Almost every developer would agree that they are not normally asked to slow down software development. They are more likely to speed up development as the stakeholders move the project deadlines up. For an organization specializing in software development services in Dubai, speeding up the development can make all the difference. That is what we will be discussing about in this article. 

The trend of delivering more in short time periods won’t be going away any time soon. The solution is to implement a strategy where the development team successfully speeds up development without burning themselves out in any way. Here are a few tips from a leading software development company in Dubai to do just that. 

1. Adjust team size strategically

To get more work done, some companies may hire more people to add to the team. This can do more harm than good in the short term. Many of the company’s developers will need to conduct technical interviews which will obviously slow down the project. Moreover, it will take a few months to train and mentor the new recruits. 

As the team size increases, team coordination would be difficult forcing the organization to conduct meetings which will again impact the speed of development without delivering a lot of value. The solution is to build semi-autonomous, cross-functional teams that can make a few important decisions while moving good portions of the project forward. 

2. Encourage skill development

A skilled developer makes less mistakes obviously. So if the developers on the team are operating at a higher skill level, they will be solving problems faster and more efficiently, and will be capable of coming up with less complex solutions.

The company should encourage developers to improve their skills by sending them to conferences, creating a learning environment in the company, encouraging book clubs & knowledge sharing, and encouraging personal projects. A team of skilled developers not only speeds up development over time but also improves the quality of the final product. 

3. Avoid rework as much as possible

Generally, rework becomes necessary due to 3 primary reasons. 

• Bugs
• Unclear requirements
• Improper and incorrect completion of tasks

To avoid rework, the company should focus on avoiding bugs early in the system. Having a long testing cycle can help a lot when it comes to reducing the number of bugs while the project proceeds further. Context switching may slow down the developers. So it’s wiser to have developers who have a fresher memory of the code to work on the bugs. 

When it comes to requirements, makeshift specifications won’t do. Good, well-defined specifications are necessary to help developers come up with the right kind of solution with the right kind of features. This in turn reduces the number of bugs, decreases rework, and saves time. Take time to create a detailed specifications document that’s later approved by the client before the development begins. 

To avoid incorrect or improper task completions, all a company needs is to organize meetings periodically during the development lifecycle. These meetings should be about getting developers, testers, and product owners on the same page so they know what tasks should be completed first and how they should be completed.

End note

There are more ways to speed up software development. But the ones in this article are guaranteed to make a difference. Many companies offering enterprise application services have adopted an Agile development methodology that can speed up development considerably while avoiding many issues mentioned in this article. But implementing Agile is a whole another story.