IT service provider for SMEs: software, mobile apps, AI and integrations

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IT service provider for SMEs, This is often what we look for when we have an idea for a product or an operational need... but no technical team to make it happen. In this presentation, Rodolphe explains how Iterates helps companies from 5 to 200 people taking charge of the IT project “from A to Z”, with a pragmatic approach: consultancy, minimal V1, then evolution.

Iterates: for whom and why (SME without technical staff)

Iterates has positioned itself as a service provider for all aspects of IT: development of services, software and applications for companies that do not generally have access to a wide range of services. no technical staff. The aim is to enable the company to focus on your business, Iterates manages the IT in-house and delivers a high-quality product.

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A team of developers in Brussels (Merode) + project management

The company was created by Rodolphe and his co-founder Benoît. Benoît has been a developer since more than 10 years and manages the technical side of the business; Rodolphe is in charge of project management with the team and customers.

Iterates is based in Brussels (Merode), coworking High Five, and the team includes 14 developers (average age ~30 years), with a clear commitment to using recent technologies for the benefit of customers.

Software development: customised central and back-office tools

A large part of our business is software development :

tools central within the company,
or solutions back office (management tools, internal processes, etc.).

When a standard solution doesn't work, the approach described consists of build a customised IT tool adapted to the company's actual operations.

Mobile applications: main product or internal tool (timesheet, maintenance)

Iterates is also an agency that develops tailor-made mobile applications

for a company launching its product (Android / Apple),
or for internal use (e.g. app from timesheet, or app for machine maintenance).

AI: accessible technology, integrated when it serves the need

AI is mentioned as a technology that can be frightening, but which has become accessible for an IT-savvy team. Iterates has positioned itself in the field of AI, and says it wants to integrating AI to go further in resolving needs.

Process optimisation: replace “5 Excel” with a single solution

A very concrete point: Iterates likes to start with a small audit with the company to identify pain points, particularly at operational level. The example given speaks for itself: removing the “5 Excel”The aim is to replace them with a single, clearer and more reliable solution.

360° management: advice, scope reduction, testable V1

The 360° approach described looks like this:

first meeting: understand the requirement, discuss, challenge (“have you thought about that?”, “we can optimise that”, “it will cost less if...”),
propose ideas and reduce the minimum functionality required to test a first version,
develop and “take care of everything”, so that the entrepreneur has a trusted partner for the long term.

To frame a V1/MVP

Integrations & APIs: linking forms, CRM, databases, labels, etc.

A question put to Rodolphe: how do you put a figure on a very operational case where :

a person takes measurements using a form,
it generates a PDF / database information,
this data needs to go into an existing CRM system,
then allow you to print labels to stick to the product.

The answer given: the cost depends very much on what the software already offers, in particular the presence of’API (opening up to the outside world). If there are APIs, the integration can be much faster, It's all about making the links between fields and systems.

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Budget & financing: cost factors + subsidies + €6,000 example

On the question “Does it cost €5,000, €25,000, €100,000?”, Rodolphe explains that each solution is different, but gives a concrete example: a secretary working for several companies wanted to centralise the monitoring of invoices (via accounting tools). The integration, based on Existing APIs, was billed at €6,000 (example cited), with work on linking labels and systems.

It also states:

the first exchange is free of charge,
Iterates can quote a price “fairly quickly” once the requirement has been clarified,
and in Belgium, there are aids/subsidies (Wallonia, Brussels, Flanders) that can reduce the cost of a project (often unknown).

Odoo: does iterates implement it?

One question concerns the implementation of Odoo. The answer is clear: Iterates has not never done it before, Odoo is mentioned as being based on Python, a skill mastered by the team. On the other hand, Iterates has no partnership and is not Odoo certified at this stage.

To remember

Iterates supports companies from 5 to 200 people often without a technical team.
Team in Brussels (Merode), 14 developers, technology-oriented approach.
Offer : customised software, mobile apps, IA, process optimisation.
Approach 360° : consultancy, scope reduction, testable V1, then upgrading.
Integration is highly dependent on APIs tools in place.
Example cited: 6 000 € for integration via existing APIs (invoice cases).
There are subsidies in Belgium that can help finance an IT project.
Free initial discussion + rapid quotation after clarification of requirements.

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