The COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot about the way we manage day-to-day office operations. Agencies are navigating new norms related to a return to physical office spaces, hybrid work, and increasingly fully remote teams. When a large portion of your team works remotely, how do you recreate the best parts of traditional office culture online?
If you’ve found the agency that’s the right fit and signed all the appropriate paperwork, it’s time to get started! There are some things you can expect right after the papers are signed, as well as during the life of the engagement.
At this point, you’ve identified an agency that checks all of the boxes and you want to move forward. The next step is paperwork and logistics, which can be intimidating for a lot of people. We’re going to explain a few different project types and the pros/cons associated with each.
Once you’ve identified digital product agencies for your short list, you should compile a list of questions that will help determine whether they have the expertise to match the promise. Arming yourself with questions like the ones below will help ensure that you get the most out of those initial conversations with sales.
If you’ve chosen to hire a digital product agency, the next step is finding the right one. You can always use Google to browse websites, but there are a few other ways to determine agency credibility.
As a product leader, you're likely exploring the best possible avenues to make technology effective for you, your team, and your end user. Whether you’re wanting to improve communication, scale, or automate existing workflows, software continues to be a great catalyst for business improvements and digital transformation. In this article, we outline the multiple ways you can approach getting your digital product build depending on your individual needs.
At Crema, we build custom digital products for our clients. They could use off-the-shelf software but choose to create something to fit their specific needs. Every now and then, we get the chance to create tools for ourselves. Here are two examples of lightweight internal applications that were built to meet specific needs at Crema.
Let’s dive into an important product design principle: feedback. Also called “Visibility of System Status,” we’re talking about the communication between the system and the user. Learn the what, why, and how of feedback in UX.
By designing a system to learn, not just do, Bill Walsh changed football’s approach to confronting challenges. Those of us in the digital product industry can learn from this unconventional approach, even off the football field. This mindset will help you make decisions in complex situations, give you a greater perspective on your challenges, and remind you that outcomes-driven development — not just delivery — is the most important part of winning whatever game you’re playing.
Crema has been chosen by Strat Property Management Inc. (SPMI) to help carry out the first phases of a complete digital transformation of their core business processes.
On June 21st, Crema was officially ranked as one of Missouri’s Most Outstanding Service Providers for 2022 listed on Clutch.
For all of the developers out there who feel that their learning has begun to stagnate as their career has progressed. Get some creative tips on how to continue building and learning new skills to prepare for your next big career opportunity.
