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"Change or Get Replaced by Robots" and Other Advice from Jeff Sutherland by Jeff Sutherland | November 29, 2017 | Blog Below is a partial transcript of the Q & A from the "Scrum at Scale: The Path to Agility" presentation that I delivered to the International Institute for Learning, Inc. The questions and brief answers selected for this post provide answers to common questions about whether or not Scrum can work across various industries and organization types. What we know is that Scrum is being implemented across all domains. Scrum works wherever Scrum is well practiced and well supported. If you are interested in increasing business value and business agility, decreasing waste and time-to-market, or future-proofing your organization, you should be interested in Scrum.     Q : Hello. Thank you for the opportunity. I work for the public sector in Cape Verde, a small African country on the west coast. Considering the projects complexity in the public...

Enterprise applications are one of the latest developmental trends that blessed the corporate industry and business community. The technology of the mobile based applications has moved a step further and today mobile applications are specifically getting designed for the big business entities that are more complex, scalable and user friendly. Therefore, the revenue of the enterprise apps are also mounting, which indicates a bright future for the enterprise app development firms. As per a reliable survey , the revenue is expected to grow up by $140 billion by 2020. In fact, MGI Research recently conducted a study on about 200 companies and found that nearly 70% of these are satisfactorily using the enterprise apps. Since enterprise apps have brought in the facility of work from home option because of the new BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) technique. However, the primary question is how to develop the enterprise apps that can adamantly support both the Android as well as the iOS platform...

ArcTouch ranked #2 mobile app development company worldwide We work hard at building great apps, so it’s always nice for our team members to be recognized for our effort and skill. This week, Clutch recognized ArcTouch as the No. 2 Mobile App Development Company among thousands of mobile app developers worldwide in its first annual Global Leaders List. The “shout out” is great — but what makes it all-the-more rewarding is that many of our clients took to time to review our work and team. And it’s not like tapping five stars in the App Store for an app you enjoy. Our clients were interviewed via phone by independent Clutch analysts, and those phone reviews led to an average 4.9 out of 5 rating across 12 reviews. We can’t thank our clients enough — we love working with you, and I’m so glad it shows. For those unfamiliar, Clutch is a B2B research, ratings, and reviews firm based in Washington, DC. Clutch’s ranking methodology compares business service providers and software in a spe...

[ Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles highlighting ArcTouch’s talented team members. Like many members of the maker movement, the app makers we spotlight here crave getting their hands on the latest tech or finding creative new ways to apply existing tech to their projects.] CHRIS REICHARD / App Maker EVP Enterprise Mobility, ArcTouch It’s hard to imagine a more fascinating industry than space. But Chris Reichard, a former robotics and space flight engineer at NASA through Lockheed Martin Space Mission Systems, believes he’s now landed in a more relevant place. The mobile industry, he says, “touches everyone and the innovation never stops.” Reichard recently joined ArcTouch as the executive vice president of enterprise mobility. While NASA certainly jumps off of his LinkedIn profile , Reichard impressively established a mobile center of excellence at oil and energy pioneer Schlumberger. There he assembled and led a team of more than 75 strategists, designers and...

Ever since we have witnessed an enormous upsurge in the growth of the eCommerce and the mCommerce industry, the eCommerce platforms have also boomed under the same prospect. You need a viable platform to host your eCommerce website and if you don’t want to compromise with the best, then Magento should be an ideal choice. The official website of Magento states that it nearly hosts about 25,000 websites. Another survey shows that Magneto’s downloads have ascended incredibly since it began its journey way back in 2008. Magento as a dependable platform offers a number of benefits to the users. It is known for its scalability and flexibility. Moreover, it can be easily customized as per the needs of the clients and is also popular due to its SEO friendly nature. But as an online entrepreneur, you should be aware that competition and the challenge out there is too tough to survive. So, mere choosing a reliable and optimum eCommerce platform will not solve your purpose. You have to sear...

Gone are the days when people used to glue at a television set to watch a live cricket match or a movie and a living room would get converted to a stadium or a cinema hall. But all the attention and attraction that the cable television had obtained more than a decade ago seems to have lost its vigor; all credit to the arrival of a new guest in the form of live streaming video app. What is more exciting is the fact that you can enjoy your favorite movies and other shows without any hindrances, which means they are free from commercials. And let’s be clear. The live streaming video apps is not just meant for fun and entertainment purposes. It can be handy for business as well as for personal use. For instance, it can prove worthy in case of live video conferences, offering live tutorials for students and any other demonstration, impart training lessons, useful in culinary classes and lastly act as safety device to keep an eye on children or pets. Ever since the video streaming or live ...

Mobile applications have brought a drastic transformation globally enriching the lives of the individual users. At the same time, it has provided ample scope to the developers to showcase their innovativeness. The mobile app technology has taken a curvature that is beyond imagination. If we present a few data and statics to prove the statement that would be substantial. According to a study the total number of downloads in the year 2016 was 149.3 billion and it is expected to go up to 352.9 billion by 2021. Today mobile apps are reigning the world of business and enjoying the lion’s share in the revenue generated. If we talk about the revenue , it will also skyrocket from 88.3 billion USD in 2016 to 189.9 billion USD in 2020. There is nothing wrong in the statement if we say that people have become addicted to mobile apps. According to a reliable survey the people in United States spend 9% more time on browsing the mobile apps in comparison to the websites. Another report states t...

I was talking with a potential client recently about some of the great multi-platform mobile app projects we’ve been working on here at ArcTouch — and specifically how we’re using Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms. When it comes down to it, I’m proud of the Xamarin work that we’ve done for companies like the San Jose Earthquakes, Warner Bros., and most recently, EmployBridge. For this post, however, I’d like to highlight our work with GUESS . Working in lock-step with our client, we built a suite of three visually stunning cross-platform (iOS and Android) applications using a common C# codebase: GUESS Jeans, G by GUESS, and GUESS Factory. What is a surprise to many however, is that we did so using Xamarin.Forms. RELATED: CASE STUDY:  How ArcTouch Used Xamarin for Global Lifestyle Brand GUESS’s Mobile Apps NEWS:  ArcTouch announces Xamarin Accelerator Program There’s a perception out there, especially in the design community, that by choosing to use a multi-platform framework ...

We are all aware of the fact that both iOS and Android development platforms are the fiercest competitors of one another. In the past couple of months, both held mega events wherein they unveiled a series of highly advanced gadgets and updated Operating Systems. Although the competition is exceedingly tough in every aspect and sphere but when it comes to security factor, iOS scores the goal to knock it out of the challenge. Even this fact has been proved through a study that Android platforms becomes the victim of malware more than its counterpart. Both Google and Apple are trying their level best to offer the best secured operating system but why that Apple has excelled and experts trust iOS platforms more than Android. Let’s find out the reasons: Android is More Often an Open Source One of the prime reasons cited by the tech experts in connection to the important question is Android as an Operating System has more often an open source. It is because of this aspect that anybody c...

From developing mobile applications wearable app design- the futuristic web technology has progressed many a step ahead. Yes, even the applications have moved on to smart watches and glasses, offering a new larger circumference and impetus to the constantly evolving technology market. The figures of Statista is a strong evidence that wearable market will put forward a giant stride when the number of connected devices will increase from 325 million in 2016 to 830 million in 2020. And the Forbes reports that there has been a huge surge in the demand of wearable devices (Smartwatches) reaching up to 125 million in 2019, which was about only 50 million in 2015. In fact, the experts tend to believe that although Wearables are costly in comparison to smartphones or tablets, but it will come on the same platform as mobile phones and other accessories within the time to come. Remain Abreast with Latest Development Trends As a developer you must remember that it is not only vital to remai...

We are all aware of the fact that both iOS and Android development platforms are the fiercest competitors of one another. In the past couple of months, both held mega events wherein they unveiled a series of highly advanced gadgets and updated Operating Systems. Although the competition is exceedingly tough in every aspect and sphere but when it comes to security factor, iOS scores the goal to knock it out of the challenge. Even this fact has been proved through a study that Android platforms becomes the victim of malware more than its counterpart. Both Google and Apple are trying their level best to offer the best secured operating system but why that Apple has excelled and experts trust iOS platforms more than Android. Let’s find out the reasons: Android is More Often an Open Source One of the prime reasons cited by the tech experts in connection to the important question is Android as an Operating System has more often an open source. It is because of this aspect that anybody c...

From developing mobile applications wearable app design- the futuristic web technology has progressed many a step ahead. Yes, even the applications have moved on to smart watches and glasses, offering a new larger circumference and impetus to the constantly evolving technology market. The figures of Statista is a strong evidence that wearable market will put forward a giant stride when the number of connected devices will increase from 325 million in 2016 to 830 million in 2020. And the Forbes reports that there has been a huge surge in the demand of wearable devices (Smartwatches) reaching up to 125 million in 2019, which was about only 50 million in 2015. In fact, the experts tend to believe that although Wearables are costly in comparison to smartphones or tablets, but it will come on the same platform as mobile phones and other accessories within the time to come. Remain Abreast with Latest Development Trends As a developer you must remember that it is not only vital to remai...