Windows Application and Service Development

Software Carpenters, Inc. (SCI) provides Windows® Smart Client application development services. We bring together skilled business analysts, system architects, programmers, and database administrators to provide effective solutions for our clients. We have a strong background in business operation and technology, and apply that expertise into building professional and impactful software solutions. We understand the integration issues between systems whether it with enterprise systems or common applications like Microsoft Word and Excel or QuickBooks.

Our focus is on quality build Windows applications and services that meet our clients design goals. We do all development locally at our offices in El Dorado Hills, California (just out side Sacramento) and don’t offshore the work. If you want quality built software, abundant and clear communication is a primary factor, and that is seldom done well when a project is sent offshore.

Our Tools

We build software with various tools, but primarily with the market leading Microsoft’s Visual Studio development products and technologies. This includes Visual Studio .NET (ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET), and SQL Server. We take pride in knowing these tools and skillfully using them to craft effective and maintainable applications and services.

Development Methodology

SCI splits projects into 4 phases: Vision, Design, Build, and Implement. The Vision phase provides Project Vision document that includes an estimated scope of work, cost, and schedule. The Design phase expands the vision into more detail and produces a design document that can be used to develop the website, application, or service. In the Build phase SCI will perform the actual graphic design, programming, database setup & testing of the system. The Implementation phase will involve the setup of the website, application, or system for live operation and maintenance.

We stick with our 4 phased development methodology to keep our focus, time, and costs in check. A builder that builds a house without architectural plans is bound to have cost and schedule overruns. We discipline ourselves to architect a set of design documents in our Design phase to keep us on track in the Build phase.