# Custom Research Software Development | VCESR

Source: https://www.vcesr.com/services/research-software-development

# Custom research software development

We build software for teams whose research work spans data, analysis and reporting. We start with the existing workflow and identify where a dashboard, integration or dedicated application would make it easier to run and maintain.

[Describe your research workflow](https://www.vcesr.com/contact?service=research-software-development)

## What we build

-   **Dashboards and reporting tools** that make data and assumptions visible to the people using the results.
-   **Research applications** that take a study through input, analysis, review and export.
-   **Integrations and workflow automation** that pass data between existing tools and reduce manual handoffs.

We agree how data enters the tool, where it runs and who maintains it. We can test a representative workflow in a prototype and plan deployment, documentation, training and handover as part of the scope.

## A research workflow in Causal Capybara

In [Causal Capybara](https://www.vcesr.com/causal-capybara), a researcher can assign the treatment, outcome and comparison variables, inspect diagnostics, and compare estimates before exporting a script or report. The screenshot shows actual analyses on generated teaching data.

![Causal Capybara compares three treatment-effect estimates, with the research question and assumptions alongside the results.](https://www.vcesr.com/assets/capybara-results-1680.3ad73d0120.webp)

The study question, variables and method stay with the result. The local analysis workflow can be reviewed without using the optional remote assistant.

For a commissioned workflow, these are useful design questions: Which choices should a reviewer see? What needs to be reproducible from the export? Which data must stay in the team's environment?

## When is a custom tool the right choice?

Start with [Feldsberg Workspace](https://www.vcesr.com/feldsberg-workspace) if you need a shared place for projects, LaTeX and research knowledge. Discuss a custom build if your team needs a distinct analysis workflow, a data integration or a tool with specific hosting and handover requirements.

Tell us who will use it, what tools they use today, where the data lives and what they need to produce.

[Describe your research workflow](https://www.vcesr.com/contact?service=research-software-development)