Project roadmapping (previously called the Discovery Phase) is something that we talk about a lot because it is extremely valuable and important! It even came up on our most recent Tech Tuesday about Wireframes and User Stories. Cody stated that along with DevOps, properly planning your project is the best …
As always with any nuanced and thoughtful discussion, the answer to this question is, “It depends.” It depends on how you go about building an app. At the end of the day, you will need to have some familiarity with software and programming to get the best results and have …
There have been several projects we have worked on in which a custom admin was either a huge milestone for the project or was the entire project itself. It is impossible to make proper decisions when leading a team and developing a complex project unless you have the proper information …
Having been in the business of building apps since 2006, we have been able to distill viable apps into two categories. They are built for one of only two business reasons: to make money or to save money. Okay, maybe that was a bit of a disappointing insight. Let’s take …
Since working with Bixly, the BeGreat app has pivoted to a new concept, however version one of the app is still a wonderful example of how a simple idea done well can maximize efficacy. Both the philosophy behind this self-help app and the philosophy of the project execution itself aligned …
In our blog about determining if you should make an internal hire or work with a team like Bixly’s, we talked about how it can be challenging to figure out if the person you’re hiring is an expert, when you yourself aren’t also expert in that domain. The comparison we …
A process that we’ve referenced obliquely as part of our project road mapping process and in our blog about planning your kiosk software is creating wireframes for your web or mobile app. Wireframes are simple and basic visual representations of the layout of each web page or screen. Here’s an …
Bixly has recently been working on an app in the agricultural space that helps workers duplicate a process that was formerly done with good ol’ pen and paper. We have built apps for agricultural related companies before and were excited to leverage our experience in this industry to build an …
Previously we’ve talked about what it takes to have a successful project. Today we want to dive deep on some of the communication skills that will help your project be a success. Whether you’re going with fixed-bid or time and materials, both our team and yours will need to be …
In a previous post, we discussed the two different ways Bixly structures projects: fixed-bid and time and materials. In that post, we noted that one of the disadvantages of fixed-bid was the lack of flexibility. While fixed-bid will never be as flexible or adaptive as time and materials, there is …