September 27, 2017

Software Automation Isn’t A Job Killer

in: Business, Developers, Programming, Software Tagged: automation, business productivity, custom software development, softwares

Can software replace my job? It’s a concern with roots going back centuries to the arrival of the first automated power looms in 18th-century England, continuing into more modern times with the large claw-like robots that build automobiles. Today it seems there are hundreds of websites making their living pushing clickbait headlines describing the perils […]

September 5, 2017

Keep Asking Why

in: Business, Developers, Programming, Software Tagged: business analysis, consulting, custom software development, solution design

DISCLAIMER – this article applies to mainly to Organizations without business analysts and programmers on staff. A few years ago, we were asked to quote a small automation for an existing, repeat client. They wanted help streamlining a spreadsheet-based process that took about 1/2 day of a high-level employee’s time each week. Client: Can you help […]

May 15, 2017

The Midnight Coaching Email

in: Business, Leadership Tagged: custom software development, emotional intelligence, leadership

Let me take you back to the year 2011. This was a big year for us, as Susco had made a big name for itself as one of the first movers in mobile app development studios in the State of Louisiana. We were growing revenue at 50% per year and collecting awards like they were going out of style.

At the time I was a babe at 33, not a grey haired 39 year old – so needless to say, the success started going to my head. I thought of myself as being very emotionally intelligent with how I dealt with people, but it’s very easy when growing a company to do a great job focusing on the way you treat your clients and referral sources but not apply the same effort with your staff. This blind-spot almost cost me one of my best employees at the time. In the interest of protecting the innocent, I’ll refer to them as “Jim”. So, here we go…

March 17, 2017

Has My Business Outgrown My Technology?

in: Business Tagged: business efficiency, business productivity, custom software development, salesforce

We get this question a lot from business owners in the middle of a growth phase. Often, they are already using systems for accounting and CRM (Customer Relationship Management), and they are not sure what processes could be improved, and if there is a business case to improve them. Over the years, we’ve identified a […]

January 27, 2017

The Next Step: Updating An App

in: Design, Mobile, Programming, Software Tagged: Analysis, Androids, Apps, Articles, business, custom software development, Geolocations, iOS Tag, mobile tag, Opportunities

The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.