Use Before Build
Evaluate whether an existing supported platform can meet the requirement without excessive compromise or dependency.
VSS Business Solutions
Custom Application Development
Design and build purpose-driven applications, portals, tools, and integrations when a standard product does not adequately support the operating requirement.
Build only what the business needs to own
Custom development should remove a real constraint and remain supportable after launch.
The legacy VSS portfolio includes Microsoft technologies, C#, ASP.NET, PHP, Microsoft SQL, websites, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, and hosted application development. Current projects are evaluated according to the requirement, source availability, platform support, security, integration, maintenance, and long-term ownership.
VSS begins with workflow, users, data, decisions, exceptions, reporting, access, and acceptance criteria. The implementation may be a standalone application, WordPress plugin, protected portal, internal tool, integration service, or modernization of an existing system.
Development capabilities
- Requirements, workflow, user-role, data, exception, and acceptance analysis
- Web applications, internal tools, portals, WordPress plugins, and supported hosted systems
- Microsoft, PHP, database, API, integration, automation, and middleware solutions
- Authentication, authorization, logging, validation, error handling, and administrative controls
- Testing, staging, deployment, rollback, documentation, training, and support handoff
- Legacy-system review, modernization, source recovery, migration, and controlled replacement
Development decisions
Custom code is justified when it creates durable operating value.
Own the Source and Data
Define source ownership, licensing, credentials, hosting, backups, documentation, and access to business data.
Plan Maintenance
Account for security updates, platform changes, testing, support, user changes, integrations, and future enhancement.
Define the application requirement before selecting the platform.
Provide the workflow, users, data sources, current tools, pain points, required outputs, integrations, security needs, and desired support model.