Ways to Work With Us

Choose:

• Classic Development with Agile Execution if you have a clear vision of your product
• Full Agile Development if you want to be able to flexibly adjust requirements during the project
• Prime Contracting incl. Manufacturing if you want one-stop-service 
• Co-Development if you cannot specify clear subsystems for the development project
• Consulting if you want to develop yourself, have own engineers and still want to benefit from our expertise

At the beginning of the project we perform a System Design phase, in which we create together with you a detailed specification and in the system architecture we select the key components and concepts. This serves on the one hand as a basis for your development and on the other hand as a basis for an exact estimation of the development effort.

Then the product, respectively the software and/ or electronics are developed iteratively, i.e. across multiple versions; see „Results” below.

What problem does such a project solve?

• The development of complete systems or products
• The development of software/firmware
• The development of electronics/hardware

What do you get? Results

• After an initial phase,  you will receive a new software version every month for you to test and give feedback on
• On the electronics side, typically you receive two to three hardware versions over the whole project duration
• At the end of the project, you get all data, including the specifications, which are continuously updated with the changes made during the project

What does Solcept handle?

• We assume full responsibility for the development of systems, product software and hardware in the scope of the project
• We adapt the original requirements based on the results of integration, verification or field testing
• You do not have to take care of the project management, we do that for you

What is not included?

• The production of the electronics and the product

What do you do?

• You invest the effort and time at the beginning of the project to review and discuss the requirements, the specification
• You provide us with feedback and requests for changes, along with their priority, for each software and electronics version

What is the billing model?

• You have the choice between a fixed price or a project on a time and material basis

What is classic development with agile execution best suited for?

• New developments in systems, software, or electronics.
• You have a more or less clear idea or even a requirements document for the product, software or electronics

What is classic development with agile execution not suitable for?

• During development, you want to help shape the requirements of the product, software or electronics
• Maintenance of your existing product, software or electronics

What is the difference from fully agile development?

• You benefit from your initial specification effort by choosing the most efficient development methodology

At the beginning of the project, we take your requirements and other documents and base our initial system design on these documents and initial assumptions, which we share with you. We then provide a rough estimate of the order of magnitude of the effort required for your planning.

We iteratively develop the product, respectively the software and/or electronics, see “Results” below.

Every month, we discuss with you the features and changes to be implemented the following month, particularly in the software. If these changes require it, you will also receive a new version of the electronics.

What problem does such a project solve?

• The development of complete systems or products
• The development of software/firmware
• The development of electronics/hardware

What do you get? Results

• After an initial phase, you receive iteratively (“agile”) a software version every month with exactly the features you have defined: for testing and providing feedback
• Based on your change requests, throughout the entire project duration, you receive iteratively (“agile”) hardware versions on which the software runs (if we are developing the electronics for you)
• At the end of the project you receive all the data, including the specifications created during the project.

What does Solcept handle?

• We assume full responsibility for the development of systems, product software, and hardware within the scope of the project
• You do not have to take care of the project management, we do that for you

What is not included?

• The production of the electronics and the product

What do you do?

• You provide us with feedback and requests for changes, along with their priority, for each software and electronics version

What is the billing model?

• The project is billed on a time-and-materials basis, you receive all work logs every month

What is full agile development best suited for?

• New developments of systems, software or electronics
• You currently have only a vague idea for the product, software or electronics
• For functional prototypes/rapid prototypes that still require testing and optimization

What is full agile development not suitable for?

• The maintenance of your existing product, software, or electronics
• You want a precise estimate of the effort involved, preferably a fixed price

What is the difference from classic development?

• You have no specification effort at the beginning of the project, and you can manage the implementation of your requirements on a monthly basis
• You benefit from the ability to evolve your requirements from version to version

Our employees, our team are integrated into your development organization and get the tasks from your project management.

Documentation is prepared according to your specifications, or according to our processes, if you prefer.

What problem does such a project solve?

• The maintenance of your existing product, software, or electronics
• The development of parts of software/firmware
• The development of parts of electronics/hardware

What do you get? Results

• For the tasks you assign to our engineers, you receive the results you defined

What does Solcept handle?

• We handle the execution of your tasks

What is not included?

• The production of the electronics and the product
• Full responsibility for the development of systems, product software, and hardware within the scope of the project

What do you do?

• You take over the project management of the whole project, we lead our sub-team

What is the billing model?

• The project is billed on a time-and-materials basis, you receive all work logs every month

What is co-development best suited for?

• The maintenance of your existing product, software, or electronics

What is co-development not suited for?

• You want a precise estimate of the effort required—preferably a fixed price

What is the difference from traditional and fully agile development?

• You have direct access to „your” project team

We carry out the development for you, either Classic with Agile Execution or Full Agile. 

Then we also take over the production of your product as a prime contractor together with our partners. This can include only assembly of a printed circuit board, or additionally mechanical parts (housings, injection molded parts...), also their assembly and ready-to-ship packaging.

What problem does such a project solve?

• The development and production of complete systems or products

What do you get? Results

• After an initial phase,  you will receive a new software version every month for you to test and give feedback on
• On the electronics side, typically you receive two to three hardware versions over the whole project duration
• You benefit from being able to easily call-off your finished product, according to a periodically defined production plan

What does Solcept handle?

• We assume full responsibility for the development of systems, product software and hardware within the scope of the project
• We adapt the original requirements based on the results of integration, verification or field testing
• You do not have to worry about certifications, series production, tooling etc., we take care of that
• You do not have to take care of the project management, we do that for you

What is not included?

• Nothing

What do you do?

• You choose the development model that suits you best: Classic with Agile Execution if you already have a good idea of the requirements or Full Agile if you do not want to invest the effort in specifications at the beginning
• You invest the effort and time to review and discuss the requirements, the specification
• You provide us with feedback and requests for changes, along with their priority, for each software and electronics version

What is the billing model?

• You have the choice between a fixed price or a project on a time and material basis

When is development as a general contractor best suited?

• If you want to source your product or printed circuit board from a single provider, fully manufactured and tested
• If you do not want to deal with production and product maintenance

What is development as a general contractor not suitable for?

• If you want to select or change the production partner yourself

What is the difference between this and Classic or Full Agile development?

• You also receive production from a single provider

At the start of the consulting project, we hold a workshop with you to define the problem and the process.

Then we carry out the consulting, whether through workshops or training sessions or by e.g. conducting measurements, seeking solutions, and presenting them to you in a report.

What problem does such a project solve?

• Rapid resolution of problems of a technical and procedural/organizational nature
• Knowledge transfer of specialized expertise into your organization

What do you get? Results

• Depending on your needs and preferences, you get workshops, measurements and training sessions
• We prepare a report with solutions and recommendations for action

What does Solcept handle?

• We take full responsibility for developing the solution

What is not included?

• The execution of the proposed activities / recommendations for action

What do you do?

• You actively participate in the workshops

What is the billing model?

• The project is typically billed at a fixed price

What is consulting best suited for?

• You want to benefit quickly and easily from Solcept’s knowledge
• As a starting point for a project, e.g. for an initial specification and planning phase

What is consulting not suitable for?

• The development of complete systems or products

What’s the difference from development?

• You benefit disproportionately from our knowledge through a short, efficient intervention