Demo Meetings: The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
According to the seventh principle of Agile development, “working software is the primary measure of progress.” Before this revolutionary ideal, however, although customers could still in theory be kept informed on the status of their…
P3 Express: A Minimalist and Practical Framework
Effectively managing software projects is no easy feat. It requires discipline, coordination, and bucketloads of determination. Yet this is only made more difficult when paired with an inadequate project management framework. To complicate matters even…
Outsourcing vs Outstaffing: What Is the Difference? (Updated)
Starting a new software project can be a puzzling process fraught with decisions outside one’s area of expertise. While some organisations are blessed with capable IT departments that effectively take care of all their company's…
Last October, Prime Minister Theresa May caused quite a stir in Parliament when she bravely announced to the world that her Brexit deal was “95 percent complete.” The widespread confusion, however, was wholly understandable. After…
POC vs Prototype vs MVP — Steps to Market Readiness
According to a recent study by CB Insights, the #1 reason why startups fail is a lack of market need. This was shown to be the case in approximately 42 percent of all surveyed businesses.…
Our Fail Fast Approach: Turning Failure Into Success
From an early age, we are taught that failure is a bad thing. You should never fail exams, you aim to pass them; you don’t become something in life through a series of floundering events,…
Software Metrics: How We Promote Transparency
If you’ve ever worked on a project where very little — if any — attempt was made to keep everyone involved up to speed with development, then you’ll certainly understand how infuriating this can be.…
Project Estimation at SPG: What to Expect
If you are reading this article, our trusted business analysts have likely agreed to impart upon your project some much-project estimation. And well, you’ve come to the right place! After all, for today’s blog post,…
Project Termination: Why Do You Require a 2-Month Notice?
Today, we are starting a brand new series of articles on some of the questions Software Planet Group are asked the most. Our hope is that these will someday serve to help you quickly refer…
Pitfalls of the Estimation Process
No estimation process can ever be foolproof, and the same is true when dealing with user stories. For this reason, in this article, Software Planet would like to lay out a few of the most…