Who are your customers, and what do they want from your product? If they don’t like it, your product won’t sell. Everything you do to create your product will be wasted if you don’t start first with your customer. You probably already think you know your customers....
Software development methodologies – How to create and manage a great team
So you’ve worked out what kind of application you need to create, and now it’s time to build the team to do it. What you do now will have a profound effect on the success of your development. For the sake of this discussion, I’ll focus on the composition of the team,...
Managing software development: A primer
More and more, managing software development is a necessary skill for all sorts of CEOs who never thought they would ever have to deal with creating software. We are well into the age of the Internet of Things; that’s one reason. A product that once stood on its own...
Handing off outsourced product development to Applied Visions: What to expect
When a company wants to develop an application but doesn’t have the technical knowledge to do so, working with a product developer is usually the best way to get it done. It’s less expensive in the long term than hiring an extensive in-house team, and hunting for...
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...