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Our team of capable developers and knowledgeable researchers can help bring your ideas to life and deliver a project you would be proud of.

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Our Process Step by Step

Discovery & Brainstorming

We listen to your ideas and needs to identify a cost effective and creative solution. 

Requirements & Planning

We work with you to define the scope of the project so when we start the building process resources are spent efficiently. 

Design & Development

Our team works closely with you in an iterative process to keep you informed about the development of the project and allow for feedback during key development steps. 

Launch & Support

It's the big day! Our team can support your project idea to launch and beyond.

Discovery Phase

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  1. 1

    Inquiry

    Call or email us.

  2. 2

    Idea Call

    We set up a 15-minute introductory call to describe our process. We learn about your idea, timeline, and budget. If this seems like a match, we may exchange an NDA and set up another call.

  3. 3

    Discovery Call

    A 30-minute call to delve into the details about what problems you want our technology to solve, what your budget range is, and to determine the funding source (contract work or grant work such as SBIR/STTR or other).

  4. 4

    Ideas in Writing

    It's helpful for planning to see your ideas in writing. Customers provide us with various documents to help us prepare a Statement of work.
    1. An Overview or Specific Aims
    2. User Experiences describing what the tech is like for each person it touches (participant, researcher/clinician, and other).
    3. For SBIR/STTR funding grants idenfigying letter of support writers and detailing a commercialization plan in a paragraph.

  5. 5

    Clarity Call

    A 30-minute call to review the Specific Aims and the User Experiences documents with our Product Manager to ensure that we understand the details of what is needed, then we identify and discuss a solution including hardware and software. 

  6. 6

    Requirements Call

    This 60-minute call is a final review with you to clarify requirements needed for the Statement of Work, all use cases, data requirements, project timelines, and details about the content for assets that will be included in the build.

Planning Phase

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    Statement of Work

    Our PI will draft a Statement of Work document and review it with the Product Manager.

  2. 2

    Budget Estimation

    Our PI and Product Manager review the Statement of Work with the Development Team to link work hours to specific requirements in the SOW, and plan out the project timeline. Our PI finalizes the proposal and reviews it with our CEO.

  3. 3

    Proposal/Budget Call

    This 60-minute call brings together our team to present the budget proposal, answer questions, and determine next steps.

  4. 4

    Revisions

    If there are revisions to the budget proposal those will be made and the process will repeat from step #1.

  5. 5

    Next Steps

    1. If this is contract work we will determine timelines for production to start. 
    2. If this is subcontract grant work we will obtain a list of required documents and timelines for submission.
    3. If this is SBIR/STTR work we plan collaborative preparation of the grant application with an MPI format. Typically, Virtually Better is the prime contract.

Development Phase

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    Milestone-Driven Development

    We translate the scope of work into production milestones with clear deliverables.

  2. 2

    Weekely Feedback Meetings

    We will schedule consitent meetings with project stakeholders. These meetings allow time to address feedback and keep everyone updated on current project status.

  3. 3

    Budget-Conscious Production

    We will schedule our work based on the actionable items in a given week. Our goal is for you to get the biggest bang for your buck.

Launch/Support Phase

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    Deployment Across Various Platforms

    We support a wide variety of platforms including web, mobile, and VR. We have extensive experience building applications compatible with currently available app stores.

  2. 2

    Secure Data Collection

    We will work with you to determine what data needs be collected for each project. We develop custom APIs to match your compliance needs.

  3. 3

    On-Going Technical Support

    We continue to provide support long after the lanuch of the product. We keep up to date with platform updates and security fixes. We'll be there to help as long as you need us.