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"There has to be a better way"

Ridgehead was actually founded out of frustration and curiosity.

After several years of working in the software development industry, the founders of Ridgehead were not satisfied with their professional lives. There were too many sleepless nights, too many projects in crisis, too many poor budgeting decisions, too many birthdays and anniversaries celebrated in front of a computer monitor.

They grew tired of all of these problems, fighting with bureaucrats who did not understand the true nature of the problems, and opportunities, that are part of some standard software development shops.

They thought there had to be a better way to develop software.

The founders looked for a company that already implemented these ideas, but such a company did not exist. They realized they must start their own company to achieve the best in software development: quality, human resources, technology, and customer satisfaction. And, thus, Ridgehead Software was born.

While there is no "magic wand" in software development, Ridgehead employs the key elements of great software development:

• Robust software engineering techniques,

• The fundamentals of software development processes,

• Quantitative controls,

• The importance of good technical management of software projects

With years of experience we have learned something more: the human element is fundamental to software development. We've learned that the customer must be involved at all steps of the process. It's not enough for developers to use the best technologies to develop software if no one buys or uses it. This belief lead Ridgehead to its key principle: "Customer satisfaction is fundamental."

After many years in the software development environment, the founders looked for a company that already implemented these ideas but such a company did not exist. The founders realized they must start their own company, Ridgehead Software, to achieve the best in software development: quality, human resources, technology, and customer satisfaction. So far, the venture is going extremely well.