Nearly every software project (website, mobile app) we try to build for improving our existing enterprise processes or to stay abreast with the latest trends, we wish to make it work the best. But best is not for everyone and is not as easy as ABC.
For web development projects, it’s all the way more important to get an expert to work on your business project. You can’t take a chance employing an in-house person who knows a bit about programming but is a business analyst. A dedicated team of coders can only be the right choice. Because if you are looking for exceptional results, you can’t settle for anything that works.
While web programming or web projects call for various skills, PHP continues to be a top pick for many developers and business groups. It enjoys the tag of most popular programming language every year, and 2017 was not an exception. 80% of current websites are on PHP; the top brands like Facebook, Tumblr, Wikipedia, WordPress are built on PHP and they are not going to ditch this scripting language anytime soon. The reason is its seamless integration with MySQL, RDBMS and starter applications and with the latest release of PHP7, it has brought explosive performance improvements, reduced memory consumption and a host of brand-new features like handling fatal errors, scalar declarations.
So, for such a top programming language, you, as a business owner, can’t give your projects in the hands of any incompetent developer. It should be handled by an expert and certified PHP developer.
Now, the next thing is to hire a PHP developer. The road to hiring isn’t easy because a startup is already unsure of how to begin and walk on the right path; hiring the right development partner is a challenge.
There are myriad of questions that strike an organization’s or enterprise’s mind since they are going to invest their precious time and money. Finding a run-of-the-mill programmer is easy, but for an expert, a thorough research and preparation is required. Here are a few things you need to toss around when hiring a PHP developer.
Depending on the type of project you have and its complexity, you must check if the developer you require should be a beginner, a mid-level or an expert, which is categorized by the core skills, experience and domain knowledge.
What’s important here is to understand the fact that PHP developers belonging to a full-time IT development services company are more accountable for their actions and whatever projects they are asked to build. They are more dedicated to increasing the client’s business value through their talents and knowledge. On the contrary, a freelance PHP developer is fickle and slippery as an eel. They keep changing their roles from developers to business analysts to testing professionals, without showing any adherence to the business client they work for.
For any developer, it is required to have an open mind to learn new technologies and also understand client’s requirements, customer needs, deliverables and the ability to translate those technical specifications into a functional and engaging product that will ensure profits and brand identity for the clients.
A developer should be flexible to work in tight schedules when required and be able to directly interact with the client for particular requirements, without bothering the business analyst or project manager.
All things considered, besides technical skills, a PHP developer is expected to come up with their own creative ideas and propose to clients, having the patience to deal with the changing requirements throughout the development process.
While every web development company comprises several departments, and Quality Assurance is a separate team, a PHP developer should not just deliver the code but try to submit the code with fewer bugs, proving it to be the best shot in the first time.
The developers should at least be able to review and test the functionality they have developed, before handing over to the QA team. This saves a lot of time and justifies the skills of an expert PHP developer.
They say that “the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”With many of the development teams, it has been noticed that they believe that good communication skills are not for them, it’s the job of the Project Manager or the Business Analyst. Please strictly avoid hiring a PHP developer/ PHP web development company with this belief. If you’re doing business with clients, you ought to be good at your communication, where good means maintaining transparency, eloquence, the habit of listening and understanding and logical email writing skills.
No PHP expert can generate results without professional and fluent communication with the client, whether on skype, email, voice call or video conference.
When you hire a PHP developer from a web development company, don’t forget to check if they follow an organized, standard approach with project management tools like Jira, Gitlab, Hubstaff so that the tasks can be properly viewed, managed and updated across the team.
Only after the finalization of the prototype and the dedicated developer by the client, they should take off with the project development. During the process, the developers should keep updating the project status and should be readily available to you whenever you need to have a word regarding what’s built, the future plans or any in-between changes to be implemented.
Along with clear communication, the key to finding the right PHP web development partner is the cost estimation. Are they open and upfront with their pricing modules? Is it too expensive or too low?
One thing that all the startups, business groups and enterprises must know that if a company is offering a lower price than the competitor, don’t presume it to deliver a low-quality product. Similarly, if the PHP development company is offering a price too high, it never means that they are overpriced. Rather judge them through their web portfolio, potential clients, client testimonials, websites launched.
Wait to see if they come up with any hidden costs during the development, which was never mentioned before.
You need not wait longer for this to happen. PHP developers at fault can’t desist from their antics but come up with such a surprise cost only in the first phase. Be attentive and prepare in advance.
We believe that these pointers will help you make the best decision to hire PHP developers. At Konstant, we have highly qualified and certified PHP developers, who have delivered successful web development projects loved by clients and their customers.
Since we are a dedicated web and mobile services company, we have all the hardware and software in place, a professional, unruffled, collaborative and flexible work environment,without any worries of paying for overheads.
Get in touch with us. We’d love to be a part of your momentous business journey.
Heena Banga is a Senior Content Developer at Konstant Infosolutions- a globally recognized mobile application development company. She leads marketing and growth initiatives at the company using a mix of technical and business content tactics. Heena also contributes articles to CrowdReviews, OpenSourceForU, Sociableblog, ducttapemarketing, PAYMILL blog. She hopes to enjoy a business conversation onboard a commercial space flight someday. Her ultimate goal is to combine business and writing and go into Advertising.
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