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Agile Trends Shaping 2018
Last quarter VersionOne (now CollabNet) released their 12th annual State of Agile report. This report is the largest and longest-running agile report in the world and an indicator of Agile trends.report in the world and a bellwether indicator of Agile trends. Data is...
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Pikes Peak International Hill Climb App Fail – UX Is More Than Screen Deep
Good user experience doesn’t stop with designers and the interface. It requires the entire ecosystem of your app to be functioning and reliable. Last week I attended the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado, it is 12.5 miles, 156 turns climbing to over...
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CRi Solutions Monthly Podcast: Scaling Agile
This month's CRi Solutions podcast invites CRi's Agile Practice Director, Tom Schaefer, in to discuss Scaling Agile. If you'd like to explore having CRi assist you with your agile transformation or scaling your agile practice, click the contact button in the bottom...
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An effective digital transformation starts with the customer!
I recently sat down with a bank customer that is making a transformation through their digital strategy while maintaining the high touch value of their brand. I met with Cassandra who is the Director of Digital Payments and Solutions at the bank and Don who is the...
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Google I/O 2018
Last week, Google held its annual I/O developer conference. Google continued its AI first theme from I/O 2017 with announcements focusing on further incorporating artificial intelligence into its product line-up. The announcement of an experimental technology, dubbed...
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Top 5 Topics From Apple’s WWDC 2018 Keynote
Another WWDC (Apple Worldwide Developers Conference) is now underway, and if you missed Monday's keynote presentation, there’s some pretty exciting things on the horizon. And no, I’m not talking about Memojis or AR Legos (though I think we need to add Legos to our...
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Rendering Graphics with MetalKit + Swift 4 (Part 1)
When dealing with 3D or 2D graphics, MetalKit gives developers low-level and low-overhead tools to maximize your performance in your software.
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Efficient UX Design: 101
The life of a UX Designer has several facets. Every time I talk with another designer I learn a little more about the tricks they use to make their design process more efficient. But there's one thing I still see happening often with development shops that aren't as...
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Project Manager to Agile Scrum Master; 1 of 5 Won’t Make It
Not all Project Managers are able to transition to the Agile Scrum Master role. It seems simple on the surface, but it’s a dramatic shift in how you work. Some Project Managers find Scrum to be the answer to what hasn’t worked for them in the past, find it very...
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AIM InfoTec 2018
Todd Britson, CRi’s Director of Software Development, will be hosting a session at InfoTec 2018. He will explain the different mobile approaches and why choosing the right one is so important to your company, customers and end users. We are excited to have Todd share...
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UX Audits: Lessons from the Hawaiian missile alert error
Every type of software benefits from great UX. Too commonly, businesses and agencies assume that because a particular interface isn’t customer facing, investment in UX is a waste of time and money. Quite the contrary. Intuitively designed interfaces organized with a...
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Designing Widgets for Owl Minded Perfectionists – Android and iOS Widgets from Mockup to Deployment
What is a mobile widget? A widget is an extension of your mobile app that can be displayed, outside of the app, on the home screen of your phone. Both iOS and Android have widgets, and though they have some functional differences, they are essentially a way to display...
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New Year’s Eve Traditions in Omaha-Noon Year’s Eve
CRi’s second feature for New Year’s Eve traditions allows families to celebrate the new year at a slightly earlier twelve o’clock this year. Noon Year’s Eve is an event catered to younger ages. Let the kids have a chance to celebrate with a party all their own at a...
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