Developing a grammar and package as a framework to nucleate the productionalization of IP and methods within a team

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Motivation

A research team’s data preparation and analysis methods represent some of its most valuable intellectual property. Encoding these into a common library allows teams to productionalize their workflows and benefit from each others’ expertise. All too often, however, that library becomes difficult to update and extend as the team’s practices evolve—and before long, team members are back to rolling their own, siloed software capabilities.

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Solution

Plinth’s solution starts with software design. Instead of a disparate, simple collection of scripts, we craft a cohesive software framework around your team’s methods — complete with an extensible, consistent grammar/syntax and thorough, accessible documentation that enables team members to contribute from day one. Far from being black boxes, our software packages are meant to be extended and adapted as your team grows, ensuring that they will continue to support you in the long term. Because the client owns their code base, they don’t feel constrained or suffer from “vendor lock in” - something that stifles scientific progress.

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Impact

Plinth creates lasting, intuitive software frameworks that empower teams to collaboratively refine and standardize their methods while reducing onboarding time for new members. With Plinth’s solutions, research teams can quickly generate reliable insights at scale, making use of their valuable IP for years to come independent of software vendor.

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