Broken trust is holding back software development

To develop an idea into your own bespoke software requires trust. You need to trust that the team you choose are the right people for your particular project.

You need to have faith that they can interpret your high-level concept and translate it into a detailed project brief that functions as just how you expect.

But what is this trust based on?

Most software development projects are based on recommendations and reviews from others, a convincing website, or even just SEO rankings. This doesn’t guarantee quality or that this team is most effective for your project.

If you’re not an expert in software development, building an idea and crafting all the components required is a leap of faith.

But, businesses don’t run on trust. They require detailed expected outcomes and confirmed costs and timelines. Small businesses need to perform due diligence and demonstrate that the software will justify the investment.

Many businesses will opt not to build bespoke software because they fear the escalating costs and spiraling timelines associated with outsourced projects.

And developers need to trust their employers, too. They need to be sure that their expectations are realistic and that the specifications of the project won’t change during the development. Payment disputes are common.

The final delivery is decided by the client so justifiable differences between expectation and reality can escalate into disputes. For developers working with outsourced clients, they have to project manage the client as well as build the software.

We’re changing this.

Engineer.ai is a seamless AI-driven platform that allows anyone to build bespoke software, just as they imagined. The user-focused project builder removes the gap between expectation and reality and takes away the onus on trust that is currently disrupting the industry.

Our project builder, instead, offers a unique model of producing specifications puts our clients at ease. Why? They can be assured every feature they can expect from their software.

How? Let’s get specific. We use an app as an example here, however, we don’t just do apps, we call it bespoke software.

• Instead of unique specifications drawn by hand or by a designer, features are auto populated.
• These features are based on a simple description of the apps’ purpose and uses existing app as an example.
• Drag-and-drop UI confirms the specification. AI then adjusts the price and timeline based on the changes made.
• And! Draft prototypes let customers engage with their app before it’s completed. Because using an app is better than seeing it on a screen and trying to imagine how you’ll engage with it.

The result? Clients no longer need to trust that dev teams understand exactlywhat they want, and dev teams won’t have to hope their interpretation of the brief will be accepted by the client.

The most suitable dev team contributors (based globally or in your timezone) are automatically matched to projects and all work is managed by smart contract where deliverables and milestones are measured before payments are released.

Building bespoke software then becomes a simple transaction that matches simple, defined deliverables with a clear and accountable payment system.

The NAYA token: a distributed platform for trust

To remove the need for trust, Engineer.ai built a development ecosystem based on ERC-20 utility token. The NAYA token is effectively a digital escrow service. Payments for development work are locked up in smart contracts until delivery has been verified by multiple, independent sources.

Rather than increasing trust between parties, Engineer.ai will remove the need for trust entirely. Expectations will be clear, and there will be financial incentives to meet all milestones and project expectations.

Tokenized developer scores ensure the best quality of work and match the most adept workers to particular projects.

A weekly deposit of NAYA tokens ensures that contributors receive payment for successful work and the immutable ledger of the blockchain can demonstrate asset-ownership and code histories without any doubt.

Our library of code is the final key to our ecosystem as it prevents duplicate work. Clients can trust that their project is being built without wasting time and resources building components that already exist, such as a Facebook login, or more complicated elements such as payment gateways or searchable databases.

The NAYA token ensures that the original developer receives the licensing fee for these components, creating a fair and more efficient ecosystem for project development.

Engineer.ai is removing risk when it comes to software development. We’re building an ecosystem with an atomic-level attention to detail for every stage of the process.

Gaps between communication, the knowledge between client and contributor, payment disputes, and delivery variability will all be removed from the process of building a bespoke software.

We want to make any business feel confident that they can build their idea and make sure that their idea is successful. We want to match the millions of unused developer hours to projects that can use them.

To see how the NAYA token will make software development more successful and more accountable, read our white paper and register for the token sale here. Or, if you prefer to create your own successful, bespoke software? Check out our ultra simple Builder tool on Engineer.ai.

Have you seen our CEO Sachin Duggal’s recent winning pitch from the ICORating event in New York City? Check it out here.