
Agile vs. Waterfall: Which project management approach is better for your software project?
Spoiler: The development project management approach you should employ is not always straightforward — it depends on your project and your business needs.
Spoiler: The development project management approach you should employ is not always straightforward — it depends on your project and your business needs. How municipal, provincial and federal government agencies can — and should invest in digitization and digitalization. Agriculture Canada has made it clear: sustainability is a must in food production. Fortunately, digital transformation can help mitigate environmental concerns, as well as optimize productivity. Canada (and Canadian businesses) need 5G access to compete nationally and globally — here’s how your business can take advantage of this emerging tech. Without a data management strategy, construction companies risk falling behind, failing to optimize project outcomes and performance overall Every company needs to embrace digital transformation in order to compete, these days. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they must start with AI. Digitize manual record-keeping to increase efficiency, as well as reduce stress, better manage data and improve worker safety. Updating a traditionally manual process in healthcare makes it easier to retain overburdened hospital staff and better serve patients. To compete in a rapidly evolving industry, banking, wealth management, and investment companies must build digital products that appeal to new customer expectations. As healthcare systems face labour shortages and other challenges, patients expect telehealth, digital communications and other tech-enabled health services as the norm. For many companies, maintaining the status quo of their businesses is no longer a viable option. Those who want stability and growth opportunity are turning to Toronto. Should your business use a no-code or low-code platform? What are the cautions in doing so? This explainer will walk through the pros and cons, from a non-technical perspective. Economic growth in and around Vancouver is driven by environmental awareness, investment and digital transformation. Product development and business growth advice from the head of Canada’s largest freelance platform LaunchPad doesn’t just focus on coding skills — it also helps participants up-skill in areas like business logic, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving. By accessing data that already exists, the health sector can improve patient care and business outcomes Look ahead at some of the next-gen tech that might impact your business going forward. The latest from the 2022 Collision Conference. The rapidly growing development company is looking for like-minded partners to expand their core offering and provide a suite of specialty tech services. Invest in a people-centric business model to grow a digital tech business. Tech companies are growing faster than ever, it’s time to focus on talent. Energy sector workers are considering the opportunities available in the tech sector as demand for tech talents skyrockets. Designing for problems instead of people, and taking an inclusive design approach are key to designing best-in-class digital products, says Craig Saila. Alex Schleifer shares insights learned from a career in design, and why Mario Bros. is a perfect example of simplicity. A key digital transformation strategy for the auto sector should be inspiring customers to complete more of their purchase journey online Extended reality (XR) is the new frontier in immersive experiences and audience engagement, and to be successful it’s all about storytelling. Alberta-based tech companies hope that the local government will give full-on support to the tech sector by allocating some budget to programs and policies. Energy sector workers are considering the opportunities available in the tech sector as demand for tech talents skyrockets. 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Innovation strategist Diana Rhoten shares details on how human-centered design thinking drives business success and thoughtful development. Alberta announces “The Accelerated Tech Pathway” for highly-skilled tech talents with a job offer in the province to have faster visa processing. Four development trends will dominate 2022. Here’s what you need to know about on-demand apps, rebuilds, cryptocurrency, and the metaverse. Your legacy IT infrastructure is costing you too much, and slowing growth and innovation. Here are three ways microservices can help. Unfortunately some developers bait and switch to land clients, or hide details that are important to the success of a project. Here’s how to avoid the bad ones. We owe this milestone to our amazing clients who show us their overwhelming trust and support. Working with them to build innovative digital products is the motivation behind everything we do at Vog. Flaws were found when the Alberta-developed app was scrutinized by emergency reduction advocates. Hiring an app developer? Ask these questions to ensure they will be the right fit for your business The right team makes all the difference in app development. Here are the key roles that we assign to building an app that meets your company’s needs. If you’re looking to incorporate an app into your business, these three types of apps are your starting point in working with a developer. Offshore app development can promise to be cheaper and faster, but in the long-run the cost will outweigh the perceived benefits. Custom software and app development can take time to build, and it depends on a few key factors. Here’s what you should plan for with app development timelines. App success comes from your developer’s ability to clearly understand the problem you’re trying to solve, says DC Bank CEO, Jeff Smith. It’s the question we get asked more than any other. 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