4 Pitfalls to Avoid When Building Custom Software
If you enjoyed our previous blog about the three-legged stool of custom software development, you will now understand the balancing exercise required to build successful software and maximise your return on investment. We highlighted how custom software development can benefit businesses of all sizes – but only if it’s approached correctly. By its very definition, […]
Software development product discovery techniques
Product discovery is an important part of product design and development. You want to get early feedback on the product’s market fit without investing a lot of time and resources. Product discovery is the first phase of product development. It determines how you develop your product and provides insight into whether you should develop a […]
3-Legged Stool of Custom Software Development That Will Maximise Your Return on Investment
We recently interviewed Lize Monametsi, CEO of Polymorph, and Heinrich Venter, CTO of Polymorph, who shared their view on custom software development. They offered actionable insights on how to make sure that you build great software that will maximise your return on investment (ROI). It was a very informative discussion, and we are excited to […]
Why Product vision plays such an important role in building exceptional products
The world is full of products but not all of them are created equal; there are an exceptional few that stand out head and shoulders above the rest. You might ask me what makes these products successful. And there could be many answers such as visionary CEOs, finding the right product-market fit at the right […]
Maximise your return on investment with the software development planning canvas
Famous philosopher, writer and inventor, Benjamin Franklin once said: “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” This statement is especially true when leading a software development project where you have to juggle various aspects of the software development process. We have adapted principles from The Lean Product Playbook by Dan Olsen to […]
Empowered Product Team Roles
The saying, “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link” is especially true in a software product team. At Polymorph, our teams are built on three main pillars that, when combined, form one value delivering, autonomous entity that solves the needs of users by supplying them with a well-designed, lean and robust product. […]
Business viability risk: Before building an app make sure you have a viable business case
It is certainly a major achievement to develop and build an app that has real value and solves a tangible problem, that is usable, and that can be built given the available time and budget. Many apps never get to this point. However, there is one more risk to address – the app you build […]
“Can it be done?” is not the right question to ask when building custom software
After extensive and in-depth research, you conceived a great idea for a custom software development. And not only did you devise this great idea, but you also took the necessary steps to validate your idea as much as you can by conducting market research through competitor analysis. You then tested your software using a group […]
Software development: Don’t get caught building software with no real value
Currently, the Apple App Store grows with 1000+ apps per day which means competition is fierce and organisations can easily feel that they are missing out on an essential piece of the digital revolution. Nevertheless, businesses can make the fatal mistake of diving into app development unprepared and end up with an app with no […]
Mitigate Usability Risk – Make sure your mobile app is easy to use
Like with any meaningful innovation, developing custom software comes with several risks. Whether your users can figure out how to use your solution is one of the big 4 product development risks. This is known as usability risk, and not addressing it early can result in your software or product failing. Usability is a measure […]