Any market declines when the economy is unstable, and the IT industry is no different. IT products that are still in development and not yet profitable may risk cancelation, subject to the company’s approach to this predicament. Employers often prefer to recruit experts for certain jobs, rather than a big…

Today, there are about 6 million mobile apps in GooglePlay and AppStore. Apple recently announced a purge of obsolete products. AppFigures calculated that about a third of the entire store could fall under the criteria. Google also periodically conducts events to remove “dead” apps. Many of them ended up in the exclusion zone because of a lack of market research. Our criteria will help you determine whether your mobile app will be unclaimed if you create it right now.

Efficient communication plays a crucial role in the development of quality software. It helps us coordinate teams, reduce risks, meet deadlines, and make sure the results are what we expect them to be. …

Is it possible to make an MVP app that is both convenient for users and easy for the team to develop? With about 300 mobile apps under their belt since 2008, SimbirSoft developers can confidently say that the answer is yes. — But how do you ensure a high-quality user experience? What does MVP development begin with? And what should you take into account when implementing various features? We have asked Rinat Shamshutdinov, head of mobile development at SimbirSoft, to answer all these questions.

Useful observations about the financial side of IT development and customer misconceptions based on 20 years of experience. — “IT projects are too expensive” and “It’s impossible to gauge the effectiveness of an IT system” are just some of the statements that show how much businesses distrust technology. However, changes in the market mean that companies are forced to step up their digitalization efforts. We have been developing software…

It’s possible to create a working software product in chaos, without standardized processes. Some teams do exactly that. But when you have more than one person working on the code and the work lasts for more than a week, problems are inevitable. SimbirSoft Chief Quality Officer Ekaterina Remizova talks about the development culture and how it can help avoid such problems. — Is a Development Culture Necessary?

Imagine the situation when the customer comes with a request to calculate the project timelines asap to the nearest investors meet-up. Even the last minute made estimation should contain the upcoming costs: development, testing, management, and possible risks. The estimation process is shown through the cases of mobile and web development in the article below. — The Process of Project Estimation Estimation is a time-consuming task , usually involving a group of experts from different fields.. From our experience, it includes a group of five specialists: developers, an analyst, and a designer. …

Artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly integral to the world we live in, and for the banking sector ensuring adoption of AI across the enterprise is no longer a choice, but a strategic imperative. According to Business Insider, about 80% of financial services companies are highly aware of the potential benefits presented by the technology, as they are considering AI and machine learning to help them address compliance, anti-money laundering and fraud detection, payments processing, and personalization of customer experiences: a majority of banks say they’ve implemented AI to improve risk management (56%) and revenue generation through new products and processes (52%).

QA specialists and software development engineers in test (SDET) help to ensure the quality of the IT product. Using autotests allows the team to cover multiple required checks within a short timeframe, making testing processes much better and simpler. Today we’ll discuss when you need test automation and what you need to consider when implementing it. — The benefits offered by test automation Reduced time-to-market