studios and product companies
Suppliers developing custom software.
With custom software development, the crucial thing is to agree in advance what is being delivered, when the work is complete and who owns the results. That is exactly what we build the agreement around.
What Issues Do Clients Come to Us With?
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Fixed specification and agile alike
The agreement has to work for a fixed brief as well as for sprint-based development.
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Disputes over completion
It is unclear when the work is finished and accepted.
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Unclear rights to the source code
Rights to the resulting code and to the libraries used are unresolved.
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Subcontractors and freelancers
Other parties join the project without their rights being settled.
What exactly do we do for you?
Specification and milestones
Definition of the work, milestones and the acceptance procedure.
Rights to the work
Scope of the licence or transfer of economic rights to the work.
Open source components
Review of the components used and their licence terms.
Warranties and liability
Warranties, defect claims and liability for defects.
Confidentiality and documentation
Protection of know-how and handover of documentation.
Who is this service intended for?
Buyers of internal systems
Companies commissioning their own solutions.
How the collaboration works
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Development model
We go through the development approach and the billing model.
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Acceptance process
We set the milestones and the rules for accepting the work.
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Intellectual property
We settle the rights, including subcontracted work.
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Final draft
We prepare the agreement together with the specification annexes.
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Acceptance defined in writing
Milestones and acceptance criteria are set before development starts.
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Rights settled end to end
Including subcontractors and freelancers who join the project along the way.
About to sign a software development agreement?
We will set the acceptance process, the milestones and the rights to the work so both sides know where they stand.
Write to us
Contact us to schedule a consultation
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Please briefly describe what you need help with.
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We will contact you and suggest the best course of action.
