Lessons Learned: Developing For Tizen TV
The New Operating System With so many smart TV platforms having poor navigation and complicated UI, many users turn to Apple and Roku for a more user-friendly experience. Samsung’s Tizen is a new, flexible operating system developed by a community of developers, under an open source governance. How is this operating system different from all […]
Strategy, Discovery & Prototyping: How FoCus Has Helped Our Clients
We’ve written in length about the importance of product discovery and definition and the benefits of mobile app prototyping. We do these phases with all of our clients as part of our end-to-end development process, but we also offer a service called Focus that specifically involves mobile app strategy, product definition, and interactive app […]
How We Tackle Quality Assurance at Clearbridge
In the mobile application market, there are millions of apps for users to download on their devices. Last June, Apple announced that its App Store hit a shocking 130 billion downloads. Mobile apps are used in millions of users’ daily lives, but what makes forerunning apps dominate the app market? The difference in quality […]
How to Gain & Maintain Project Velocity
One of the major risks in software development is time. For a myriad of reasons, from aggressive (sometimes unrealistic) estimations to a fundamental misunderstanding of project scope versus team capacity, projects become delayed and deadlines are missed. In agile development, the concept of velocity was created in order to help reduce time risk […]
Why Code Reviews Are Crucial For Product Quality
Code reviews are a system of peer reviews that involve developers looking over code that they didn’t write and providing feedback. At Clearbridge, code reviews are included in our cross-developer verification process that is part of every project we work on. This post is going to describe why we have code reviews ingrained in […]
4 Essential Tools to Boost Team Collaboration
Miscommunication is common among both small and large teams, especially when there’s a lack of cohesive work environment. If a business can’t effectively communicate internally among employees, they won’t be able to communicate with their external stakeholders, in turn, failing to meet their business goals. A recent Harvard Business Review study revealed that […]
Rethinking Process: Squad-Based Agile Development
In agile mobile app development, building a product should be a collaborative and transparent process. Our process is inspired by common agile philosophies such as Lean and Kanban, which help us deliver compelling mobile experiences for our users. Our custom squad-based development process at Clearbridge Mobile consists of 5 key components: product definition, project […]
Essential Principles For User-Centered Mobile Design
Effective mobile app design covers many areas: aesthetically it should be consistent with your brand; structurally it should follow best design practices depending on the platform and devices being designed for; and from a UX standpoint, it needs to provide your users with a seamless, intuitive experience. At Clearbridge, the end user is […]
The High-Tech Era: Adapting For Survival
Adapting For Survival Consumers are expecting constant innovation in the high-tech era we live in today and if companies can’t keep up, the consequences aren’t as forgiving. Brands aren’t as resilient today as they once were and many are being forced from a highly competitive market because they lack the qualities it takes to survive. […]
WWDC 2016: Everything You Need to Know
Last week Apple hosted its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). Frankly, it paled in comparison to Google I/O last month, with some notable omissions and let downs – no mention of anything related to virtual reality, no major update to the tvOS platform, etc. While Google I/O offered more for developers and consumers alike, […]
