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Frankly speaking, humans are really bad at making estimates. Especially, absolute estimates. Which is why estimation is often called an Art of Guessing. Fortunately, agile story points are here to fix this.

• 7-8 min read
• September 30, 2021
• by Evgeniy

If you are a founder or CEO of a company, you will undoubtedly attest that innovation and software implementation is a top priority for any business. It is the software that helps improve the company’s performance and stay ahead of the competition. Today’s top priority is transforming the way software teams work and the value...

• 12-13 min read
• August 06, 2021
• by Ksenija

Software product development is a massive and complicated process that consists of several clearly defined steps that are commonly called software development life cycle (SDLC). The number of details this process includes is really vast and varies depending on the project specifics. Hence, we have decided to gather the most effective ways of organizing the...

• 18-19 min read
• July 20, 2021
• by Anastasiia Mikula

The end goal of any software development is a successful release of the ready made solution.  The release is one of the most important and anticipated events in the software development lifecycle. Preparing for release can take a lot of time and effort, involving the entire team and stakeholders. So the question is – can...

• 13-14 min read
• August 11, 2020
• by Tetiana Kovalenko

To make a brilliant app idea a reality, you not only need a bunch of professional programmers. Organizing teamwork and establishing effective communication are equally important aspects that have a significant impact on the final results. This is especially applicable if you plan to build a complex solution and a development process is expected to be...

• 8-9 min read
• May 02, 2020
• by Ivanna

The world is speeding up and being in touch with the market requires from entrepreneurs to act fast and respond to new challenges swiftly. Meanwhile, the waterfall software development model frequently depicted as a brake that slows the progress. While more and more companies praise a customer-centric approach they are trying to make software products...

• 5-6 min read
• April 25, 2020
• by Alexandra Rostovtseva

There are two main questions that each client asks prior to starting development of software product: How fast it can be done and How much it’ll cost. While each company prepares time & cost estimation, there are no possible ways to come up with exact figures that will remain intact until the end of the...

• 4-5 min read
• January 16, 2020
• by Alexandra Rostovtseva

When it comes to software development, a final result is always influenced by numerous factors. The first things that pop up in minds are budget, expertise of software engineers, time limits, efficiently set workflow and effective communication between a client and a development team. Yet, there is also one aspect that is as important as...

• 7-8 min read
• July 23, 2019
• by Ivanna

You have probably already heard a lot about Scrum being the most efficient methodology for software development. However, nowadays, there are a lot of other frameworks that help teams organize their work — all having their pros and cons. And it’s not always easy to see the differences between them and figure out what would...

• 8-9 min read
• April 09, 2019
• by Ivanna