E-Boat hackathon
Just a few days ago we had the pleasure to participate in the E-Boat startup accelerator, organized by EIT Health. Our role was to support startups in the process of developing new mobile applications for the healthcare area, with particular emphasis on universal design. A week aboard a schooner Kapitan Borchardt, a seagoing cruise from […]
Grzegorz Papaj, 30 September 2019
Programming of microcontrollers and other equipment
There is a particular group of projects that we love to engage with. Each new topic from this group ignites hope amongst our programmers, who line themselves up for the chance of taking it on or at least to find out what will be the subject of the new enterprise. It’s all about hardware projects. […]
Piotr Lewandowski, 10 September 2019
IT product development – scaling up
I was motivated to write this article by the situation of our last clients who, despite stemming from various lines of business, have a lot in common. It is significant that our paths intersected just when their products had succeeded. After all, that’s how business works. Every success is followed by a number of new […]
What is the benefit from an experienced Senior Developer?
Experienced developer in IT industry is indisputable value in every company. However, it is necessary to think about what tasks should be assigned to such expert. Very often companies makes basic mistake hiring a such specialist to write a regular code and to do other relatively simple tasks. They don’t profit from potential of this […]
Grzegorz Papaj, 24 July 2019
How to write a good software requirements specification (SRS)?
Creating a good software requirements specification (SRS) significantly increases the chance that a result of the IT project will meet the needs of a client. However, many people find it quite difficult to create a specification which can be understandable and clear to the team of developers involved in the project. So how to write […]
Grzegorz Papaj, 1 July 2019
Where do delays in IT projects come from?
Exceeding the deadline is a quite common thing in IT projects. The Pmreaserch.pl research shows that, as many as 61% of projects are completed over time, just 33% on time and only 6% ahead of schedule. Thereby, the assessment of the effectiveness of project implementation by commissioning party is usually quite low. What are the […]
Grzegorz Papaj, 12 June 2019
When is it worth rewriting a system using new technology?
There is no one clear answer to the question whether it is better to improve an existing system or create one from scratch using new technology. Every time the answer must be suitable for a specific situation, taking both technical details and business issues into account. When is it better to rewrite the app from […]
Grzegorz Papaj, 23 May 2019
SharePoint intranet and websites
SharePoint is powerful instrument allowing for cooperation and data exchange. A long time before cloud computing era, corporations and smaller companies were allowed to manage the access to company data in application and websites. Content presentation in the form of websites accessible from a browser is a solution known to everyone who even occasionally works […]
Piotr Lewandowski, 7 May 2019
Three pillars of good IT project manager
Managing IT projects requires having specific skills. Pursuing of success on the market cannot be only based on technical knowledge of project manager; programming knowledge and gained experience aren’t everything. Equally important in team leadership are interpersonal skills, thorough knowledge of the industry specifics and also individual business goals of every client. The main purpose […]
Grzegorz Papaj, 23 April 2019