Proof-of-concept projects (POCs) are an excellent, low-risk, way to prove how a new technology or process could change the way you work. Typically lasting from 3-12 months a project might enable you to do something previously thought impractical or impossible, or it may simply increase the efficiency with which a common task can be performed. In general these projects will focus on specific features with maximum potential impact for your business, and they will aim to deliver a demonstration system you can use to inform your evaluation of the new concepts.

A POC might be an extended development programme, where we need to bring cutting edge technology fresh from research papers to deployed systems; or it could be showing how the thoughtful integration of common software packages can simultaneously increase the speed and reliability of data processing. These projects can often form the basis of a new product or an event exhibit. After a POC project has finished we will help you ensure that the experience is put to good use: we can implement and support a full system, help you develop it yourself, or we can work with you and a third party of your choice to roll it out.

Whilst each project is unique, they all provide you with the opportunity to get first hand knowledge and experience of a new technology; whilst minimising both the risk to your business, and interruption to its operations. The project definition and evaluation phases will always require some input from the customer, but the development and implementation can be run with whatever level of involvement you prefer. Typically we work in one of the three ways outlined below, but we are happy to discuss alternatives:

1. Cursive manages the day to day project work and reports periodically to you on the progress.
2. Cursive embeds a small number of our experts with your team(s), they will work on the development alongside your staff, thus ensuring maximum knowledge transfer.
3. Cursive provides consultancy services to help guide the project, our professionals will work with yours on a clear management plan, and they will assist you where necessary to overcome specific technical hurdles.