After our TechDebate in London earlier this year, I had the opportunity to have a follow-up conversation with one of the panelists, Dominique Guinard who is the founder and CTO of EVRYTHNG. We discussed his views on the direction of the IOT. To attend future debates register at techdebates.org. We’re always on the look-out
Christoph Burgdorfer is the Emerging Technologies Director for Asteria. This spring, Christoph participated in a TechDebates.org forum in London, where the panel discussed how the physical and digital worlds are coalescing. Christoph and I were able to explore the topic from a slightly different perspective after the TechDebate. Could you start by explaining a little
Improving Process, People, and Culture to Boost Remote Productivity Without proper communication and process, working with remote consultants can be difficult. In the broadest sense, it can be a problem of context. Without context, remote workers rarely understand the “why” regarding their actions. Why should they make certain software changes? Will it help the
Improving the Speed of Manual Testing Manual testing requires a significant amount of time, especially if you’re testing a lengthy list of settings with multiple parameters without any tool. The next time you do that kind of work you’ll definitely want a specialized tool to save your time and sanity. We found a series
Recruitment is hard. You have to deal with people outside of your organization. And these people have different priorities, opinions, and various approaches. They likely use different tools and possess their own work philosophy that might not always gel with your organization. When you’re hiring remote people, all of these differences are amplified. Acquiring
Overviewiew GasMob is a new on-demand gas delivery service designed to simplify busy life schedules. Problems / Challenges GasMob LLC contracted Sphere to create an MVP of iOS-compatible apps for its mobile fueling service. This new startup required separate applications for both customers and attendants, as well as an application for supervisors and administrators.
The CashNetUSA app allows users to apply for a new loan or line of credit, make payments, and track the status of their loans.
OVERVIEW Fuse Universal Ltd. is a Learning Solutions Company based in London. Fuse designs online learning and knowledge solutions for a wide variety of FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies. PROBLEMS / CHALLENGES Fuse Universal identified an opportunity to launch a personalized professional learning platform. Companies and individuals could curate custom content, develop new
OVERVIEW Gett.com is the largest provider of on-demand mobility in Europe — far surpassing Uber — across four countries, 100+ cities, and 7,000 global corporations. PROBLEMS / CHALLENGES Gett.com identified an opportunity to provide access to 200,000 new vehicles by improving the user experience on their current platform. In order to capitalize on this
Making them Feel at Home –Improve offshore developer performance and make your offshore team feel like part of the team When offshore team engagements don’t work out, it’s typically due to a combination of two basic issues: Process and communication - the local and offshore consulting teams don’t communicate well or they work in
