Handling Non-Functional Requirements in Agile By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read During the days when waterfall methodology was in vogue, Non-functional Requirements (NFR) testing was generally the last step before application delivery. For the testers, the entire application offered a complete view of application to test NFRs elicited by the analysts from the…
Empowering the Agilist By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The core elements of being Agile are the spirit of ongoing collaboration, self-management and empowerment of the team to achieve product development goals. The same can be derived from the lean philosophy of software development i.e. one of its seven principles (i.e. Empower the…
How safe is the cloud? Security in the cloud By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read It was back in September, 2014, when cloud security was placed under the microscope following a breach of Apple’s internet storage service. Many celebrities, including the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, had intimate photographs stolen from the iCloud, prompting…
Reasons to move away from legacy systems By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read There is a lot to be said for loyalty in life: but applying this loyalty to an outdated system could be holding your organisation back. A new term has been coined – legacy systems – which refers to systems that have…
Google’s Mobilegeddon and the Importance of Mobile First Development By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read Back in April 2015 the world’s most popular search engine Google started to roll out its latest major algorithm update for its core search service. Dubbed ‘Mobilegeddon’ in some quarters, the update was first officially confirmed by Google…
Windows 10: What To Expect By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read With the release date for Microsoft Windows 10 rapidly approaching, excitement is at a fever pitch about what the operating system will have to offer: especially after Microsoft described it as the “last edition of Windows”. Here we take a look at…
Requirement Gathering Techniques By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 5 mins read In the consumer environment, market research has become a vital part of the success of any firm. Knowing what consumers want, what they require from their experience and how to grab their interest over competitors is essential in staying ahead of the marketplace. So…
White Paper: Creative Uses for iBeacons By Team Arrk Thought Leadership < 1 min read Unobtrusive and relatively low cost, a beacon (or iBeacon when using Apple nomenclature) is a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) device which contains its own battery unit which means they can be positioned pretty much anywhere. Although there are a variety of…
Appification of the Enterprise Explained By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The phrase “there’s an app for that” has been well-established among consumers for years – we’re accustomed to the idea of being able to download an app for almost any purpose, leading to buzz terms like “the appification of everything” and the…
What is Google Brillo? By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The Internet of Things (which we explained here with our Beginner’s Guide to the Internet of Things) is drawing the attention of some big names, with Qualcomm recently announcing its plans to develop smart devices that suit this new technology. Now, Google has…
