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Planning Your Business’s Return to the Office After COVID
Businesses are reopening. Are you ready for your team to return to the office? The beginning of the pandemic forced many organizations to scramble for remote work solutions. Now there are HUGE opportunities for improvement. Read More
How to Evaluate Software Development Estimates
Evaluating software development estimates can be difficult as every estimate will be different. John Horner, Our VP of Software Consulting, will explain why estimates vary and how to select a solution and vendor that fits your specific project needs. Read More
Business Owners, It’s 10:00. Do You Know Where Your Employees Are?
Using “Big Brother” tools to count remote mouse clicks and keyboard presses will only alienate your workforce and get in the way of them actually doing their jobs. Instead, break down work metrics and learn how to keep your team productive without feeling like you're micromanaging. Read More
Be a Contrarian: A Challenge to Business Owners
Outlook truly is everything. If your team feels afraid or unmotivated, or if you’re making business decisions out of fear, you could be missing out on opportunities or making avoidable mistakes. The fact is, if you were doing well before this, you can do well after it, and even through it. Read More
How To Adapt Your Business And Outwork Your Competitors
Even in the worst situations, you can find opportunities to provide help and to do good — for the economy, for society, and for your business. In the face of uncertainty, you can choose to weather the storm or to sell umbrellas. Read More
8 Tips to Help You Adjust to Working From Home
For some of us, working from home is nothing new, but if you're new to it, adjusting can be pretty difficult! I've been working from home since 2014 when I moved back home to India. I know I struggled to adapt to this working from home thing. So, I thought I should write down a few of my experiences and the tips I've learned along the way. Read More
Outworking Your Competition
John Horner, VP of Software Consulting, explains the difference between offensive and defensive approaches to business, the necessity to remain agile, and how businesses have a unique opportunity to make technology work for their business in ways they may have never thought possible. Read More
Keeping Business Operations Running During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The novel Coronavirus represents a grave health risk for many people. Our response, including social distancing, self-quarantining, and even mandated quarantining, is necessary to contain the spread of the virus. As a result, challenges arise in running our businesses and maintaining some semblance of smooth operations. Read More
Native Problem, Web Brain: How to Fix a Problem When You Don’t Understand It’s Core.
Last Friday, I found myself in a scenario that humbled me to the core. I've been a web developer for 6 years, but this challenge reminded me of just how much I DON'T know. This is my philosophical dilemma on the limits of learning, and why you don’t need to know it all to start problem-solving. Read More
Software Needs Discovery: Gathering Information & Refining Your Vision
Software Needs Discovery: The Five-Year-Old Theory If you’ve ever had a conversation with a five-year-old, you’ve likely been caught in the “Why?” trap. It’s the adorable, tiresome, often annoying trait most of us associate with precocious young children, where each answer you provide only leads to another “Why?” or perhaps, to break things up a... Read More
How to Solve the 3 Most Common Remote Employee Challenges
How to Keep Your Remote Employees Connected Winter is here, marking the beginning of the holiday season. Between winter break at schools , bad weather, and vacations to warmer destinations, there can be a lot of distractions that pull employees away from the office. During these winter months, it’s important to accommodate for situations where... Read More
3 Things to do Before Leaving Work for Vacation
Summer is often a time when employees are in and out of the office taking some well-earned vacation time. However, if not handled correctly, vacation time can cause disruption for a business and the employees back at the office. By taking proactive measures and utilizing technology to their advantage, employees going on vacation can minimize... Read More