“Why can’t our applications do (fill in the blank)?” How many times have you asked that (or a similar) question? How many times have you wished that your old business applications were more capable, or included modern features? Let me ask you a question: If you could start over, and build your applications for today’s… Continue reading »
May
13
May
07
6 strategic development questions that many overlook
I’ve noticed a lack of long-term, strategic thinking in the business application development world. Many businesses build applications for current needs, but ignore the future. It usually goes something like this: A manager says, “I need an application that does X, Y, and Z. When can we have it?” The developers rush through the project,… Continue reading »
May
06
How to create home screen icons for your mobile web apps
During a recent conference, we spoke with one attendee who bemoaned the fact that mobile web apps don’t offer home screen icons (like native apps do). Our response: Of course they do! You just need to create the icon and put it in the correct location. It’s really no different than creating a native app… Continue reading »
Apr
30
7 major web development trends of the next 5 years
Driven largely by the rise of mobile computing, web development has evolved dramatically over the last 5 years. Just think: Five short years ago, we developed web applications for use on a PC. Now, we develop applications for multiple devices. While I could list many more ways web development has changed in the last few… Continue reading »
Apr
29
Workflow application demo
A couple of months back, we released a powerful new m-Power feature: Event-triggered messaging. In short, it lets your applications deliver email or sms messages on a pre-determined schedule, or based on application events. Now, you can use this feature in all sorts of ways–from running and emailing reports on a scheduled basis to automatically… Continue reading »
Apr
23
How to build applications your users will hate
IT departments are often frustrated by poor application adoption. They spend months building applications for their end users, only to see low adoption rates upon completion. The very users that begged the IT department for the application don’t use it once it’s built. Why? What causes low user adoption? What makes users dislike an application… Continue reading »
Apr
22
3 reasons to move your spreadsheets to the web (and how to do it)
Everyday, thousands of employees put their companies at risk through spreadsheet misuse. For example, some use spreadsheets to maintain critical business data. Others go even further, and distribute those spreadsheets to multiple users across different departments. Others go further still, and even base business decisions off of these spreadsheets. If that’s happening in your company,… Continue reading »
Apr
09
4 great examples of mobile apps improving business
You’ve probably heard all of the mobile statistics by now. Mobile is the fastest growing trend in history. Tablets will outsell PCs/laptops this year. Smartphone and tablets accounted for 70% of total devices sold in 2012. The statistics paint a pretty clear picture. But, you already know that mobile is the next big thing. You… Continue reading »
Apr
08
Considering mobile apps? Read this first…
I’ve noticed some confusion surrounding the term, “Mobile app.” People typically associate the term “Mobile app” with apps that are built for a single platform and downloaded from an app store. In reality, those types of apps are native apps, and they’re only one of three mobile app types. This is where many businesses get… Continue reading »
Apr
02
Why development projects fail (and what can IT do about it?)
Depending on the survey you read, anywhere from 25% – 68% of IT projects fail. These failures often cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, waste months (or years) of time, and usually lead to people losing their jobs. The big question: Why do projects fail so regularly? Today, I’d like to examine IT project failure,… Continue reading »
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Joe Stangarone is a 30+ year veteran of the IT industry and president of mrc—the software company behind the award winning development platform, m-Power. Joe shares his leadership and technology insights through the Cup of Joe Blog, focusing primarily on ways businesses can save time, money, and increase productivity using technology.
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