# How can I benefit
from working with US Creations?
US Creations assures that
your project will be done on time, on budget,
and in accordance with the latest quality
and technical standards. You can outsource
to US Creations your IT projects ranging
from a simple utility to a total automation
of your business. Our services are confidential
and reliable. Copyright on the final system
belongs to you. Also, custom information systems
are expensive, as development requires hiring
skilled professionals. By using our services,
you will reduce your cost. You also achieve
savings on equipment, maintenance and infrastructure
required during the development.
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What services does US Creations provide?
US Creations provides
a wide range of design and development services
including:
- Web, Graphic, Multimedia Design
- CD Presentations
- Logo, Brochure Design
- Internet/Intranet application development
and E-commerce solutions
- Software testing
- Information Technology and Internet
research and consulting
- Website Maintenance
- Customize Shopping carts according to
the client's business model
- Web Promotion
- Data entry and conversion
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What, besides cost, is the difference between
developing locally and doing it offshore?
The main difference is electronic
communication. If you are friendly with
Internet and e-mail, then you will definitely
benefit working with us. We have special
techniques and tools to support remote development
including our own FTP and WWW sites.
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How can I be sure of your productivity?
You monitor the development
completely and every phase of development
has material results that you can see and
review. If required, we provide Labor and
Status Reports. The complete scope of the
work is defined at the initial phase of
development and approved by you. Also, we
are interested in long-term co-operation
with you. Additional reason, isn't it?
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What risks do I have in outsourcing development?
First of all, the usual risks
of software development: proper definition
of the task, proper planning, proper managing
and proper development process. We do our
best to address these issues and have many
successfully finished projects.
The second is communication.
There should be two Project Managers - on-site
and off-site - who communicate every day.
Failure in communication is the main cause
of unsuccessful development. Understanding
this, we have a 24-hour reply policy. Any
message addressed to us will be answered
during the same or next working day, and
… we require the same from our customers!
The third is agreements.
Responsibilities, payments and other arrangements
have to be well made-up and clearly understandable,
safeguarding both sides.
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What makes US Creations unique?
Professionalism, knowledge,
reliability and flexibility, combined with
fair, reasonable prices.
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What are your standard Terms and Conditions?
Once a contract has been
signed, we issue an invoice after deliveries
were made according to the Payment Schedule
which is a part of the Project Plan approved
by you.
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Can I try your services first before signing
a contract for a large system with you?
Yes, you can request us to
do a pilot project. We will do it with payment
upon successful completion only or even
free of charge. It depends on what your
"large system" is.
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Which languages can I speak with US Creations?
English
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How can I start using US Creations
services?
You can provide us specifications
of the project in the format that you are
comfortable with. If you have the resources,
you can provide us detailed specifications
in terms of site flow and functionality
required. This can be provided in PDF /
Microsoft Word / PowerPoint format.
If you prefer, you can keep
the specifications simple and not go into
too much detail. In the latter case, we
will ask questions (if required) to further
define the scope of the project.
Once the scope of the project
is well defined, we will provide you a quote
for the same.
If you accept our quote,
we will start work and keep you updated
on progress. We will deliver ontime, every
time.We usually take a 25% deposit to start
work. However, for the first project, we
will waive this condition. The payments
can be made by Western Union Money Transfer,
your corporate check, or any other method
that you may prefer.
Contact
us with your business requirements,
ideas or questions.
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What programming experience does US Creations
have?
We can provide Design and
Development Solutions to enhance your
business. Our design department is making
not only the user interface of the software
and documentation of a superior looking,
but, primarily, provides a full range of
web design, graphics and multimedia development
services e.g. corporate presentations,
Flash Animations, Flash sites, e-learning
Modules, logos, brochures etc. We can
provide Web Development for Windows and
Linux platforms using Flash Actionscript PHP/MySql,
ASP, ASP.Net, ColdFusion, COM/DCOM, Java,
Perl . We have developed systems which use
Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and Access databases,
sometimes all of them simultaneously via
ODBC.
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How
is confidentiality of my clients protected
?
We can sign a Confidentiality
Agreement with you. Apart from this, we
have over 65 customers who can vouch that
information shared with us has been kept
confidential.
# Do you work on
an hourly basis or provide a fixed price
quote ?
We can do both. For small
jobs, it is usually best to work on an hourly
basis. For bigger projects, it is best that
we provide you a fixed price quote.
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I want a website similar in functionality
to one which already exists on the web.
How can you help ?
Just let us know the URL
of the site you like and we will study it
and analyze its functionality. Based on
this, we will provide you an offer.
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I have work which I need done overnight.
Do you have resources to take it up and
immediately ?
We have plenty of resources.
At any point of time, we are working on
multiple projects and can take up new projects
on short notice or no notice at all.
# Do you charge
for a quote ?
No, we do not. Feel free
to send your RFP and we will provide you
a quote free-of-cost and with no obligation.
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Your development process looks complicated.
Is it really necessary?
The software development
process is complicated by its nature Excluding
any stage leads to higher risk and lower
quality. Sometimes we are asked to simply
provide programmers, but such "savings"
on management, planning, testing and documentation
bring many problems in future and the final
cost of the system becomes much higher,
if the system can be finished at all.
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What should I do if I am not exactly sure
what functionality I need?
This is not a rare situation.
Contact us
even with an idea. We will define the task
together.
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How can I be assured of high quality, reliable
work?
Through our Development Process,
which is aimed at quality and only quality.
We even provide Software Testing services
for other software development organizations.
Also, you will have all preliminary versions
of the software installed at your location
for internal testing, verification and acceptance.
During the 3-month warranty period after
the software was installed in production
mode, any problem in the code will be corrected
free of charge.
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How can I be assured that if I need to update
my system you will help?
We can conclude either a
long-term maintenance agreement stating
our responsibilities, or a general agreement
on providing modifications on a case by
case basis. |