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Find resources and ideas that help you improve strategy and collaboration, deliver more effectively, and create high-performing teams that generate results. These are the tools and resources our teams use to maximize business value for our clients. We hope they do the same for you!
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By outsourcing BaaS and custom software development, banks can focus on what they do best and deliver the best service to their consumers.
What are the best tools for gathering user data and feedback on your MVP? Here are our top ten effective tools for requesting user feedback.
If you're looking for a piece of advice on how to promote a minimum viable product, this is our best one: Go for something minimal.
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Still not seeing the value of the MVP approach? These are 9 companies that implemented a minimum viable product in their development process.
The MVP approach allows you to test your idea, get feedback from users, and adapt your design as needed to suit customers.
In order to "work smarter, not harder," tech leaders test many tools and strategies and track what works best.
Is beta testing a thing of the past? See what we and other Forbes Technology Council members think about the future of beta testing in this article.
16 Forbes Technology Council members share their favorite resources that help them boost their leadership skills.
Hospitality providers store their customers' sensitive data, which makes cyber security a critical concern against data breaches.
Everything from financial transactions to entertainment could benefit from blockchain technology in the hospitality industry. Learn more here.
APIs in the hospitality industry are being used to improve external experiences and internal processes. Learn more here.
eBooks and Templates
Gain control over your software development strategy and processes with these valuable resources.
Product Strategy
Go to market on a predictable schedule with strategic insight
We’ll teach you how to ship your software faster by exploring popular feature prioritization strategies and frameworks.
When your potential feature list is massive, RICE offers a framework to know what matters most.
Most companies spend weeks or months considering new ideas to bring to market. Google Design Sprint allows a team to create thorough, effective concepts in just 5 days.
Deciding what features to include at launch is vital. Kano Analysis is the tool that helps you do it correctly.
User flow deals with the actual steps involved in interacting with an app or website. Journey mapping, on the other hand, deals with the entire user journey. Read more to learn about the key differences between the two.
Choosing from among the many different approaches to software testing and quality can be mind numbing. Watch this webinar to learn our secrets!
Agile Process
Gain insight into our approach to agile and Scrum
Learn how this approach to agile of dividing your work into "discovery" and "delivery" tracks can save you time and money while developing better software products.
There are many feature prioritization frameworks. Here is a simple but very effective one.
When your Daily Scrum is only 15 minutes, how do you best address impediments that the team is facing or is foreseeing? Enter the Parking Lot.
The Internet of Behaviors is the connectedness of consumers data across multiple devices. From smart wearables, to phones, to social media, learn how agile will shape how consumer data will be used in the future.
Large companies solve large, complex problems. And with lots of people working on the same or similar problems, there’s a need to organize and coordinate activities. Is scaling agile possible?
In agile software development, timing is everything. Here we explore the elements you need to overcome to consistently ship early.
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