Agile

The Future of Custom Software: Building for Agility, Not Just Functionality

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Custom Software

Technology often evolves faster than most organizations can adapt. Just think about the advancements we have seen with artificial intelligence over the last few years alone. This means custom software needs to solve problems, while also enabling agility. The future of custom software development lies in building systems that are functional, flexible, scalable, and aligned with human needs. Functionality Is Table Stakes For decades, custom software has been built to meet specific business requirements. It has revolved around delivering features, automating workflows, and integrating systems. Unfortunately, we have reached the point where functionality alone isn’t enough. Organizations need software that can evolve with them. It needs to respond to new … Read more

Agile Project Management in Consulting

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One of the key benefits of agile project management is that it allows for a more iterative and incremental approach to software development giving a faster Return on Investment (ROI) for the customer. Rather than trying to plan out every aspect of a project in advance, agile teams focus on delivering small, usable features of software on a regular basis. This allows the development team to be more responsive to changes in the project’s requirements or priorities, and to get feedback from users more quickly.

Agile demos and the importance of continuous feedback

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Demonstrations are integral in ensuring a Business Intelligence or Data Engineering solution will meet our client’s needs. It is often only after a business user has experimented with a solution that gaps become apparent. Therefore, we prioritize bi-weekly demonstrations of ongoing development and getting the solution in the hands of the user as early in the development process as possible. These goals are fundamentals of the agile framework that Imaginet uses.