Custom software development

Software development is the process of designing, programming, testing, and maintaining business applications. It includes all steps from analyzing business needs to delivering a working software solution that solves specific problems or improves processes.

At NetRom Software, we combine technical expertise with a deep understanding of your business processes. Our team of over 500 experienced IT specialists at the NetRom Campus in Romania works closely with your own development team or IT department to develop software that perfectly aligns with your organizational goals and your customers’ needs.

Custom software is a tailor-made software solution specifically developed to meet the unique needs of your organization. Unlike standard software packages, custom software is fully adapted to your business processes, workflows, and specific requirements. Because custom software is developed completely from scratch, your organization also gains full access to the source code, which is useful for further application development.

NetRom Software specializes in developing custom solutions that seamlessly integrate with your existing systems. Our 500 IT specialists have the expertise to create complex, mission-critical software that strengthens your competitive advantage.

The initial costs of developing custom software are always significantly higher compared to standard software. Additionally, your organization must consider the development time of the applications. However, these disadvantages are outweighed in the long term by the benefits that custom software brings.

By choosing custom software, your organization retains full control over functionalities, security, and the source code. This ensures a solution that can scale with your organization’s capacity needs and adapt to changing market conditions. The unique features and characteristics of custom software contribute to strengthening an organization’s competitive position.

The cost of software development depends on various factors, with the complexity, duration, and scope of the project having the greatest impact on the price. Team composition and required expertise also play an important role in determining the cost. Additionally, factors such as security requirements, scalability, maintainability, and the level of customization influence the total investment.
At NetRom Software, your organization gains cost-efficient access to development teams of highly skilled IT specialists through nearshoring.
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Nearshoring is a form of outsourcing where a company partners with a development team in a nearby country, such as Romania. The main advantage is that both parties work largely within the same time zone, which facilitates communication and allows for regular visits. For Dutch clients, nearshore partners always operate from Europe. This means developers work in a similar work culture, which positively impacts collaboration. Additionally, every nearshore partner operating in Europe must comply with European laws and regulations. This is a major benefit regarding compliance requirements for data security.
For Dutch clients, nearshoring in Romania, where NetRom’s IT developers are based, offers the perfect balance between quality and cost-efficiency. This means access to 500 experienced IT professionals at our campus in Romania, combined with Dutch project management and quality assurance. This approach results in reliable, scalable software solutions that seamlessly integrate with your organization’s existing IT systems.

The key to a successful software development services partnerships is, in fact, a true integration of the development staff on both customer and supplier side. Specifically, high-output development teams operate optimally in a carefully balanced environment that includes clearly defined roles and responsibilities as well as skillsets with a comparable and/or complementary level of experience, expertise and commitment on both sides.

Moreover, other essential elements include maintaining very low attrition rate/staff turnover, frequent personal meetings, and the presence of a skilled and professional product owner. We mention the product owner specifically because we feel that the importance of this role in successful product development in a nearshore setting can hardly be overstated.

Ultimately being a business partner instead of just a supplier means we play a strategic role in achieving the jointly defined product development goals. Thus we operate highly motivated and committed development teams willing to go the extra mile, whereas team members on both sides take pride in being part of the team effort to create superb products.

In delivering software development services, it is essential for partners like NetRom to be able to ‘forge’ high-output development teams with (very) low employee turnover. A true co-creation collaboration model is needed, in which the development teams not just follow instructions but have a deep understanding of the desired end-goal and pro-actively challenge and improve decisions of product management. 

The right software development services partner supports, assists, and feeds its dedicated or hybrid teams with relevant knowledge and information whenever this helps improve output. Not just the skillsets of the members of the development team are key to the successful collaboration, the overall technical knowledgebase of the nearshore vendor and the ways this is made accessible to the client is equally important.

Please see our technology overview for the complete set of technologies, frameworks, platforms, and cloud-infrastructure solutions we support.  

The vast majority of our developers hold a university degree. Specifaclly, the most common field of studies are Computer Science and Mathematics.In addition, 85% of our QA engineers are ISTQB certified. Moreover, all of our engineers are experienced software developers. Our developments team consists of people in their twenties, thirties and forties, and are forged for our clients based on experience level, technology match, vertical specific knowledge, and affinity with the branch and culture of our clients.

Furthermore, we have our own Expert groups, where the most brilliant employees form a forefront expertise source for our clients. Notably, these groups hold strong ties with the regional universities, as professors lecture our people on site and we lecture at the university.  

Below, your will find some relevant certifications of NetRom’s engineers. 

As an MS Certified GOLD Partner, we have expertise in the following areas: 
– Application Integration
– Application Development
– Data Platform
– Cloud Platform

In addition, NetRom Software MS Team, consisting of 100+ Microsoft Certified Professionals has passed for the following exams:
– BizTalk
– Microsoft SQL Server, Database Development
– Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications
– Windows Communication Foundation Development
– TS: Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework
– TS: Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework
– PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework
– PRO: Designing and Developing Web Applications using Microsoft .NET Framework
– Developing Microsoft Azure and Web Services
– Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions

ISTQB
– 100+ Quality Assurance engineers (over 85% ISTQB certified)

Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Certifications
– 30+ project managers with PSM certifications

Java SE/EE Certifications
– 25+ Java SE/EE certifications

AWS/Azure Certifications. 
– 15+ AWS/Azure certifications 

We are happy to provide you with an indicative cost estimate based on your requirements. Typically, we work on the basis of a time & material agreement with a notice period that can vary according to your needs.However, occasionally we will work on the basis of a fixed price engagement. In such cases, we determine this on a case-by-case basis and will discuss it to prepare a proper cost estimate. Therefore, please get in touch to request a quotation.

Except for background IP rights, NetRom Software transfers all Intellectual Property rights from the software development services to the customer as soon as the customer pays for the services.

The structure of development teams can vary based on the specific needs of your requests, the size and complexity of the projects, and the methodologies adopted by your organization. Below you see some examples of how we are working now with different clients:

Agile Teams: In Agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban, development teams are typically composed of roles such as Product Owner (provided by the client), Scrum Master (provided by NetRom or by the client) and Development Team (devs and QA provided fully by NetRom or blended with the client resources).

Cross-Functional Teams: Cross-functional teams consist of members with diverse skill sets required to deliver a complete product or feature. This might include roles such as developers, designers, testers, and proxy product owners from NetRom side. This approach ensures that all necessary vertical and technical expertise is present within the team.

Feature Teams: In this structure, teams are organized around specific features or components of the software. Each team has all the necessary skills to develop and maintain the assigned features independently.

DevOps Teams: DevOps teams focus on both software development services and operations aspects of software. They work on building and deploying software while also managing infrastructure, ensuring a smoother integration between development and operations.

Specialized Teams: In some cases, organizations might have specialized teams dedicated to specific areas, such as front-end development, back-end development, database management, quality assurance, and security.

Component-Based Teams: Teams might be organized based on the different components or modules of the software. This can facilitate modular development and easier integration.

It’s important to tailor the team structure to the specific requirements and dynamics of your organization and projects. Regular communication, collaboration, and flexibility are key to successful team structures, regardless of the approach you choose. As your projects evolve, we are also adapting and refining the team structure to optimize efficiency and meet changing demands.