Software development teams can keep builds on budget and on task by reducing or eliminating technical debt. In a perfect world, developers would fix all known bugs with each iteration—but we all know that seldom happens. Often, each release begins a new phase where the team focuses on exciting feature development, often leaving clean-up work […]
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Why a Great Web Experience Starts with a Wireframe
A good website is the front line of a business or brand. A user-friendly design can bring new customers, up your conversion rate, and give your users an overall satisfaction in their experience with your brand. A great website starts with a good wireframe, and here’s why. What is a Wireframe? A wireframe is a […]
Why Successful Businesses Build Custom Software
Many business owners have been trying to retrofit their entrepreneurial operations by adopting new software in an effort to remain at the forefront of an ever-changing market. Despite the increasing importance of software in the business world today, however, many entrepreneurs are struggling when it comes to finding the right option for their niche industry. […]
Don’t Fear the Rookie: Why Junior Developers are Good for Your Software Project
A dedicated team is the essence of a long-term relationship between a customer and a vendor. So you are careful about choosing the people who will work for you. You personally interview every candidate. You are willing to accept only the best. So how do the newbies who barely understand what’s going on fit into […]
AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud: Choose Wisely for Enterprise App Development
Enterprise companies around the world have made the switch from self-hosted infrastructure to public cloud configurations. While most enterprises will always need some on-premise technology, they are developing their applications directly in the cloud. This allows the development teams to stay product focused, rather than having to work on the infrastructure to support the application. […]
Crucial Elements to Creating and Marketing Successful Apps
Having a mobile app makes it easier for customers to engage with your brand, but it’s not as simple as most people think. Simply making an app for your company won’t guarantee its success. You’ll also need to make sure your app has what it takes to beat the competition—and that your customers know it […]
What Will It Take to REALLY Outsource Your Project Successfully?
Outsourcing a software development project can be a miracle that helps you avoid delayed delivery, reduce costs, tap into a new technology, and scale significantly faster than if you’d relied on local resources. It can also be a complete disaster that leads to project failure and an overblown budget. Two drastically different outcomes following the […]
How to Mold Managers That Propel Your Business Success
Here’s a shocking fact of U.S. businesses: Leadership training doesn’t typically happen until managers have been on the job for some 10 years. I think it’s easy to understand why this is so. Very often individuals sort of “morph” or evolve into management positions. It can happen several different ways: The organization grows and a successful […]
3 Essentials of Successful Software Development
When you’re trying to deliver a new product to market, you’re probably focused on just that: the product. What is it? What does it do? Why does it need to exist? Who’s going to use it? Is there a sufficient market to sustain this business model? All of these questions demand answers before you can […]
Do This to Effectively Narrow Scope and Trim the Fat Off Your Next Development Project
Whether you’re a budding startup, a well-known enterprise, or anything in between, scope creep can be a serious problem, especially when trying to go from a napkin sketch to a working piece of software or mobile application. In any software or mobile app development project, it’s crucial to have a clearly defined scope of work […]
