1. There was a problem with the system, which led to the abort death of the project
Some software companies take advantage of the entrepreneurs' quick success, and they do not understand the technology, they will pirate, or resell other companies' products, although the functions of these products are according to the original standards, but due to various problems in the system itself, their patching work will also be delayed for a long time, many times, the APP has not had time to be released, has caused conflicts between shareholders, resulting in the project aborted.
Tip: If you want to buy an open source system, buy it from a source technology company and choose a system that can be redeveloped.
2. If there are system loopholes, bear legal responsibility
Cheap systems lack security at the bottom, and some template systems even have huge system security risks, which are highly vulnerable to attacks, resulting in the leakage of the platform's transaction data or users' personal information, which will not only lead to property damage (which is very common), but also face the risk of being sued.
Suggestion: Choose a technology R&D company with more customers and more capabilities, and don't be greedy for cheap.
3. The infrastructure is not able to support the operation and cannot continue (very common).
You get what you pay for, and most of the existing formwork systems on the market have very poor infrastructure and are completely insecure and stable; When the number of users increases and the amount of data increases, there will be lag, and even a new system structure needs to be rebuilt and started again. At this time, if you do secondary development, there will be problems of compatibility between the old and new versions and data, and the underlying structure does not reserve an interface for secondary development, which will multiply the cost of secondary development, and many entrepreneurial projects will be stuck by this technology, in a dilemma, and eventually lead to the closure of the project.
Suggestion: Before purchasing a system, check whether the basic structure of the system can be scaled and stable, and whether the retained development interfaces are rich enough. In addition, it is necessary to select technology companies that have a large customer case and can quickly customize the system application.
4. The software industry has a high elimination rate, and technology companies go bankrupt during the operation of the project
In the process of operation, the software development company went out of business, if there is a problem with the system, or the function needs to be upgraded, then it is impossible to find the original technology development service company, so they must find a new technology company, even if they buy the source of the system, they will lose the original technical support.
Suggestion: Find a technology R&D company that has been in operation for more than six years, most companies with little strength can't last for 5 years.
5. An account system purchased to save money
Many people who have just started a business want to save some money, and when they hear that they have to spend money to buy the source, they will be deceived into buying other companies' accounts, but they don't know that there is a 90% chance of failure in doing so.
Let's not talk about whether there is a good platform on the market, they all use versions of other platforms, and this product is not suitable in many ways.
Since you are a platform, you must want to be the biggest, but because an account has to be shared with many people (hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands), when there is a large amount of activity, the speed of access will be affected, and if a platform violates the rules and is blocked, then a group of people will be affected and unable to enter.
Solution: Choose a mature open source system as much as possible, deploy it independently, and will not be disturbed in any way, although there will be some overhead in the initial stage, but in the long run, this is the most cost-effective choice.
6. Unreasonable customer budget
The customer's budget is small, they subjectively regard the technology as a virtual thing, thinking that the Internet project has no cost, but in fact, it is not, for these R&D and outsourcing companies, they value manpower more, because the salary of programmers is generally higher, and the customer's budget is relatively small, unable to meet their expectations, so the final result is very different from the expected. A mature, stable, few security vulnerabilities, and large-scale support architecture will take at least a few million, and at the fastest will take a year or two, and it is unrealistic to want a system of this quality if you want tens of thousands of dollars.
Workaround: When you find a service provider, you can find one that has a similar case and has a better infrastructure and a distributed microservices architecture. First of all, they have a lot of cases and can give a lot of valid opinions because they may have solved all the problems. At this step, there is a full communication, but you can't expect them to be held accountable for your project, it's all up to you to decide, and the service provider will only give them some different insights and suggestions.
Solution: When doing the project, the budget should be reasonable, and you should choose a company that has been operating in the industry for more than seven years, and the most important thing is that you have to see if there is a complete set of system bottom, if your budget does not exceed one million, don't go to a company that develops from scratch, because there are many pitfalls in it.
7. Subcontracting
Project subcontracting is a common phenomenon in the industry, and many companies outsource projects to other companies for reasons such as construction period, manpower, etc. However, legally speaking, subcontracting may not be carried out without the consent of Party A.
The reason why this is a way to cheat people, on the one hand, is the customer's project budget, on the other hand, the technical expenses, if subcontracted to other companies, it will definitely reduce the price, in this way, their profits will be higher, and if it is a low-level developer, they will reduce the ** to a lower level, so that their products will become worse. In addition, after subcontracting, these maintenance tasks are done by a third party, which makes maintenance more time-consuming and laborious.
Response: Try to sign an agreement not to subcontract without written permission.
8. In order to save money, go to a personal service provider
If it is a project that directly does the template, it does not need too many R&D personnel, and it can also find a powerful person, in this way, it will be more reasonable. If it's a custom project and you create a lot of the features yourself, it's a team effort, including creativity, design, framework, R&D, and testing, which can't be done by one person, and no one can be proficient in everything.
How to cope: Look for a mature, stable business with at least 10-20 employees.
9. Demand should be fully communicated
The communication of requirements is insufficient, and it is carried out without sufficient communication function, which leads to the duplication of work in the design process and R&D stage, and the final result is far from expectations. Therefore, before taking action, we must be fully prepared, do all the functional requirements well, develop a complete set of functional plans, step by step, from determining the requirements to finalizing, each step is very important.
Solution: Observe whether the customer's product manager is very professional, after paying the deposit, can you understand your thoughts and come up with a satisfactory plan, if not, then simply give up and find another home, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble.
10. Delivery and later maintenance
During the delivery period, it is necessary to pay attention to the completeness of the ** and the corresponding publishable data, which usually includes the ** (Android& iOS& Sever), database design files, project deployment files, interface files, etc. of each terminal.
The main maintenance work includes: data, network security and daily maintenance. The main goal is to make sure the app is working properly and fix bugs on the app quickly. Clean up junk information regularly and back up your data regularly (to avoid server downtime, data loss, etc.). At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of products to prevent them from being hacked. This is a must, especially for the protection of data.
In addition, there is customer service support, usually more mature enterprises, will have a dedicated customer service team, full-time customer service one-to-one group service, if you encounter any problems, you can ask them for advice at the first time.