February 19, 2018 8:56 am | Leave your thoughts
A conversation we have with clients at the beginning of a website development project is about when the copy will be written. One common misconception is that you can design the website, with sections full of “lorem ipsum”, in the knowledge that this can be filled out later with the real copy. The most important...
December 15, 2017 8:54 am | Leave your thoughts
We sometimes work with clients that are new to software development. This might be because they’ve worked in other areas of their business, or because they are involved with a start-up, which of needs a website that will be an integral part of the business. “What Process?” We’ve talked about ways of specifying systems previously...
April 19, 2017 8:51 am | Leave your thoughts
Part 3: Planning and the ‘Long Tail’ At The Bridge we both manage and consult on website and software development projects for many industries, including financial markets, media, automotive, and government. Whatever the industry, I’ve noticed a number of recurring pitfalls. Note that I’m assuming at least a basic level of project management, for example...
April 12, 2017 8:48 am | Leave your thoughts
Part 2: Estimates and Resources At The Bridge we both manage and consult on website and software development projects for many industries, including financial markets, media, automotive, and government. Whatever the industry, I’ve noticed a number of recurring pitfalls. Note that I’m assuming at least a basic level of project management, for example a plan,...
April 11, 2017 8:42 am | Leave your thoughts
Part 1: Content and Stakeholders At The Bridge we both manage and consult on website and software development projects for many industries, including financial markets, media, automotive, and government. Whatever the industry, I’ve noticed a number of recurring pitfalls. Note that I’m assuming at least a basic level of project management, for example a plan,...
January 25, 2017 4:22 pm | Leave your thoughts
You want to build specialised software for your business. So you design, plan, build and you’re done, just like building a house, right? I used to hear this a lot from our clients in the Finance Industry, although not so much these days since Agile has become more popular. So why isn’t it the same?...
December 23, 2016 4:18 pm | Leave your thoughts
You may have heard about it over the past few years. Launch is planned for the second half of 2017 and interest is certainly heightened. I won’t provide an explanation of the concept here – the New Payments Platform Australia website www.nppa.com.au launched in December provides plenty clear information and many useful references and videos....
November 20, 2016 4:06 pm | Leave your thoughts
The Cloud has steadily revolutionised our world in recent years, perhaps in a quieter way than smart phones and Social Media. It’s a very broad subject, and I won’t attempt to cover all areas. I’ll focus on a number of small to medium sized clients that we know, and can add insight based on our...
October 20, 2016 4:00 pm | Leave your thoughts
You’ve decided you need a system developed, or perhaps a new website. What next? How do you turn your business objectives into clear instructions for software developers to create a system that will fulfil your needs? 1 Write a Spec The traditional approach is still used widely. Sometimes it’s used in conjunction with other approaches,...
September 23, 2016 3:49 pm |
Seymour is simple solution to a common problem – how to move data held in spreadsheets onto your website in an automated way. The graph below was produced by Seymour. The Problem For years we’ve seen organisations such as Fund Managers go through a manual daily process of receiving Unit Price and performance data from...