As a product owner you have a vision for the final product. However, it sometimes turns out that it’s impossible to carry out the development process strictly as you planned. You have to create a new actionable plan together with your development team. In this article we share our lessons learned over the 8 years of working with clients. We will also shed some light on the risks associated with poor communication during this step. Learn how to keep a smooth transition from ideas to outcomes.
Read more
Are you having problems with adding new features to your project easily? Are you unable to quickly make significant changes to the project? Maybe you spent a lot of money and aren’t seeing results from the development team? As a product owner, you might want to rewrite the application from scratch. Take a look at the possible advantages and disadvantages of such a solution and make a wise decision.
Read more
Okay, so you have an idea for a product. Congratulations - you’ve just made your first step on the path to success. But it also means that it’s time for your first important decision — who should be in charge of developing your product. Basically, you have three options: hire a full time talent for your in-house development team, bring in a software consulting agency like Netguru or go for freelance contractors.
Read more
Netguru has worked with dozens of clients, ranging from startups to big corporations, for more than 8 years now. One of the key strategic decisions for any organisation thinking about software development is whether to hire full-time employees, freelance contractors or an agency like Netguru. Here are my tips on calculating the cost of each option, and what to look for when discussing pricing with agencies.
Read more
So the moment has finally come — you’re looking for a software consulting agency. You not only want them to build your product but would also like to receive advice on the best way to do it. You want an agency that will take you by the hand, guide you through the process and offer you some solutions to guarantee the best possible results for your project. Take a look at this list of things you should check before making a decision which agency to choose.
Read more
Imagine the following situation: you're in a hurry and have a lot tasks to do. The clock is ticking but your to-do list is not getting any smaller. And now you’ve realized that forgot to write down some tasks. Sounds familiar? In my previous article I shared some thoughts on how to cope with information overload. In this piece, I'd like to tell you about some mind-calming practices we all need but which we tend to forget about in our hectic lives.
Read more
Netguru switched from Master to Pull Request flow on GitHub quite some time ago. You can read a developer's perspective on this change here. But now it’s time to explain it for those of you who do not necessarily code each day. Let’s go!
Read more
.jpg?width=100&name=Kuba%202%20k%20(1).jpg)
Designing web and mobile applications is a complex process, which consists of multiple stages. The complexity of the process makes it very easy to make seemingly insignificant mistakes. Unfortunately, those mistakes can have serious consequences, even though they might seem small and unimportant at first – for instance, an unnecessary line of code. In order to minimise the risk of making such deceptively harmless mistakes, it is crucial to create processes and procedures. Below, you will find what the key features of an efficient process are and how we create procedures in Netguru.
Read more
London and Silicon Valley are the strongest tech talent magnets in Europe and the US respectively. The best engineers flock to work there. However, it doesn't mean they are up for grabs for just about any company out there. They get immediately scooped up by the strongest players in the market and never become available again.
Read more
London. Home to red buses, black taxis, and one of the most inspiring and exciting hubs for tech startups and innovation the world has to offer. Check out this ultimate directory of startup venues every London startup mind should know.
Read more
