Itransition offers end-to-end software engineering services, with on-demand teams and resources to carry out full-scale enterprise digital transformation and product development. Browse the services below, and on our website, to find out more about our recognized competencies and expertise generated during the past 20+ years.

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Creating and selling computer software: whether for on premise, hybrid cloud, or cloud; whether created for commercial enterprises, not for profit, or for retail customers;  whether designed to run on a computer, a mobile device, a server, or cloud provisioned virtual hardware.

Computer software categories include:

- bespoke software designed for your needs: be it an app for your new start-up, a new website or an enterprise application for your business
- commercial off the shelf software (COTS) designed to be best in class for a specific business need or function.
- SAAS - software as a service - running from the cloud.  You don't need to do anything to support the software, you simply subscribe to the service.
- OS - operating software - the software that keeps your computer hardware, or indeed cloud hardware operating as it should
- PAAS - software that supports platform as a service - you don't need to look after the hardware, or the patching, or the provisioning, this is all done for you
- SASE - pronounced SASSY - the new software that 'virtualises' all the hardware and connectivity - so you never need to buy or look after a firewall again

Standard core business software application types include ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MRP (Manufacturing Requirements Planning), CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Finance, Accounting, and HR - furthermore each business sector will have specific application types.

Core consumer software categories include gaming, gambling and social media as examples, but the total range of consumer software categories is vast.

The scope, function, and role of software applications is going through a generational change with the power of AI technologies.

Software

Creation, coding and development of software for business applications and mobile apps; providing technology solutions and consultancy services to assist application development.

Application development can use Waterfall or Agile methodologies.

Core to the Agile methodology, is DevOps where the Software Development and Live Business Environment Operations teams are joined, rather than being siloed, and where there is continuous deployment of updates, and automated software testing.

Application development is also referred to as custom software development.

The application development process includes
- a discovery phase
- confirmation of high level functionality
- estimation of development costs
- design of the UI / User Interface aka GUI / Graphical User Interface or the front end of an application
- design and architecture of the back end of the application
- specification of the technology stack
- ensuring best security standards and practices
- development of the prototype
- testing
- release to production, often as an MVP / Minimum Viable Product

Application development

Services to ensure that your business applications are built securely, using accredited appsec methodologies, and that your developers code with security first in the software development life cycle (SDLC), i.e. employing a Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) methodology.

The core SSDLC development methodology is OWASP.

The Open Web Application Security Project® (OWASP) is a non-profit foundation that works to improve the security of software. Through community-led open-source software projects, hundreds of local chapters worldwide, tens of thousands of members, and leading educational and training conferences, the OWASP Foundation is the source for developers and technologists to secure the web.

AppSec - Application Security 

Services ranging from auditing and inspection, to testing, verification, quality assurance and certification: providing assurance that quality standards are met. 

Testing, Inspection and Certification Services

Digital Transformation is the process of transforming a company's business processes alongside selecting, implementing and leveraging best fit technology solutions to enable those processes to deliver increased value, efficiency and profitability.  Also referred to as IT Transformation.

A central element of digital transformation is effective project and programme management.

Working back from required business outcomes, determining the approach, technologies, and partners needed to assist in the realisation of those outcomes.

Effective project and programme management is not just about following a methodology or framework, such as Prince2 or Agile, it is about team leadership, team work, collaboration, and strong relationships.

Core to digital transformation is designing and implementing the correct Enterprise Architecture.  The most common methodology for implementing Enterprise Architecture is TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework).  

Digital Transformation (DX)

Implementing people, process, and technology solutions to help companies reduce the risk of cyber attack. Providing information and consultancy services to enable companies to be cyber secure.  

Cyber Security

ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning software is an integrated suite of software applications for managing your business operations, including Finance, Procurement, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Service Delivery, and across all business sectors.    MRP or Manufacturing Resource Planning is an integrated suite of software application for managing the business operations of manufacturing companies.

MRP acronym is also used for Materials Requirement Planning which represents a subset of the scope of Manufacturing Resource Planning.

ERP and MRP software and implementation services

A document management system (DMS) is file management software that enables collaborative sharing of and working from documents within and outside of an organisation.

A key function of the DMS is the ability to create and manage workflows associated with the creation, updating, review, and finalisation of documents.

The DMS will typically be able to provide a full audit trail relating to the lifecycle of a document, showing who viewed, updated, or deleted the document.



Security is a core deliverable of a DMS, and encryption is an essential feature.

A Content Services Platform (CSP)  and Enterprise Content Management  (ECM) are further terms for a DMS.




Document Management System / Software (DMS) 

Managing the commercial heart of your business.  Helping your company to find, develop, and retain the best clients and maintain the strongest relationships. 

Supporting your sales and marketing teams: providing them with the platform and insights that they need to win new clients and provide an optimal service.

Customer Relationship Management - CRM

Systems and services related to getting value and competitive advantage from your company data.  Analytics can be descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, or prescriptive.

Data analytics applications include marketing, portfolio, risk, people, software, and digital analytics. 

**Marketing optimisation analytics**

Determining how effective marketing campaigns are and guiding marketing decisions and strategy

**People analytics**

Analysing behavioural data to understand how people are managed, how they perform, and helping improve the Human Resources function within organisations, and ultimately the overall performance of the company itself.

**Portfolio analytics**

Using analytics to understand value and risk in a portfolio - be it of lenders, stock holdings, financial holding etc. - and then drive strategy to minimise risk and optimise returns.

**Digital analytics**

Analysing "digital data" relating to computerised and internet activities.  Digital data includes user clicks, user behaviour, keyword searches, etc.

**Security analytics**

Analysing data either on premise or in the cloud to flag cyber threats, cyber threat actors, cyber attacks, and to deliver post breach forensics on an attack.

Data Analytics

Software applications and associated services dedicated to analysing business information, presenting it in a clear way, so that the right business decisions can be made, and strategies adopted, to seize opportunities, solve problems, and mitigate risks.

Business Intelligence Software / BI software and services

Web development services and technology to design, create, and manage websites, so that they deliver for your business, and perform well. 

Designing websites and website applications with strong UIs (user interface) and UXs (user experience) so that they are easy to use, appealing to look at, and well structured from a logical and business perspective.

And then, beyond the design and the function, there is the performance.  It is vital that a website is responsive and fast: this is a function of the hosting, the architected design, and the technologies and languages chosen to build it with.  If the website has business functions, then reliability and accuracy is mandatory.  Integrity of data is ensured by adhering to ACID design principles.

Finally there is the key element of security.  Websites need to be built in alignment with OWASP, and developer teams should have a "security first" approach to design, with assigned AppSec responsibilities.

Website Development and Support

We believe that the future is digital. We also believe that without embracing new technology, businesses postpone their growth.