You’ve decided that you need to develop a software application. Easy enough, all you have to do is hire a programmer right? Wrong. When it comes to successful application development, programmers, no matter how good, aren’t experienced in all of the things that make...
Outsourcing your mobile app development? Avoid these 5 mistakes
In the digital age, mobile apps are an engaging and intuitive way to reach consumers. If your business is choosing to outsource application creation, it is important to choose the right development company. A team of six to 10 people can spend at least six months...
Software development management: Building a “talent retention” environment
A challenge common to all teams is particularly important to software development management today: how do you keep good employees around? How do you make your organization appealing to the best developers? The demand for talented developers is high so you want to...
Why a software development strategy focused on your goals and your user’s goals will help you take full advantage of market opportunities
The luckiest and most prepared owners and managers of companies both large and small know how to take advantage of new opportunities sooner than their competitors. These days, that often means developing a software application for internal use or for use by your...
How effective development methodologies can save you when things go south
Things are bound to happen during development. There will be an unexpected problem that comes up, and unfortunately—because application development has so many moving parts—a problem in one area can have a cascading domino effect throughout an entire project. If your...
Which development platform should you use?
How do you make sure you pick the right development platform for your application? We run into this question a lot from non-technical managers who want to make sure that they’re making the right decision. If you ask a programmer, the answer may be, “What I am used to...