What if you could hire faster and better? What if you could get new employees job-ready in half the time?

These and other human resource process improvements are possible with a successful human resource management system (HRMS) implementation. And that is probably what you are after, otherwise, you wouldn’t be here, would you?!

The right HRM system can improve any business, but for some companies, it is a game-changer.

These are companies belonging to industries with traditionally high employee turnover rates like hospitality business, care providers, cleaning companies. These companies place a lot of premium on recruiting that is one of their key business functions (hospitality business, care providers, cleaning companies, etc.).

Companies in heavily regulated industries, where employees have to follow procedures and training (e.g. healthcare).

Does your business fall into one of the above categories? Do you feel that an HRMS is a missing component in your business to take it to the next level?

50% of ERP projects fail in the first attempt.

As if that is not enough, I’ll also add that a failure of an ERP development project is not something companies can just shake off and carry on. Such projects are usually so serious, that their failure can cause a major setback for the entire company, or even its death.

How does such a bright-sided and well-intentioned endeavor, as ERP system development, end up in such a debacle? 

Here are some reasons custom ERP development projects fail (according to CIO experts and our experience):

• Ineffective business processes - if you haven’t worked on your business processes to make them effective and unified, then no automation tool will help
• Not including all stakeholders, especially end-users, in decision-making - everyone who is going to be using the system and affected by it, should have a say in the project
• Failing to prioritize features - which can be another extreme of trying to please everyone, and therefore, delaying the shipment of the system by months or even years.
• Trying to deliver the whole thing at once - long gone are the days of waterfall planning, why wait so long and spend so much just to learn that the software sucks, better to learn it early on, and fix it bit by bit.
• Failing to get everyone onboard - a new custom ERP solution means people need to change the way they work, they’d better understand why and know what to do.
• Forgetting to budget for maintenance - you will likely require changes along the way, not to mention that things can break, so it is wise to account for it in your budget.

In this article, we’ll talk about the 8 ways of avoiding those pitfalls, by carefully planning your custom ERP software. We share our own experiences, as well as the experience of others, so be prepared for a lot of examples.

Since 2018, GDPR has become an indispensable condition for all companies operating in the EU and storing their customer's data electronically.  And, unless you want to pay multimillion-euro fines, you’ve got to take it seriously!

Of course, there is a silver lining and not everything is that bad. The new regulation has introduced very good privacy protection practices that will bring a lot of value to your users. So, whenever you feel intimidated, just remember that GDPR legislates common sense!

In this article, we deconstruct GDPR from the point of view of the impact on the development of your website/web app. We did our best to extract the practical steps for making your website GDPR compliant.

If you are looking for a less geeky, more business-friendly explanation of the differences between Symfony and Yii that will help you actually understand what to choose for your project this article is for you.

This is not a typical X vs Z framework article, in which programmers go into full detail about all features of frameworks in question and discuss implications of these differences only from the ‘programmer’s perspective’.

In this article, we’d like to show you the most important points for you, as a client, when it comes to choosing the technology for your website or web app. Therefore, you won’t find an exhaustive list of differences between Yii vs Symfony here, only what we think will help you make your decision.

If you are still into Apache vs Nginx comparison, this article may help make up your mind and give a bit broader look at Nginx.

For quite a long time we had been using Apache as a default web server and Nginx only for high load projects until one day Apache went down with only 300 users.

That situation and further experience with Nginx shifted our perception of it as a server suitable only for high loads to a server that is just better for almost any project.

Having worked with Nginx for a few years already, we’ve seen its advantages in projects of various scales, even very small.

However, we've noticed that many of our American clients still stick to Apache. It happens, either because they don't think that other web servers will make a difference or don't know a better alternative.

Knowing the pros and cons of both technologies, we truly believe that Nginx is the best option in most cases and we’ll show you why.

Are you thinking of building a web application but have no idea about the costs involved?

Look no further! In this article, we'll explore the main factors that influence the cost of building a web application, from the complexity of the project to the hourly rates of developers. We'll also discuss the post-release expenses you need to consider, such as bug fixing and infrastructure costs. And if you're wondering how much it would cost to build a famous web app like Airbnb, Etsy, or Trello, we've got you covered.

So grab a cup of coffee and let's dive into the world of web application development costs!