4 Benefits of Mobile App Prototyping
A mobile app prototype is a working and interactive model of the end product. It communicates the design and navigation of the app to stakeholders in order to maximize the efficiency of the development process. Prototypes bring ideas to life and transform a creative vision into a...
Introducing FoCuS: The Comprehensive Mobile App Prototyping Solution
Mobile app prototyping is a tremendously valuable exercise. It allows you to create a visualization of how your mobile app will function, demonstrate user flows, and give an idea of design and layout. For those who have a good idea of what their mobile strategy is...
An Introduction to Server Testing
What is Server Testing? Server testing verifies that the services you need to develop your apps are working as intended. A testing suite includes a number of test cases that demonstrate not only what is working correctly, but what works when it shouldn’t, for example logging...
How to Manage Software Development Risks in an Agile Environment
Every software project involves elements of risk. Depending on the nature of the project, these risks can vary, but they can typically be grouped into five categories. 5 Types of Software Development Risk Budget Risk: the risk of projects going over budget. Perhaps the most common...
Why Mobile App Deep Linking Matters
What is Mobile Deep Linking? Mobile deep linking (also called mobile app deep linking), is the process of using a URI to link to specific pages or locations within a mobile application. It can be used in a variety of ways – via notifications, email, SMS, social...
The Physical Web: Bringing IoT to The Masses
Last month, support for the Physical Web expanded to Google Chrome for Android devices. With over 800 million Android users now able to experience it (and existing support on iOS 8.0+), the Physical Web is an important step in bringing the Internet of Things (IoT) to a...
Common App Development Challenges That Will Kill Your Project
While every app development project comes with its own challenges, there are a few that tend to surface time and again, regardless of the nature of the project itself. This post looks at three of the most common app development challenges that will kill your...
4 Reasons You’re Missing Product Deadlines
Even with solid planning at project kick-off, experienced project teams with the necessary talent, and seemingly reasonable launch goals, many products still miss delivery deadlines. While this is a reality that’s more common than teams and stakeholders would like, there are steps that can effectively...
The Importance of Flexibility in Agile Development
The project management triangle is comprised of three project constraints or boundaries: time, scope, and cost. The best product companies understand that flexibility is often required on at least one of these boundaries. As needs and objectives evolve, knowing which boundary is flexible lets you...
Deliver Quickly, Deliver Often: Why App Submission is Only The Beginning
Shipping a product is a big benchmark, but initial release is just the beginning. Expecting an app to perform well, drive downloads, and have sustained usage without working to improve the product is a mistake that is all-too-common. The “publish and pray” approach has two major...