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How to Onboard a Staff Augmentation Team for Your Software Development Project

Development, Process, Staff Augmentation

Staff augmentation is a growing hiring practice in the software industry as tech companies consistently meet revenue expectations leading to expected growth. Onboarding a new software developer typically involves introducing them to the company’s development processes, tools, and team dynamics, as well as providing training on the specific technologies and codebase they will be working […]

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What is a Change Order in Software Development?

Business, Development, Process

After reading this post you will have a better understanding of what a change order is in software development. A change order is a deviation from the agreed-upon requirements set for your software development project. Change orders are normal as you gather feedback from your users, beta testers, or even your own app usage. Change

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FAQs About Software Bugs

Applications, Development, Process, Websites

As software developers, Caffeine Interactive has compiled a list from our customers of FAQs about software bugs that can help you understand why bugs are a normal part of development, are found in everyday apps, and are prioritized for fixes. Bugs & Issues with the code Issues with the code can manifest itself in many

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How to add a Template to Google Docs

Business, Process

It is easier than you think to add a template to Google Docs. But, why use a template, and what exactly is a template? A template is a standard layout that your team members can access at any time to keep your documents consistent looking. You may wish to use a template for standardized branding,

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Our Not-Really-Scientific Poll on Website Maintenance

Business, Process

As an agency, we provide development and support services for websites and applications. Another way to put that is, we build apps and websites, and once they’re done, we stick around with our customers to help them manage and grow their products. Over the years, we’ve found that a lot of people are unhappy

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A Case Study in the Construction Industry

Case Study, Development, Process

Optimizing Processes through Software Automation We recently worked with a construction company in Texas. As their business grew, their internal back office processes were holding them back. For example, data was out of sync between systems; some data had to be entered two or three times across different systems; accounting did not know when to

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A Lesson on Owning Important Account Information and Managing Passwords

Business, Infrastructure, Process

Do you know what Forrest Gump’s password was? ….. 1Forrest1. Cheesy? Well, maybe, but it was so fitting for today’s topic that I could not let that one go. In this post we are going to look at the importance of business owners owning important account information, credentials, and managing passwords within the organization. Let’s

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Spreadsheets to Software: Step 1 – Identify the Problem

Business, Process

When you’re trying to figure out if you need a software solution, the first step is to identify your problem and how big your problem really is. Being honest when evaluating your problem and the impact to your business is going to tell you if it’s worth the cost and time to hire a team

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5 Initial Questions When Inquiring About App Development

Applications, Development, Process

Recently we posted Considering Building a Mobile App?, which outlined four options to ponder before moving forward on building an app for your business. As a follow up to that post we wanted to break down the process even further so that your app has the best chance at success! In this post, we are

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Identify Your Target Customer in These Four Steps

Business, Marketing, Process

Your boss says “We need Leads!”. You reactively say “What’s my budget?”. How much of your budget will be lost on guesses and how much will result in qualified leads? Why does your boss want more leads; what’s wrong with the ones he has? After reading this post you should have a roadmap as

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Designing a Winning Landing Page – Beyond Nice Fonts, Pretty Colors, and Eye-Catching Pictures/Graphics

Business, Development, Marketing, Process, Websites

It doesn’t take a marketing guru or a top developer to know that landing pages should be eye appealing, use consistent colors and fonts and that pictures speak a 1,000 words. This is general knowledge that has remained constant as marketing has evolved from print to digital and everything in between. BUT… What

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Does Social Selling Work? (hint You’re Not Really Selling…at Least Not Yet)

Business, Marketing, Process

It’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of advertising opportunities on the social web. As a business, you have a million opportunities to reach your target audience on the ever growing list of social platforms. Finally, thanks to social media, advertising just got a little easier, cheaper and more efficient! Woo-hoo! It’s time

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