Requirement Gathering Techniques By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 5 mins read In the consumer environment, market research has become a vital part of the success of any firm. Knowing what consumers want, what they require from their experience and how to grab their interest over competitors is essential in staying ahead of the marketplace. So…
Continuous Integration: A Guide By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 5 mins read If you’re searching for a way to develop cohesive software in a faster way, then the solution might be continuous integration: a software development practise which revolves around each team member frequently integrating their work, sometimes several times on a daily basis. In…
White Paper: Creative Uses for iBeacons By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership < 1 min read Unobtrusive and relatively low cost, a beacon (or iBeacon when using Apple nomenclature) is a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) device which contains its own battery unit which means they can be positioned pretty much anywhere. Although there are a variety of…
A Need for Speed: Rapid Digitisation By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read With business environments rapidly changing, there is a need for companies to respond as quickly as possible to competition and new opportunities. This means that organisations have a “need for speed”: with the aim to get a digital service on to the…
What is Google Brillo? By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read The Internet of Things (which we explained here with our Beginner’s Guide to the Internet of Things) is drawing the attention of some big names, with Qualcomm recently announcing its plans to develop smart devices that suit this new technology. Now, Google has…
White Paper: Putting The User First By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership < 1 min read Digital solutions should improve people’s lives. They should save time, save money and produce better outcomes for end users. To achieve this, it is critically important that customers are willing to use a digital service, and that they find it…
Microservices: An Introduction By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read In the crowded world of software architecture, yet another new name has emerged in recent years: in the form of microservices. Microservices architecture is a new approach to developing a single application by using a combination of small services – each with its own…
How 3D printing will change the world By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 5 mins read 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, “has the potential to change everything.” That was the sweeping statement made by a former ship engineer in an interview with Forbes back in 2012. Three years on, if you’re not buying into…
Feature Driven Development: A Guide By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read If you want fast functionality from your software, then feature driven development (FDD) could be the key. Feature driven development revolves around quick development cycles and provides businesses with feature-rich systems because they are constantly developing. What is the history of feature…
Team Dynamics in Agile: An Exploration By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 7 mins read Team Dynamics is a hugely important part of putting together and managing high performing software engineering teams. It can sometimes be de-prioritised however and in some extreme instances, completely forgotten under the pressures of working with stringent timelines and deliverables. It…
