Topic: Guides

We provide step-by-step instructions, explanations, and recommendations on a particular issue, empowering individuals to understand the underlying concepts, make informed decisions, and implement effective solutions with confidence.

  • How to Rescue a Failing Software Project?

    Software projects fail more often than we'd like to admit. According to research from McKinsey, only 29% of IT projects are successful based on time, budget and requirements criteria. For app owners, product owners, and other business stakeholders, a failing software project can be frustrating and costly. This article provides a guide for non-technical professionals on how to rescue a failing…

  • How to Take Over a Failing Software Project Step-by-Step

    According to the Standish Group, 30-40% of software projects fail and 75% go over budget. So, if you're an app owner or product manager facing a failing project, you're not alone. Fortunately, there are strategies for reviving a stalled software project. This article offers a comprehensive guide to successfully transitioning a failing software project to a new development team. The first step is acknowledging that your current approach…

  • Top Logistics App Features in 2024

    In my last article, I covered the essentials of logistics apps, their varieties, what they offer to businesses, and how to develop one tailored to individual company requirements. Here, I'll expand on the functionalities of this software. What logistics app features are essential to stay relevant in the modern world? How can an app satisfy current and future market demands? And how can it leverage new technological advancements to the fullest? Stay tuned, as we uncover answers to these questions. ## Crucial Market…

  • Business Guide for Developing Logistics Management Software

    Logistics applications automate all operations involved in moving, storing, and distributing goods from where they're made to where they're used, which is necessary for many businesses. Here's a far from complete list of company categories that employ logistics apps. * Manufacturers have to manage the flow of supplies, ensure the transfer of in-process and finished goods between storage spaces, units, own-brand shops, as well as handle their transport fleet. * Warehouses and distribution centers need to organize their inventory, distribute…

  • How to Build a Successful Sports App in 2024?

    The world is crazy about sports. This is a fact that can be easily confirmed by statistics. In the USA, 70% of the respondents identify themselves as sports fans. No wonder sports applications are gaining more and more popularity. First of all, let us understand what sports apps are and what they have in common. These apps are aimed at sports enthusiasts, fans, and athletes and offer a variety of functionalities to enhance their sports experience. Such apps are designed to provide users with information, updates,…

  • Must-Have Features of a Fintech App

    What is a fintech app? How to build a fintech app? These questions are popular among modern entrepreneurs who keep up with the times and follow the latest technologies. Fintech is one of the most developed and promising industries in the world today. It includes a huge list of services: payment of bills, money transfers, insurance, investments, management of crypto exchanges, various types of loans, and, of course, banks. The fintech industry was [growing at an extraordinary…

  • How to Pitch an App Idea to Investors

    Have an idea for an app but no money to kickstart your tech venture? You're not alone. Almost every startup founder faces this, with only a minority reaching profitability without the need for fundraising. In one of the previous articles, my colleague already explained how to get an app idea off the ground. Now, I'll focus on explaining how to get people to invest in your business. I'll outline steps to locate private investors looking for projects to fund and compellingly pitch an app idea. Plus, I'll explain how Cyfrania, as IT partners, have been helping aspiring…

  • How to Build a Fintech App in 2024: Step-by-Step Guide

    Fintech is the industry that is leading the global growth rate. This is quite logical, as it is characterized by security and convenience when compared to traditional forms of financial services. The major factors that have accelerated the development of this industry are the growing consumer demand for online financial services, increased adoption of innovative technologies among banks and financial institutions, and recent socio-economic changes due to the pandemic. As a result, more and more traditional financial institutions as well as technology startups are looking to develop their own…

  • Handing Over the Project to Another Development Team

    Being a software consulting company we build apps for our customers. Sometimes our engineers start a completely new project for the customer and build a new app from scratch. Engineers love these rare "greenfield" projects. But most of the time we take over a software project to work on some pre-existing app, a project with history. For a seasoned software engineer working in a software consulting company, joining a new project is a routine event. After a software project takeover the project is not really new - there is some code, the app already has some features. So we…

  • How to Hire App Developers for Your Business

    Year after year, we consistently encounter projects facing severe issues due to their owners entrusting them to unreliable offshore developers. We've heard countless stories of such projects and have been involved in their revival. We've observed that certain fatal scenarios tend to repeat over and over again. Drawing from the lessons of failed app development hires, we firmly believe that these harmful paths can be largely avoided. That's why we've written this article. You won't encounter here broadly disseminated general recommendations found all over the internet. Instead, we'll…