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Leveraging Software Platforms

Roman Pichler

Be Clear on What a Software Platform Is. Different people have suggested different definitions for the term software platform. Let me briefly share mine: I view such a platform as a collection of software assets that are used by several products, as the following picture illustrates. Treat the Platform as a Product.

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Five star advice: Insider tips for dealing with software review sites

Intercom, Inc.

Some 84% of people trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendations, reason enough why every business should be concerned with who reviews their product and what they have to say about it. What do we mean by the term “review sites”? Not all review sites are made equal. Peer review sites.

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A Deep Dive into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

The Product Coalition

The Software Development Life Cycle provides a practical framework you can apply to your product and improve your processes. These are planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance. It helps us meet customers’ demands, needs, and expectations. It covers planning, estimating, and scheduling.

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Building Intercom from home: Software delivery in challenging times

Intercom, Inc.

We’d like to share some insights from what we’ve learned so far about software delivery and operations over the past few weeks of working from home during COVID-19 , and how we as an engineering team have adjusted to this unprecedented, unpredictable situation. A time for the tried and tested.

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Continuous Improvement: How It’s Important for Software Developers

The Product Coalition

Continuous improvement is a continual process to improve components of enterprise software?—?processes, Regardless of today’s software development aspect, increasing demand for new features in the products makes competitive advantage higher than ever. Changes can be large or small, which depends on the software projects.

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Product in Practice: Assumption Testing with Engineers at Orion Labs

Product Talk

This is only natural: Through years of bad habits, many of us have shown engineers that we only value them for the code they can write. We definitely got some ideas from the engineers that we wouldn’t have considered just within a product team, so it was great to get that engagement and ideation. Tweet This. Tweet This.

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How To Conduct A Mobile App Usability Test: The 2023 Guide

The Product Coalition

Usability testing is an important part of the app development process because it helps to ensure that the app is easy and enjoyable to use. By conducting usability testing, you can identify and fix any issues before the app is released, increasing the chances of its success in the market.