Custom software development

Solutions as individual as their challenges and your company

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We develop state-of-the-art software solutions on all common platforms

Cloud , Hybrid & on Premise

Modernste tools & frameworks

Certified consultants & developers

Agile software development

User experience (UX)

Our solutions are as flexible as your challenges

New development

We accompany you through all phases of a project

Modernisation

We support you in replacing your applications with state-of-the-art tools and solutions

Change/feature requests

We implement changes and extensions in existing systems

Audits

We put your solution through its paces so that you know how your applications are doing and where there is still untapped potential

Project management

We are proficient in leading different expertises methodically and organisationally to project success

Turnaround

Complete takeover of projects currently under development

Support

We also support you in ongoing operations after completion

Advantages of individual software solutions

For many business processes, there is very good standard software that allows a sufficient degree of customisation to the needs of your company and is therefore the first choice. Equally, however, there is a large number of challenges for which there is simply no standard software, where standard solutions do not fit our customer's requirements, or through which potential competitive advantages cannot be realised. In these cases, our customers rely on customised solutions “made by Milestone” that are precisely tailored to their needs.

Unique competitiveness

“Made by Milestone” custom software is 100% tailored to your requirements so that you can exploit the entire digitalisation potential of your critical processes and thus differentiate yourself from competitors who only rely on standard software for these processes.

Software follows process

“Made by Milestone” custom software maps your business processes exactly as you imagine them. There is no need to laboriously adapt your own processes and organisational structures to the software and make unnecessary, suboptimal compromises.

Independence

By using “made by Milestone” custom software you have unlimited possibilities for customising your solution. Subsequent changes and extensions are possible at any time, so that your software adapts to unforeseen changes and the growth of your business. By using custom-developed software, you gain independence from updates, conditions and licence costs of standard software providers.

User-oriented software

The development of “made by Milestone” custom software requires
early inclusion of the software users' requirements, which means that a vast majority of users accept the software without hesitation. By using custom software, you provide your users with software that enables efficient and process-specific work.

Our technologies

PowerBuilder
Azure DevOps Boards
Jira
Git Flow
GIT
Azure Repos
GitHub
node.js
.NET Core 3.x
.NET 5.0
Entity Framework
ASP.NET MVC
TypeScript
VB.NET
C#
SAP Anywhere
SAP ASE
DevExpress
Telerik Kendo UI
Angular JS
JQuery
Bootstrap
JSON
JavaScript
CSS
HTML5

The 8 phases of software development

Phase
1

Idea

Every project starts with an idea for the improvement of current business processes.

Phase
2

Requirements analysis

Together, we develop a clear vision and description of the future solution taking into account the current and future desired business processes.

Phase
3

Architecture

We develop state-of-the-art solutions in the cloud, on site, or as a hybrid solution, tailored to your IT landscape and the goals of the new solution.

Phase
4

UX/UI Design

We develop solutions with a modern feel and intuitive user interfaces that will delight your users.

Phase
5

Implementation

We develop your new solution step by step in close cooperation with your teams and ensure that it always meets your expectations.

Phase
6

Testing

Together, we make sure that the solution does exactly what you want it to do.

Phase
7

Deployment

We support you in the roll-out of the solution, train the users, and ensure that the solution is also a complete success in your daily operations.

Phase
8

Maintenance and Support

Even after project completion, we stay at your side and take over the long-term support for the application.

The phase model in detail – everything at a glance

Our offers

Idea

Requirements analysis

Architecture

Use Case Assessment

If the requirements of new development are not defined, Milestone Consult proceeds systematically and determines them with a Use Case Assessment, analysing the processes in order to understand the problems. The result is captured in a problem description with the recommended actions and the implementation roadmap.

Requirements analysis

Architecture

Platform Assessment

In a platform assessment, the existing architecture landscape is analysed and a solution architecture (target architecture from the technical and economic standpoint) is determined.

Idea

Requirements analysis

Architecture

UX/UI Design

Concept

We create the concept and design of your new software. A prototype is used for verification and feasibility studies, which provides valid results for the implementation. Prototypes can be exploratory, experimental, orevolutionary, depending on the requirements.

Requirements analysis

Architecture

UX/UI Design

Implementation

Testing

Deployment

Implementation

The implementation or realisation at Milestone Consult is mostly done with agile methods.

Maintenance and Support

Support

Once the new software is in operation, Milestone Consult ensures that it robustly meets user requirements by monitoring performance, errors, and quality. When new requirements arise, we react to them in a timely and agile manner.

Use Case Assesment
Plattform Assessment
Konzeption
Umsetzung
Support

We have been in application development for a very long time

Your software project is in safe hands with guaranteed success – Milestone Consult has been developing customised software or software projects for over 25 years. Thanks to our many years of expertise, we always see eye to eye with our customers. We accompany our clients through all phases of software development, following our tried and tested process model. Our know-how helps us find the optimal solution in various industries.

10,000+ man-days of development per year on average over the last 5 years

55 developers in a powerful, interdisciplinary team

20+ years of successful, uninterrupted collaboration with customers such as Bayer, Henkel and Lufthansa

<3% fluctuation in the company leads to the retention of accummulated knowledge

SCIP customer project awarded several times as the most innovative SCM solution

Selected customer projects

Dynamic commission calculation of executives

For an international consumer goods manufacturer, we have developed a solution to plan and forecast commissions for senior top management based on individual metrics.

Man-days:
400+
Project duration:
9 years

Comparability of financial statements taking into account changing group structures

Together with an international producer in the consumer goods industry, we are responsible for a global solution that provides comparability of new structures (e.g. changes in product groups, changes in legal entity structure, or company purchases or sales) with historical ones.

Man-days:
600+
Project duration:
9 years

Mergers & acquisition monitoring

For an international manufacturer in the consumer goods industry, we have developed a global solution for data-based decision-making on acquisitions and divestments, including the automatic coordination of all necessary steps (including document filing, deadline coordination, and resubmissions).

Man-days:
150+
Project duration:
1 year

Large project monitoring solution

For an international manufacturer in the consumer goods industry, we have developed a global solution for monitoring, controlling and managing major projects (including corporate acquisitions and construction projects).

Man-days:
300+
Project duration:
2 years

Daily sales

For an international manufacturer in the consumer goods industry, we have developed a global solution for comparing sales on a current reporting date with the previous year's values as well as for forecasting sales on a uniform calendar and currency basis.

Man-days:
200+
Project duration:
4 years

Sales price and volume monitoring

For an international manufacturer in the consumer goods industry, we have digitised, modernised and transferred the central, largely manual process of monthly price, volume and cost tracking to up-to-date technological standards.

Man-days:
400+
Project duration:
8 years

Rebranding

For an international manufacturer in the consumer goods industry, we have developed a globally used application for the supervision and implementation of the global rebranding/renaming within Product Life Cycle Management.

Man-days:
250
Project duration:
1.5 years

Food delivery service

We are developing the central order management system for a food delivery service operating throughout Europe.

Man-days:
1.000+
Project duration:
2 years, ongoing project

Supply chain integrated planning

For Bayer, we have developed the customised solution SCIP – Supply Chain Integrated Planning. Bayer's Crop Science division uses this 3-time award-winning solution that coordinates the current supply to the demand and deliveries with farmers in North and South America.

Man-days:
10.000 +
Project duration:
7 years

Disclosure management

For an international pharmaceutical company, we have been developing the central disclosure management system for more than seven years to serve as a basis for the reporting of all benefits to medical assistants.

Man-days:
10.000+
Project duration:
7 years, ongoing project

Bonus calculation in financial controlling

For an international consumer goods group, we have automated the calculation of variable salary components for the group-wide top management, including scenario planning.

Man-days:
400+
Project duration:
2 years, ongoing project

Your contact person

Dustin Michels

Sales

Jan Ottmann

Key Account Manager

Detlef Wetjen

Authorised signatory & Key Account Manager

Jürgen Wolf

Key Account Manager