{"id":1965,"date":"2020-06-16T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodapl.com\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2022-12-22T10:54:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T09:54:55","slug":"the-x-factor-of-polish-software-development-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodapl.com\/en\/the-x-factor-of-polish-software-development-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"The X factor of Polish software development companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Software fuel economies transform companies, deliver business value. There are many firms creating products but only a few of them understand the craft. They go beyond code, delivering business consulting services. They take advantage of the dynamic Polish economy, employing the best talents in the world. The X factor of Polish software development companies lies in the people and business processes. That\u2019s real value for your business.<\/strong><\/p>

Many software business partners merely write the code. They don\u2019t do much beyond that. The position of Poland and its developers comes from higher standards. Software developers, product owners, and business managers want to understand where the business value comes from. The software requirements specification document (SRS) is not enough. Teams in Poland want to understand the client\u2019s business. This is the foundation. When the knowledge is there, they can move on to specifications, documents, preparations, and finally development.<\/p>

Big emphasis on understanding the company and its business goals lets the team care about functionalities. That\u2019s another differentiating factor.\u00a0In Poland developers not only create and implement functionalities of the software, they actively advise on them<\/strong>.\u00a0This multitasking approach pays off for the customer, especially the long-term<\/strong>. Half-baked software doesn\u2019t do any good for anyone. That\u2019s why Polish software developers add functionalities, clean the legacy code, guide a client through the development roadmap. Developers understand that the client can\u2019t be left on his own at any stage of development. Constant contact with the team, ability to reach them and consult, options to throw a part of the project half-way to meet new requirements \u2014 all of that is possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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There is no such thing as the \u201cPolish school of coding\u201d but software development companies (internally we call them \u201csoftware houses\u201d) understand the value of a unique approach to delivering products. They employ\u00a0a wide range of professionals. Mostly seniors, and that also applies to testers. Automatic testing is highly valued<\/strong>, hence the quality of software and short periods of bug fixing at every stage of the project.<\/p>

Polish professionals are also very versatile \u2014 many of them can do frontend and backend. Technology mature and age very fast, so professionals have to keep up, every step of the way. That\u2019s why many junior and mid-level developers graduate in the course of a project. By learning and expanding their abilities,\u00a0developers prove their dedication to code quality, state of software, and above all \u2014 wellbeing of the client\u2019s business<\/strong>.<\/p>

The idea behind it all is self-sufficiency<\/strong>. Developers are working in teams but are trusted to know everything about the project and be reliable. A teammate gets sick? Anyone can pick up the work and continue. The code is clean, the knowledge is there, the flow is uninterrupted. That\u2019s the power of Agile, which is a common thing in Poland. Agile counts on two things: communication and performance. That\u2019s where local developers shine.\u00a0Up to three core technologies with up to five additional ones are nothing special for an average professional<\/strong>. Professional courtesy requires the constant development of new skills and enhancing old ones. That\u2019s why Polish developers are skilled and competitive on an international level. The\u00a0TopCoder ranking features Poland at the 4th place in the world<\/a>\u00a0in terms of skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tI have been observing the software development industry for over 10 years. Polish software houses look beyond technology and pay very close attention to existing and emerging software industry trends. While other countries have been generally slower in the adoption of trends such as Design Thinking or user experience, we quickly gained expertise in these areas. Many companies have also specialized in specific industries and technologies. We have a great pool of IT talents and our rates remain competitive (in comparison to Western countries). Industry\u2019s maturity is shown by SoDA \u2014 we exchange experiences and bring people together.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Poland is the perfect technology hub<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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With the annual growth reaching 20%, the number of talents employed in software outsourcing tripled between 2009 and 2014. That\u2019s because the country chose the fast-growing track before the famous crisis of 2008. It was also the fastest-growing economy in post-crisis Europe.\u00a0The stability of the banking sector, a large number of small and medium-sized high-tech companies, and a large pool of talents attracted global investors<\/strong>. Companies with the need for custom software development quickly follow, further stabilizing the economy. You can read about it in the\u00a0report by McKinsey & Company<\/a>.<\/p>

With the upcoming recession and possible crisis of 2020 and 2021, nothing changes for Poland.\u00a0Ceoworld Magazine ranked Poland the third-best country in the world to invest in this year.<\/a><\/p>

In a post-pandemic world, few factors will become crucial:<\/strong><\/p>