Category: Development
The 3 most common misconceptions about design in IT product development
by
Marcin Górka
”Well, design in product development will take too much time and money. At the end of the design process, all I’m going to have are a few mockups and still no product. Why should I waste time and money, if I could just start the agile product development process right away?” If you’ve ever thought
What can you expect during a Design Sprint? A brief look into the 5 phases
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Anne Glaesel
In my previous article on Design Sprints, I introduced you to the framework and its benefits. Now I want to take you through all the Design Sprint phases so that you can get a quick idea of how the process looks, what can you expect during those days, and how it aims to increase your
Test and validate your product within 5 days using Design Sprints
by
Anne Glaesel
Imagine that you’ve just had an epiphany and found the solution to an unanswered problem. “This makes a great business idea. I need to build it!”. Wouldn’t you want to fast-forward to the future and see your finished product and how it interacts with its users? The Design Sprint will give you that superpower. With this framework,
How to prepare valuable user stories for your development team
There are many great moments in the life of a Product Owner, such as receiving thanks from stakeholders or the successful deployment of a new product, but this only comes from everyday hard work. And when I think about a Product Owner’s daily duties I always refer to The Scrum Guide for reference. The Product Owner
Building business 3D apps using Unity – is it worth it?
Although we at Setapp have been using Unity for developing non-game apps for some time now, there’s still a lot of dispute online (& offline) on whether Unity is a good-fit for non-game development. Some advocate it, while others find using it for non-game development quite bizarre. Before handing out my verdict on the ‘Unity
6 ultimate reasons to build your educational app with Setapp
Global investments in EdTech are on the rise. 24 percent more in 2017 than in 2016. Smartphones and tablets are getting affordable. And more accessible. The use of VR and AR in education is gaining momentum. 1200 EdTech companies in the UK. Wait a second, isn’t that supposed to be FinTech? Big brother a.k.a FinTech
How to effectively form agile teams in your company
Many of us work in software development companies that use agile practices and frameworks. For most of us, it works well, and we’re satisfied with the results. However, most agile frameworks are not complete methodologies, and therefore don’t include solutions to all of the problems. For example, how to form new teams, how to educate
Four valuable practices for a better code review
Agile is all about constant improvements. We do retrospectives, we improve our delivery pipelines, we make our work more transparent, and we also do code quality improvements. The most famous code quality improvement practice is code review. Code review is basically a process of verifying and improving your code quality. It not only helps you
How to effectively use timeline to plan and monitor your sprint
The Scrum Guide™ states that the outcome of a sprint planning event should be a list of Product Backlog Items (PBIs) and a plan on how to deliver them. Similar to other things in the Scrum framework, a concrete definition of what the plan should look like is not provided. Authors of the Scrum framework
6 mistakes you should avoid when starting a new digital project
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Anne Glaesel
If you have ever managed or worked within a team that’s delivering a digital project then you’ve probably come across the frustration of meeting the deadline and controlling software development costs. We certainly have and there were many reasons why we encountered problems, but we learnt from our mistakes. Why do teams struggle or fail? There