Understanding these 4 risks will help you build a successful app
Building custom software is an exciting opportunity that could lead to substantial business growth. Just like any meaningful innovation, custom software development includes a number of risks and analysing them should form an essential part of the planning process. Given the amount of time and resources that are typically invested in custom software development projects, […]
4 Reasons why many good apps fail and how to avoid them
App stores are brimming with mobile apps craving to make their mark. This leads to massive competition and makes it challenging for developers who are keen to develop a mobile app to grow their business. The reality is that approximately 80-90% of mobile apps in the app stores are discarded after only one use. So […]
What will operations, maintenance and the cloud look like by 2031?
Forbes recently posted an article, What Operations and Maintenance Could Look Like By 2025, which is very much consistent with what Polymorph has been doing over the past 15 years. The Covid-19 pandemic forced a big transition to mobile devices. This trend is continuing and even accelerating in 2021 as businesses are learning to appreciate […]
How poor data management is costing organisations huge amounts of money
Organisations today rely heavily on data to make informed decisions that will yield high-value results. Therefore, unplanned line downtime, material waste, overproduction, quality-related losses, and poor use of assets are just some of the obvious reasons why organisations lose substantial amounts of money every year. There is, however, a more subtle form of waste that […]
Innovation Trends in 2018
One only has to search innovation trends to be inundated with articles proclaiming doctors will be replaced within a few years and how we need to get to Mars before the robots rise up. I prefer to keep my innovation trends forecasts closer to home in terms of this is what I know because this […]
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 […]
Technology in 2024 : A Prediction
I’m often brought to a halt by the realisation that something mundane I just did would have been pure science fiction in most people’s minds just 10 years ago. An example : 10 years ago, if you told your friends around the braaivleisvuur that in 2014 they would be able to take their cellphone from […]
