Monday 26 September 2016

No Five from Prince George: Getting back to basics of expectations



That’s really low five: not just for Justin Trudeau but also for British Prince George. Oh well if you haven’t seen this one, The Canadian prime minister was shut down while trying to greet Britain’s Prince George on the runway when the royal family arrived for their tour of British Columbia.

I guess now you are wondering why this news is published at a Technology Company’s blog, bear with me on the analogy here.  What Prince George did or didn’t has nothing to do with British reserve or any other predictions that’s been going on in the news outlets. With due respect Prince George is a child, and every child has its own inhibitions when it comes to greeting strangers. He being Prince has created a huge expectation out of him and that of his actions. While his action is completely justifiable it still creates a stir, an awkward media scene and juicy scoop for journalists.

Expectations out of a child and that of a small company is no different. And that’s what I want to talk to you about, getting back to the basics of expectations. We are a Company based in Singapore with expandable workforce. And often like the situation mentioned above, high expectations are set for us from our stake holders, employees and also from our clients. All expectations are justified, for high expectation means we are regarded high from the other party’s mind. However, there are few things we can do to tackle the low five moments of a project when it comes to setting the expectations.


Freezing Requirements:

They say walking on water and meeting high requirement is possible, if both are frozen. Often it is difficult to foresee all the requirements when it comes to creating a custom software development project. However, it’s imperative to freeze at least the fundamentals to ensure the right expectation is set.


Closure:

Any brainstorming session or requirement gathering meeting can throw several options for delivering a business task. After all that discussion it’s important to agree on one of several objectives to carry out the task. Closure not just means agreeing on the aspects of the project but also ensuring a clean delivery timeline and responsibility chart is made. As Rachel of FRIENDS would say that’s what I call “a Closure”.


Evolving Timeline:

Even writing about it is such a critical task. While the project evolves, so does the requirements. The basic requirements such as a simple numeric field can become a calculated complex output algorithm. It’s wise to revisit the timeline and decide what needs to go on for the first release and also agree on the changes to the overall timeline.


Get back to Basics:

There is no secret ingredient to delivering projects with high expectations on the desired timeline. In fact, it’s all in the basics of agreeing to requirements, closure, Timeline negotiation and a practical project discussion from both parties.  From signing the requirement document to creating a custom made test cases, any custom software development project is a collaborative and immense learning process for both parties. And just like low five, sometimes it’s all about having perspective and turning those awkward situations into moments of understanding the differences, and finding workarounds in completing the common goals.

On a totally unrelated note, this is our 100th blog post! and I wish to thank all those who have supported us in this journey.There you go folks, perhaps you might be interested to know more about the cost of custom software or the importance of Analytics & Reporting.  Customized Software Development is a cake walk with the right consultant. Contact us at the below numbers / email to get a free no obligation quote for your custom requirement. Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!



Srivatsan Aravamudan
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Thursday 8 September 2016

iPhone 7 & Sinking Business Titanic Ships



















Welcome to the era of people waking up, excited to know about the advancement in the technology. Yet another iphone with latest features. While I lean towards android any day, one cannot stop the comparison of features and finding the best of all sides. User centric design was always the no 1 priority of Apple and the latest model iphone 7 and 7 plus features proves that once again. Water & dust resistant, dual powerful camera, stereo speakers and faster performance. Did I forget about the storage increase? I am sure we all want that.

Apart from the debates of which mobile phone is the best, we must understand a lot goes into the process of releasing a new model, more so with giants like Apple or Samsung.  The hardware and software chosen comes out of years of hard work in research, for example the dust and water resistant functionality. Increased processing speed or the way pictures are processed internally requires countless hours of software engineering and development. Simply put when the expectations go higher so does the effort to deliver.

We are in rapid tech environment where everything is moving at an exponential speed. Mobile apps developers are on constant “catch me if you can” race with different new models of mobile. And every new mobile phone brings along zillion possibilities for apps developers, based on its advantages and limitations. Users would always want more and find a way to Jailbreak, or install added security apps like password box, Roboform etc. Now couple that with instant pay features like NFC and retail payment, accounting and banking apps. Bear with me here for the conclusion, I am in the same frenzy as you are while imagining the future of such massive tech run world.

Mobile has replaced literally everything around us from simple calculator, radio, music system, digital camera, gaming, entertainment systems, to banking, business operations and a lot more. This is much harder game for Business owners, to walk the pace with technology and to reach out to its customers in their most preferred channel.  Investing in Technology has never been so vital than today, no matter what you are selling to your customers. Either you run the race or you perish, and we have seen brands becoming overnight titanic ships.

Business needs to include IT investments on their budget to ensure consistent, reliant services to its customers via mobile. While the external customers are important, even the employees need to be invested with enterprise apps and mobility to ensure they in turn provide the best of best services. Partnering with right Technology consultant can help you with it. I welcome you to start that discussion today while we are still at the crossroads of this tech revolution. Have a fantastic day!





Srivatsan Aravamudan
General Enquiries
:
info@psibertech.com.sg
Sales Enquiries
:
sales@psibertech.com.sg
Telephone
:
+65 62689551
Fax
:
+65 62689858
Public Relations and Social Media Manager

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