3 reasons why we follow an agile app development process
Creating an app or a mobile product requires the conceptualisation of design, ideas, and content writing robust code that will also be “easy enough” to work on, later – when the inevitable changes come. many hours of testing, tweaking and fine-tuning and making sure the client, team and internal stakeholders expectations all stay aligned regarding […]
Why it is best to start with a Business Model Canvas
“A business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value” The Business Model Canvas has the structure and the relevant questions required for a solid, well thought out business plan, but the ease of use and sense of improvisation of a ‘back of a napkin’ business idea. Why do it […]
What is Lean Product Development?
We are often asked to define Lean Product Development (LPD) and usually we speak about product evolution and being flexible, but it is more than that. At it’s core, Lean Product Development requires that one is comfortable with an age-old truth; change is the only constant. Thus, instead of employing massive market research, business analysis […]
We visit Brussels to speak at the Geo IoT conference
In June, my colleague Johan, and I traveled to Belgium to speak at the GeoIoT conference. As one of 70 speakers ranging from start-up to the industry giants, 16 thematic sessions were explored. Among the key trends: Indoor Location technologies nearing maturity, beacons market taking off, precision GNSS high potential, asset tracking unlimited opportunities, as […]
An introduction to the IoT Stack (part 2)
The complexity, and thus the potential of IoT, has scaled remarkably with the rapid growth in the number of connected devices. This number is placed at anywhere between Gartner’s estimate of 6.4 billion devices to IHS’s estimate of 15,4 – 17,6 billion. 1 How does IoT connect to and help the billions around the world? […]
An Introduction to the IoT Stack (part 1)
Whenever I write on technology, I think of a tool popular at workshops in introductions; explain your job to a five year old. When it comes to IoT, I usually say “I help people speak to machines” and that is usually how one thinks of IoT. To understand the IoT stack, it is easier to […]
What is the Internet of Things?
Simply put, IoT is an acronym for the Internet of Things. For me, connection is at the heart of IoT. Just as the mobile phone connects us to the people we love through a device that fits in our pocket, IoT will connect us to our homes, our cars and the devices that we use […]
Software for Rent
In 2016, Polymorph launched a new commercial model for building apps. It’s a model with much less financial risk up front for our clients, where they don’t pay for the development of the app, but rather for the use of it. We build apps that add real business value, and therefore the client only starts paying […]
You can only manage what you can measure
Management expert Peter Drucker is often misquoted as having said: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” What he actually said was a little more nuanced: that measuring results and performance is crucial to an organization’s effectiveness. “Work implies not only that somebody is supposed to do the job, but also accountability, a […]
Is IoT the innovation that will humanise tech?
In the 1700s, the First Industrial Revolution made many manual labour tasks redundant. Then, during the Second Industrial Revolution the advances in manufacturing and production technology enabled the adoption of telegraph and rail networks, and water and energy supply. This allowed an unprecedented movement of people that brought with it a new wave of globalisation. […]
