www.insightssuccess.in SEPTEMBER 2017
Breakthrough Technologies Changing Mobile Technology from Communication to Multi-Function Device
COMPANY OF THE MONTH
Transformations The Cosmos of Mobile-App
Vinay Jain, Founder & CTO Grepix Infotech
Craig Ford Managing Director
Mobile Programming LLC
Simplifying Customer Landscapes with Compulsive Innovations and Delightful User Experiences
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t’s hard to see variations when they advance progressively. In the past few years, enterprises were impartial setting out on their mobile journeys. They had learned what it meant to support multiple stands, how to control smartphone features and how to distribute apps in app stores. Fast forward to today, enterprises have been generally fruitful at overcoming new challenges. Now that the basics are mastered, we will enter a novel point of innovation in the mobile app development. The developments in the mobile domain are vulnerable to new strategies, actions and procedural revamp. In the year 2017, we are seeing innovative trends arising in companies by adopting the new changes in order to keep up with the market’s pace. Cutting-edge mobile solutions emerge with client’s viewpoints and changes with time, which eventually affects the project’s evolution leaving the Mobile App businesses with delicate scenarios to cope up with.
Mobile Apps: A Hotshot Era in the Industrial Market
Mobile App solution providers operate from different parts of the world serving customers with best of their ability. Their team deep dives into the client's business requirements to build custom applications and solutions for their business. Solution providers have developed standalone applications and solutions which interface with various systems in a truly complex business environment. They provide a full-stack development expertise from mobile & web on the front-end, middleware platform development, back-end server development, internal & third-party integrations, cloud & on-premise deployments to maintenance & support of the client applications. We have seen the need for more multichannel approached apps grows, technologies for scaling progress and placement become more significant — hence the development of DevOps, microservices and endless integration. In parallel, users will certainly settle to applications that are fetching and helping them achieve what they are trying to do. This means that applications will make improved use of user context and technologies that support alteration such as feature flipping. Supporting new trends are taking a data-driven methodology to app development, by continuously investigating with innovative features and experiences, gauging outcomes and regulating development imports based on upshots. We can say that these trends will escort in the next cohort of Mobile Apps.
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Simplifying Customer Landscapes with Compulsive Innovations and Delightful User Experiences
Company of the month Transformations The Cosmos of Mobile-App
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Grepix Infotech: Journey from Notion to Innovation
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Agile, A Process Delivering Values & Successful Products
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rowing demands of Mobile Apps is an essential part of the corporate and enterprise world. Things keep progressing with time so thought becomes a must! Everything on the web is impending down to the mobile, into the user’s control. Applications, sites, databases, think of it and all is in your fingers.
In this issue of “The 10 Innovative Mobile App Solution Providers,” we have ornamented some of the noticeable organizations, who have achieved trademark by providing Top- notch Mobile App solutions and are well equipped for proceeding the Mobile App development sectors’ future. Our magazine’s journey starts with Cover story Mobile Programming LLC, which is the leading digital transformation solutions provider, is at the epicenter of this proliferation. With almost two decades of experience in software development and consulting, this global leader is transforming the way thousands of global organizations do business by developing the most innovative technologies in Big Data, Internet of Things, and AI & Experience Design. Apart from our cover story, we have Company of the month, Grepix Infotech, who has showcased an indigenous capability in providing quality and cutting-edge, yet cost-effective software development solutions across the globe. They are focused on expanding its footprints in emerging technologies such as IoT, Home Automation, Augmented Reality, Beacons, 3D Modelling and Machine learning. Also, we have encompassed, one of the renowned brands, Brindley Technologies, who is recognized as a Multinational, Global System Integrator, ATM & KIOSK, Smart City Solutions, Automation, AI, Embedded Technologies and Robotics in the IT Sector, Codewave, as an app development services company offering holistic solutions to business problems, from concept to execution - keeping in mind simplicity, mobility and aesthetics, at the best possible cost, CognitiveClouds for helping top startups and companies build remarkable web, mobile and tablet products, eBiz Solutions, a global technology and solutions consulting company, delivering innovative product engineering, analytics, digital solutions, mobility, cloud, Internet of Things(IoT), Big Data and enterprise services, e-navik group, who is focused on conceiving, developing and distributing customer-focused solutions, Fourtek IT Solutions, as a leading web and software development company, INFOCRATS Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd. for serving world-class mobile app solutions globally and TRooTech as a top rated full stack mobile app development company. We have included, “Changing Mobile Technology from Communication to Multi-Function Device” and “The Cosmos of Mobile-App”scripted by our in-house editors in the wonderful pages of this magazine. We have also covered CXO’s on, “How to select a company for mobile app development? by Bhaskar Bhardwaj, Founder & CEO of BR Solutions and “Disruption – The Winner’s Mindset” by Arya Rajesh Kumar, Entrepreneur and CEO at Avohi. So, do flip the pages of our magazine to uncover the prominent Mobile APP inspirations.
Cover Story
Craig Ford Managing Director
Mobile Programming LLC Simplifying Customer Landscapes with Compulsive Innovations and Delightful User Experiences
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igital transformation” - When it comes to success in business, if not modern life itself, it’s paramount that one reinvents themselves in order to stay competitive in our ever progressing digital world. Fact is, businesses have always had to disrupt themselves, but now, in order to revolutionize their industries, they must infuse their business with technology -essentially becoming technology companies themselves. Every day, we encounter companies looking to make this transformation. It’s because the Internet of Things (IoT) has swiftly become a reality which cannot be avoided. Especially if we plan for success. Need proof? Look around you. Artificial Intelligence and other smart devices are everywhere -- on our wrists, in our cars, around our homes and offices, and in our factories. Digital Transformation is the need of the hour. It is a complete shift towards making businesses automated and creating experiences with a human-centric approach. For an incredible product experience successful companies keep the design process at the heart of product development. Delightful user experience is a unique competition of ideas. Driven by inspiration and passion, UI/UX experts should be quick to respond to market trends and innovative ideas. A quick design process will help digital transformation companies in producing multiple iterations to deliver the best in class user experience. For that a design process innovation is needed. It will not only make the business fast and market responsive but also keep them ahead of the competition.
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“Provoking an archetypal fluctuation with the best-in-class app solutions”
So how does a design process ensure that UI/UX experts have the freedom to design a product that fulfills client visions? Co-creation The key to great design is capturing the spirit of the client and the essence of the space. A strong design process accounts for participation of non-designers/end users throughout the project. Innovation Design process offers a structured way of researching, developing, testing, and moving design ideas towards production quickly and consistently. Quicker Time to Market Keeps the project team aligned so that downtime is minimized and up time is used more efficiently so that product reaches the market quickly. Risk Mitigation By its very nature design process integrates controls like design briefs, change orders and sign-offs at critical phases to help manage these uncertainties. Mobile Programming LLC, the leading digital transformation solutions provider, is at the epicenter of this proliferation. With almost two decades of experience in software development and consulting, this global leader is transforming the way thousands of global organizations do business by developing the most innovative technologies in Big Data, Internet of Things, and AI & Experience Design. Craig Ford, the Managing Director of Mobile Programming LLC, believes that “successful digital transformation will require careful collaboration, thoughtful planning, and the inclusion of every department for all the businesses out there.” All of which has been made possible due to the continuous evolution of digital technology. During recent years, they’ve seen shifts in how traditional leadership roles operate. As silos break down and the scopes of various roles widen and change, digital transformation has morphed from a trend to a central component of the modern business strategy. The mobile industry itself is undergoing a major shift with the cost
imperatives of clients on the one hand, and significant and rapid advancements in technology on the other. Digital Transformation companies have to be at the forefront of it all, developing breakthrough innovations, transforming user and consumer experiences, creating new business models and opportunities, and leveraging data in entirely new ways. Change is going to happen whether you pursue it or not—you only need to look at how the role of cloud computing in 2016 has evolved. AI is following the same trend and the possibilities are tremendous For Mobile Programming LLC it all begins with a strenuously followed work culture. A culture which enables them to stay true to their prime purpose: Making the world a better place through the continuous development and innovation of technology. Some examples of methodology include: Harnessing DevOps in every Enterprise Imaginable. In contrast to traditional IT, the use of DevOps methodology opens the gates to a smooth and flowing freeway to success. It does so by providing guard rails, road signs and rules of the road. And not only does DevOps power the development of projects, it can also transform an organization’s culture. The company now hosts DevOpsDays for its internal teams, featuring demos, open labs, lightning talks, breakout sessions, and guest keynotes. No wonder it is already being employed by 25 Percent of their clients. The trending software development approach has many quantifiable technical and business benefits which include shorter development cycles, increased deployment frequency, and faster time to market. Mastering DevOps toolsets, enables them to continually grow and serve their client’s needs. And the DevOps trend goes way beyond implementation and technology management. It's actually changing the dynamics under which operations and development teams interact. Innovation Labs Every Innovation Lab is composed of business and technically-minded innovators who work at the intersection of digital transformation and technology. It's at this intersection that techniques are perfected in order to help
your business discover previously unknown opportunities, which, in turn, can move your company toward realizing its highest potential. The Design Thinking Creative Studio HEXA is the creative studio that is dedicated to creating and delivering unparalleled experiences with the user at the core of everything they do. From design thinking to core engineering, clients experience the continuity of working alongside a unified team for every step of their digital evolution. Big Data & AI Services Their Big Data and Analytics team uses the latest techniques in artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistical analysis and predictive analytics in order to best serve the big data needs of organizations both large and small. It’s a range of mobility solutions that also includes iOS Programming, Android Programming, Custom App Development, Internet of Things, HTML5 Development and Windows Programming. All of which empowers clients to stay on the cutting edge of mobile technology. In addition, other consulting solutions include, mobile app marketing, mobile best practices, digital detailing, and mobile cloud computing. The Veracious Partner for an Absolute Lucrative Return The fast-paced world of innovation and ideation is where Mobile Programming thrives best. Due to their commitment to forward thinking creativity, not to mention their passion, spirit and drive, it’s no wonder that Mobile Programming has been a trusted product development partner to many of the most innovative and respected companies in the world for more than a decade; successfully delivering end-to-end solutions that address business problems, strengthen IT infrastructure, and enrich the user experience. Providing consultation before, after, and during the application development process to fully tap into the technological potential of their client’s company or firm, Mobile Programming’s seasoned experts always bring their experience in technology leadership, speed, scale, transparency, and predictability in order to give your businesses the critical advantage it needs in order to bring norm breaking, out of the box products to market.
“Helping clients in renewing their existing landscape using automation and artificial intelligence”
The Sales Veteran with a Command over the Future Trends That's Craig Ford. Throughout the years, Craig has recruited and managed the top teams necessary in order to generate impressive sales figures -- for both the company and, most importantly, his clients. He is largely credited for Mobile Programming’s leadership status in the web/mobile development and IoT development sector, leading the way in influencing many businesses to not only implement, but modernize and expand their digital strategies. With a vast knowledge of, and expertise in, Health, Supply Chain, Automotive, Logistics, Entertainment, Insurance, Interactive Media and Marketing Industries, Craig provides a strong, innovative and passionate hand in the field of Sales/Marketing. But his talents and experience go beyond that to also include SOW/Contracts/RFP’s, Resource Planning/ Management, Salary Negotiation, Requirement Gathering, Lead Generation, Market Strategy and Technology trends. He has also designed and implemented training and Internship programs. In addition, throughout his career, Craig has earned a sterling reputation for Operational Improvements and as a Coaching Professional.
“Our Acumen lies in In-depth Consultation and User-Friendly Design” Spreading Camaraderie from Associates to Patrons No tool or technology can be effective without the careful consideration and a deep understanding of the user, and their needs. Guided by a strong belief in the fundamentals of the user experience, it is important to consider the relationship between the business and their customers in every interaction. Which is why the CEO and the executive leadership team make sure that all employees are aligned with the company’s vision and are always inspired to contribute. It all begins by maintaining a healthy work environment. Which is what Craig has done. His leadership strategies are noted in the industry for the unique affinity, and strong rapport, the employees display towards one another. Part of this comes from the company culture which encourages experimentation and free flow of ideas -- all of which helps all employees feel as if they have a stake in the company’s mission and success. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, with such an attractive and positive company culture, Mobile Programming have been SAP’s Preferred Vendor Worldwide for nearly a decade now. Mobile Programming has been credited for conceptualizing and structuring various products built on SAP’s breakthrough in-memory data platform, as well as accelerating SAP's development processes, bringing a deep and laser sharp focus on design and user experience. Expert Insight into the Upcoming Trends Looking towards the not too distant future, Craig firmly believes that the bulk of any future investments are bound to occur in AI -- encompassing anything from Google's search algorithms to self-driving cars to autonomous weapons. So it’s of paramount importance to nurture resources who excel at internal communications and articulating processes, as well as lead bot scripting and development. That, Craig believes, should be the main focus of tech strategists today. www.mobileprogramming.com
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Company of the Month
Grepix
Infotech: Journey from Notion to Innovation Grepix showcased indigenous capability in providing quality and cutting-edge, yet cost-effective software development solutions across the globe. Grepix focused on expanding its footprints in emerging technologies such as IoT, Home Automation, Augmented Reality, Beacons, 3D Modelling and Machine learning.
Vinay Jain Founder & CTO Grepix Infotech
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s IT finds its way into practically every aspect of an organization's functions, the course of IT and IT infrastructure is changing constantly. Mobile technologies have played a significant role in transforming various hardware systems through Advanced Mobile Programs called the ‘Next Big Boost’. Taking advantage of this revolution, Grepix has emerged as a global symbol of innovation and modernization. Innovations at the intersection of technologies are leading to the creation of new services, products and breakthrough applications. These have the potential to change user experience beyond current comprehension. Grepix Infotech offers comprehensive and integrated IT services across the globe that includes Strategic Consulting, Software Development, Mobile Applications Development, Web Development, Games Development, Plugins Development, Desktop Applications, Software Testing, Digital Marketing Services and World-class e-Business Applications to Startups, Individuals, Mid-Size Companies, Enterprises and Government Institutions. Software Solutions that Exceed Client’s Expectations Grepix is backing business ventures by leveraging industrywide experience, deep technology expertise, comprehensive portfolio of services and vertically aligned business model. With their 50+ dedicated emerging technologies, ‘Centers of Perfection’ enables Grepix to be equipped with the latest technologies for delivering business capabilities to their clients.
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Appicial, a white label on demand taxi application solution developed by Grepix over iOS/Android, has helped startups, entrepreneurs and companies in gaining visibility and increasing their brand value & revenue. Appicial’s ondemand solution is already associated with different business spheres such as food delivery management like UberEATS, free rides, deals and freebies. This Solution is immensely scalable to crane operators, plumbing services, food delivery, trucking & logistics, car rental, boat & cruises, on-demand bikes, autos & chauffeurs. Medioncloud, a healthcare web-cum mobile solution for dentists to digitise all information regarding patients, doctors and medical reports that enhances efficiency and online exposure, all leading to increased revenue. Grepix has also delivered services in assorted verticals like Health care & Fitness, Sports, Social, Medical, Restaurant & Food Delivery, Networking, Entertainment, Transportation, Real Estate, Travel, Lifestyle, eLearning, News, Image and Video Processing, etc.
Our constant endeavour is to ensure Security, Quality and Transparency in all the services we render
teamJOE, a multi-sport social network app for fitness enthusiasts of all levels -from beginners to professionals- to connect, follow, meet and team up with people who share common fitness goals, to practice sports activities “now” or to schedule a day and time to engage, individually or in a group. teamJOE app introduces “fitness visual stories” which are timelines that reflect different moments throughout the duration of the fitness activity with the use of images, videos, maps, trails, metrics, comments and conversations. Founded by an active Triathlete, Joseph McCagherty, and graduate from NYU, and Luis C Rodriguez, a former high school and college athlete, who is also a graduate from NYU.
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Grepix universally recognized for its innovative approach towards delivering business value and its commitment to sustainability, Grepix delivered their services in diverse sectors. A few of their services do get an honorary mention, such as,
After laying strong footprints into service sector, Grepix have leveraged their offerings to business solutions. Grepix is uniquely qualified to build, accelerate and innovate product ideas such as,
The Versatile Genius behind Grepix With over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience that majorly focused on software & business development and customer satisfaction, Vinay Jain, the Founder & CTO of Grepix Infotech was always driven by entrepreneurial instincts. Over the journey, Vinay worked as computer hardware & software engineer, architecting large scale mobile applications. From his post-graduation days itself, Vinay had started developing web solutions for a few IT companies and subsequently took the opportunity to work with an IT company as a software engineer. Since then, he has showcased remarkable dexterity in handling diverse technical roles.
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Over the arc of Grepix’s history, Vinay has assumed numerous roles as the Founder, CTO and Developer. He balanced internal-facing duties with external responsibilities. Handling overall strategic and operational responsibility for the entire portfolio of Grepix’s offerings, Vinay is gifted with an aberrant ability of building award-winning apps, coupled with excellent Technical skills that strike the ideal balance between innovation, creativity and long-term business intent. He is indefatigably investigating and absorbing information on the latest technologies to keep Grepix Infotech ahead of the crowd. Vinay is also a Co-founder of Appicial on-Demand Taxi App Solution (www.appicial.com), MediOnCloud, a healthcare webcum mobile app solution for Dentists (www.medioncloud.com), Devineer Soft, a software development company in Middle East, and CTO of Hoptrend LLC, USA. Harnessing Innovation and Delivering Delightful User Experience Grepix brought a strong focus on delivering services nondisruptively, simplifying customers’ landscape, delivering new and enriching user experiences. Grepix has established itself as the most sought-after software solution provider for leveraging the full potential of the indispensable mobile platform for their client’s brand growth and reaching out to their targeted audience. Grepix, coupled with an experienced management and technical team, is capable of delivering a total solution to their clients, thus reducing time, risk and cost. Grepix's interfaces are widely regarded as visionary and are well-aligned to platform needs. Vinay adds on, “Our creative work not only looks aesthetically beautiful, but provides an amazingly simple and intuitive user experience. Our constant endeavour is to ensure security, quality and transparency in all the services we render. In the entire journey, we have worked with major clients and various government projects across the globe”
Translating Goals into actionable marketing strategy The most usual issue that many in the mobile app industry are facing is the lack of problem analysis. It has been observed that in most cases, the incremental efforts in projects have led to the significant financial loss. Grepix offers a unique ability to conceptualize, architect designs and optimize products at every stage following an agile methodology to give clients maximum value for minimum effort.
flexible engagement models. This has also benefitted them in meeting business requirements such as Offshore model, Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, Agile Contracting Model or Fixed Price Model. As part of a culture, Grepix offers great perks, benefits and lays the platform to foster innovation and creativity. At Grepix, their clients are always involved before taking developmental decisions. Thus, meeting client’s expectations irrespective of cost and efforts with pixel perfect design, customer service and timely delivery of quality work. Ongoing Endeavour for Future Prospects Grepix’s key competencies include the development of mobile, web & games solutions of any complexity and staying prepared to foray into new sectors and markets. Vinay concludes, “The growth prospects are enormous with never ending demands in the coming years. We are working extensively on the emerging domain of connected devices en-compassing IoT, Home Automation, Augmented reality, 3D modelling, Machine learning and other intelligent devices that shall continue to open up more and more opportunities. Among all the categories, IoT provides the most proactive approach to securing enterprise mobility computing.”
Grepix brings a deep focus on design and user experience, creating a culture of innovation and co-innovation with customers. Grepix has retained all its customers by offering
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Transformations
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n today’s mobile world, mobile apps are the best ways to hold business. As the latest technologies and innovations are growing, mobile apps business is also getting into a new dimension. Mobile is the easiest way to make a business impact like building customer loyalty, driving in sales, attracting employees and more. Supporting, mobile apps are more reliant to transform and grow their business. Mobile has almost entered every segment of the market, retail, restaurants, insurance, healthcare, market place, social, construction and more. The thriving technology is ruling the diversity in mobile apps and leading the edge in a unique way. The shift to digital advertising and marketing is becoming more prominent by the mobile applications and third party applications. This trend is increasingly being used to build out more effective, long-lasting and durable relationships with the customers. These brands proactively searching out complimentary services and products which are mostly promoted by technology-driven marketing strategies. This also opens the door to new sets of customers and serving in long run with brand loyalty across various industries. Companies provide services to the nth degree with building the app, maintenance for the mere future and also transforming it according to the inclination change. As these apps are business enablers and transformers, it is very important maintaining the inherent integrity of the app through the duration of its use. The engineers are engaged with handling the right tools, enhancement of the technology, creating and managing of the build, fine tune and deliver the app with impact. This eliminates the factors that interfere with the app efficiency.
The mobile apps are the game changers to the new world. The convenient reachability of internet in these handy devices is creating a huge significance of these applications. These nitty-gritty default apps are in the devices carries the heart of the matter. The mobile users experience innovation and design altogether. The features like motion and location sensing, transferring data is now present in any typical smartphones which were a critical scene when rolling to past days. Additionally, there are more features, connecting to several smart devices, tracking lost phones, remote access to various appliances like fridge, television via apps and more. It changes according to the operating system of the device like Android, Blackberry 10, ios, etc.
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MOBILE-APP channel’s website or social networking sites.
The planners have also got ahead of the challenge in connecting number of devices with the mobile apps. Now connecting with various wearable devices like smart watches, and other smart objects open more ultimatums in terms of various platforms of performance and accurate ones. As these smartphone apps have completely revolutionized how we live, they are functioning to track and record the fitness measures to improve health conditions. Fitness apps are connected with the health tracker devices to show the recorded effects, like burnt calories, blood pressure, covered kilometers, etc. The Health department is also experiencing a huge change due to the emergency services are operated via GPS services triggered by the mobile app. Moreover, suggesting and tracking baby’s vaccinations is easier with many mobile apps. Many chain retail shops and brands are also entering in the flourishing e-commerce section by introducing instant delivery services, they are collaborating with the existing ones or opening their own online ventures with mobile apps and websites. Such features introduced are proving to be helpful for humanity. Apps have also majorly influenced entertainment section too; online television or news streaming became so popular that to make it more convenient apps are introduced for their viewers to experience hassle free watching. Every news channel and newspapers have its digital publication as the generation follows for instant news delivery. Live programs are streamed with the difference of few seconds, and all occurrences are published instantly on every news
The food industry is also not doomed with tossing and delivering pizzas in 30 minutes. Apps have an extensive leverage by making it possible for every restaurant to include in-home delivery services. Also, customers are benefited with exotic dining experiences from the reviews and know-how about the eating places. Automatic Food making Machines have created a wonderful world for the feeding business. This vast improvement over the old-fashioned method facilitates consistent quality, trouble-free production and transparency critical to keeping retailers and consumers satisfied with food and beverage products. In the phase of evolving technology, society is taking numerous advantages. Apps created for women safety and tracking emergency needed people is a great helping hand for humanity. The government of India has made-known technical education and workshops in maximal rural places. This supports for distance education and web based learning on various aspects. Technical exercises from videos and films regarding agriculture are productive for the farmers to know about fertilizers, soil, seeds, etc. Introducing and promoting such governmental programs, researchers and innovations are mostly supported by mobile apps for convenient access for everyone. Emerging identifying cards with fingerprints has proved to be effective and has been way-out possible by the help of technology. Additionally, maximum of the apps created now carries the fingerprint scanning feature and avoids typing password. Present India is focusing on science and technology when realized it is the key element of economic growth. The mobile-app market trends show that the market will continue to generate higher and higher revenue and progress in the foreseeable future. So, it is quite clear that the much-discussed mobile app revolution is rapidly growing and will grow to its limitless extent.
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Ninaad Mehta Founder & MD
Brindley Technologies: Providing Unique Customer Centric Solutions beyond Boundaries
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t is quite appalling to notice that even though some people still exist in the world without a smartphone, there is hardly anyone who is totally unaware of the mobile app industry and is not in an urge to experience the smart-world. A renowned research agency predicts the mobile app industry to grow much more than the developers have ever imagined. The agency reported that the app stores and markets are expected to see the generation of more than 268 billion downloads, ultimately resulting in a revenue hike worth more than $77 billion by the end of this year. The mobile app industry has evolved way beyond people’s wildest imaginations. The day has arrived when people can see that the only use of mobile apps is not just enjoying social media and motion games, rather, now it offers utility along with fun elements. This technology is no more limited to people’s personal leisure time usage; it now connects the whole world, from individuals, small businesses to multinationals, banks and ATMs and everything else that exists on this tech-driven planet. With need comes innovation, and with innovation comes utility. The sudden hike in new demands in the industry is leading to the modification of technology with the rise in the development of mobile app solution market to provide enterprise solutions, MDM and Next Generation
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Filling the gaps in the industry and fulfilling the demands of the market, we introduce, Brindley Technologies, a multinational public company focused on developing, implementing, testing, supporting, maintenance, solution center, smart city solutions, digital technology services for legacy systems to next generation technologies. Ensuring Ultimate Customer Satisfaction Earns Them Enormous Recognition Brindley Technologies is the next generation technology company providing enterprise solutions using AI and Machine Learning based solutions on the mobile platform and integrating various other platforms with the mobile to provide customers with the best of the technology innovation experience. The extraordinary service of Brindley Technologies has helped them to win numerous national and international awards and recognitions. The company has successfully delivered many projects and assignments with ultimate customer satisfaction and they say that 70 per cent of their sales consist of their repetitive customers. The company has spread its wings all over the world and is popular in the USA, India, Europe, Africa, APAC and Middle-East in all major sectors including Retail, Banking, Manufacturing, Banking, Finance,
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Government, Telecommunication, Aviation, Logistics, Healthcare, Shipping, Oil & Gas, Energy and Defense. Along with the traditional IT/ITeS solutions, Brindley Technologies is known to provide extensive solutions to Enterprise Mobility Systems, Enterprise Legacy Systems, Smart Data Centers, Smart City Solutions, ATM and KIOSK manufacturing sectors with a mission to build a complete end to end Smart City. Their innovations and extraordinary services have helped them to get featured in various popular business media publications like Economic Times. Brindley has also found its place in the list of companies selected for America First Initiative to generate around 10,000 + local jobs over coming five years, which is helping them to setup a research and development center in the US. Their national presence has been recognized by the Governments of Jharkhand and Maharashtra and has helped them to win land as awards in both the states to setup a next generation innovative solutions knowledge campus under Make in India scheme to generate 50,000+ local jobs over the next five years. About the Man behind this GenNext Company With more than two decades of extensive experience in the IT industry, Ninaad Mehta, the Founder and MD at Brindley Technologies & Brindley Investment, is leading the industry and offering next generation solution to the people all over the world. Prior to Brindley Technologies, Ninaad had made exceptional contributions to various global companies and served numerous customers in the USA,
Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and India for over 20+ years with top CMMI LEVEL 5 companies in the USA, India, Singapore, Australia, Japan UK, Germany, France, Russia, Canada, Mexico, UAE, Oman, Uganda and South Africa. Ninaad has an exceptional academic career/background/portfolio with his degrees in Executive Management in project management from IIT Delhi, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Mumbai University and a Diploma in Computer Technologies from the Board of Technical Examination. He is also a man trained in PMP and TOGAF 9.1. Apart from his academics, he is a Life Member of Computer Society of India and a Member of Project Management Institute and TOGAF group. Ninaad’s extraordinary skills have helped him to win Asia Outsourcing Excellence & Leadership in Outsourcing in IT Award 2014-2015. Brindley Technology Stays Ahead of the Competition Having operational centers spread all over the globe, Brindley Technologies provide services and solutions of all types from Consulting, Outsourcing, Technology, BPM & Automation to Product Engineering, Infrastructure, Data Center, Payment, ATM, FOREX & KIOSK with unique customer centric solutions. With customers in 51+ countries, the company is one of the fastest growing group across the globe with a valuation of $1+ billion. Being a member of the Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC), they are also known to partner with many top IT companies like GE, Microsoft, Oracle, Cap Gemini, IBM, AVNET, etc.
“Solutions beyond boundaries.”
The company has attracted and raises funds from international investors into the company of over $10 Billion. The company is quite popular among the investors all around the globe due to its highly skilled teams, easy operational and customizable solutions; lowest pricing for the IT services & consultancy services than tier 1 and tier 2 IT companies. The company has recently announced its plans to expand and is looking forward to a collaborative alliance with top IT companies in numerous areas of business. The company has expressed its plans to grow organically and is inorganically positioning itself in the market. For them, what matters more than innovation is customers’ happiness and producing best quality solutions to their clients.
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CXO Standpoint
How To Select A Company for
Mobile App
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Bhaskar Bhardwaj Founder & CEO BR Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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henever you need a mobile app for iOS, Android or Windows, you simply put your query in Google and probably visit one of the link that comes in top three, but that’s not an ideal solution. You can get many options over there, but finding the best application development agency or firm to work on your project can be tricky. There are lots of companies offering similar services, and you need to make a choice over who can deliver the quality and standard you have in your mind with quick turnaround. You have to check number of things before opting services for mobile app development. What’s the development process they follow? How much experience they have in working on similar things? Are they able to design the app UI as well? All of these are important considerations. You can check few points mentioned below before opting a mobile development company. 1. Check out the portfolios of service provider. 2. Is the selected company developing app for web, ios, android, windows etc. if not, then maybe you could suffer. Therefore, always select a place where all your requirement gets fulfilled. 3. Choose the company where easy and quick communication is possible. 4. The company must be capable for quality testing on actual devices for UI and UX. 5. Before making a choice, you must read the client's reviews and testimonials about the previous work done. 6. The company must be capable for timely delivery of your app with quality. So you must go to the Google app store, search the app which is already delivered to other clients and check the reviews about the app. It will give you lot of idea about the company’s work. 7. Check the company reviews on Google. 8. What is the development process they follow? You should know about the development process they follow because it is always better to follow a life cycle development process for any software/application: i) Listen, Ideate and Strategize ii) Designs of the app screens. iii) Development iv) Quality Analysis v) Launch vi) Measure and Optimize There’s always room for further improvement and the key to an app’s success is regular updates. Be sure that the development company will help you to improve and update your app based on rankings in-app user data and feedback.
About the Author Bhaskar is an Information Technology professional with over 18 years of experience in R&D, Product Development, Engineering and QC. He has led many IT initiatives for numerous MNCs. Bhaskar has a M.Sc., in Computer Science and an M.B.A. in Project Management. His hobbies are exploring new technologies, reading, photography and playing table tennis.
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BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES
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martphone technologies are not just changing the way we live and experience, but also characterize it. Technology means to the collection of tools that make it easier to use, manage and exchange information. Technology makes us advance, and the smart phone revolution has taken technological innovation to dizzying heights. The various developments in technology, including computer, the Internet and the telephone has helped to conquer communication barriers and bridge the gap between people all over the world. The mobile app development agency is expected to reach the bar of $189 billion by the year 2020. The revenue ďŹ gures were 69.7 billion in the year 2015. You can easily understand that the prediction of hype is quite massive.
Some Upcoming Breakthrough Technologies Touch and Feel the Innovation Electro vibration technology will push the online shopping to the new high. Imagine shopping for clothes online without worrying about the texture and quality of the cloth. It will change the touch screen experience in smart phone drastically. This technology will also help blind people to access smart phone like everybody else. Researchers have been working intensively on developing touch screens that allow you feel the texture of the cloth by touching it from a smart phone. Electro vibration technology will be the reality in this year itself and you will notice the arrival of this technology on a large scale across touch screen devices. Apple has also been working in electro vibration
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technology from a long time and has filed several patents related to the technology. It works kind of magic that stimulates through electronic charges, and your brain is tricked into feeling the texture simply by touching the device’s screen. Communicating with the World through a Fingertip In the year 2012, Microsoft established impressive speechto-speech translation and now, real time multi language conference calls may finally become a commercial reality in 2017. This will permit usual language processing features to be built into apps. Without the help of a translator or a mediator user can share their thoughts in multiple languages across the globe with just a tap. When Your Thoughts Become Commands Can you imagine a technology on a smart phone where thoughts became the command and you can navigate through your smart phone even without touching it? Yes, it will be a reality now as the researcher working on our brain wave pattern as every thought that comes into our brain has its own brainwave pattern. And this unique electrical signs can be mapped out to carry out specific instructions. This is
a hi-tech technology that could see some monetary application in smart phones in this year itself. So the new age smart phone with its brain-computer interface can read the brainwaves emitted by our thoughts and execute the set command. Imagine if your phone could simply detect that you need the curtains to be drawn, and you are too sleepy to get out of bed. And before you know it, it is done. The potential for such an amazing user interface that permits you to control your smart phone with your mind is limitless. Wireless Charging is Now Possible Nowadays we use our smart phones for multiple purposes and this lead to running out of battery. This disrupts the use of smart phone and forces you to carry the external battery or user needs to charge their battery frequently. Many mobile technology experts are now working on a technology through which smart phone can be charged activities like walking, tapping the screen or even the body heat could also help in charging your phone. Researchers are also working on availability of the ultrarapid charger that comes with an advanced battery technology. It will allow us to charge your phone
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completely in just 30 seconds. Another technology can be very popular this year where one device can be used to charge another device without connecting wires. Flexible Flagship Smartphone In the near future, phone screens would be more flexible and user-friendly where people could fold and unfold their screen. This phone will become a reality owing to Organic Light-Emitting Diode technology. This technology will also allow the pervasiveness of paper-thin screens that can project from both sides of the phone screen. What this translates to users is the ability to show pictures or videos to your friend on one side, while using the other side as a control to maneuver videos and images as you like. The Future Mobile Technology The future of mobile technology carefully revolves around two words- Amplified Realism. AR in simple terms means an advanced and unseen version of what user can see with their naked eyes. We perceived most common needs through our smartphone which infused with the AR technology, will be enhanced through the use of computergenerated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics and
GPS data. By this technology, users can see a particular place through their augmented reality integrated smartphone camera and they can immediately find out the nearest cafes, bookshops, and dining places. Smart Way to Recognition Now phone can recognize you even if it’s lying on a table. According to recent advancements, a phone would be able to recognize the face, even it is at rest or lying down. A company is planning to introduce facial recognition technology into its next major product release, and the facescanning Pearl ID will be used for authentication in its payment platform. Mobile technology is changing rapidly with the imagination of human beings and it no longer remains the medium of communication. In fact, new methods are being discovered and processed to make it more productive. Some of the major new technologies that will rule the mobile app sector in coming days have been listed above. Apart from this, there is a huge push in wearable devices like Fitbit, Apple Watch, and Pebble that will continue to be in trend in the year 2017.
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Abhijith HK Co-founder & CEO Vidhya Abhijith Co-founder
Codewave: Enabling Businesses to bring Mobile Strategy to Life
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he mobile app development industry has emerged as a true friend in need, is playing a crucial role in simplifying the daily tasks, and is also changing the outlook towards information. The technology of mobile is growing at the speed of light and the apps are becoming an integral part of the digital ecosystem. In fact, these apps are progressing to make a ubiquitous presence. Codewave is one such company, which is advancing the mobile app industry and delivering impactful solutions with trending technology.
Codewave has built their own ‘Framework for Continuous Growth’, by the product called ‘Peerly’, which will be soon available for other workplaces to adopt. With the help of Peerly, Codewave has scrapped the annual performance reviews and made growth a daily, peer to peer affair. Peerly has made the opportunities more vivid, enabling people to recognize people, give and receive constructive feedback and make growth a daily affair. Today, Peerly is an app available for web and mobile, using which employees can cheer for others, rate their peers and nominate a customer for a ‘FairPlay’ award.
Mission to Build Beautiful Apps The Fascinating Duo Codewave is an app development services company, founded in May 2013, with a vision to build beautiful apps with reliable technology for businesses needing help with critical digitization goals. In the last 4 years, the creative team of the company has grown from a team of 4 to 50. It has organically grown and capped as one of the self-sustaining business. The company is proud to be a transparent, people - first company, which has developed unique, disruptive people practices and a workplace closer to home.
Abhijith HK and his wife, Vidhya Abhijith are the Co-founders of Codewave. Abhijith also holds the position of CEO of the company. The duo, visions to make Codewave a platform that brings people together on journeys of growth, with the highest level of transparency, empathy and humility. Their strategy is to build stronger product influence being a services company, which brings peer comfort with their customers and helps align with the vision.
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Abhijith says, “Being a customer funded company, Codewave has been profitable since day 1. On a long term, the vision is to build the capability to scale the business sustainably, replicate the services business model in tier 2 / tier 3 towns, create employment opportunities, onboard people with varying life experiences, and to be a global platform for holistic individual growth and leadership development.” Tackling the Competition in the Market Codewave offers holistic solutions to the business problems, from concept to execution - keeping in mind simplicity, mobility and aesthetics, at the best possible cost. The company is one of the early adopters of highly scalable technologies like Node.js which is used by apps like Uber to serve billions of users. They have also built apps that work with the internet, apps that can work with fluctuating internet and apps that don’t need internet at all. Apps that stream content from satellites are also built by them.
out about 10 - 12 projects of about 3 - 5 months long, at any given point in time. They are transparent about the revenue, salaries with employees; everyone knows how much the company is making and what the monthly costs are. Codewave is one of the first companies, to have eliminated the bell curve appraisal and generic rating scales for performance reviews and have instead adopted a more dynamic performance review practice, which carefully aligns potential to opportunity, and promotes individuals when ready. According to Codewave, the first and foremost thing is to develop capability to communicate with each other, fearlessly and constructively. This initiative was started by organizing a 1-hour event every week, and inviting people to come forward and share a story, inspiration or a technology opinion. Gradually this became central to their culture, and it helped people to talk fearlessly and helped audience listen openly, leading to deeper bonds. Innovative Solutions & Expectations
Codewave’s vision towards ‘competition’ is fundamentally different. There are companies, which offers similar app design and development services and the company believes that these are these companies which are intensifying the need for them to exist. The real threats perhaps are businesses which are running offline without the need for the internet to intervene and change the game. Transparent Work Culture Codewave is a transparent workplace, with a flat structure, people working in small, powerful clusters. They carry
At Codewave, they are designing and developing innovative solutions, which fully exploit the opportunities that mobile medium provides today. They are currently building an intelligent IVR solution, powered by AI where a customer calling a call center would initially speak to a bot and make bookings with instructions given by voice or through the keypad. They have also built prototypes on Facial recognition, Mesh Network / BLE, Geofencing and other trending features, which can be implemented in a variety of apps - banking, travel, retail etc. They are also trying to
“Our biggest strength is in our ability to create and maintain a workplace, which nudges people to be their greatest selves” identify opportunities to implement such simple, yet valuable features which can enhance the user experience, with every app being built. Codewave is expecting to see an increasing demand for intelligent, insightful enterprise solutions, legacy enterprise software to be modernized for use on smartphones and offline businesses quickly bringing a slice of their offerings to mobile. High opportunities in areas of Data & Analytics supporting key decisions, Online marketplaces connecting consumers to suppliers, and consumer facing mobile apps that are personalized for users with deep context is also expected by the company.
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CXO Standpoint
Disruption-The Winner's Mindset “Disruption happens in the mind before anywhere else.� About the Author A techie in head and farmer at heart, Arya Rajesh Kumar, Entrepreneur and CEO at Avohi, has 10 years of illustrating leadership in various domains like Digital and Technology to make a positive dent in the technological landscape. He is passionate about leveraging technology and knowledge management to better equip and empower the farmers in the digital age. He's proactively bringing disruptive ideas to the table and initiating several farmer support activities. An acting Chair Person at Young Indians Bengaluru, Confederation of Indian Industry, his key interests and strengths include Healthcare Application and Products Development, Mobile Application Development, Digital Marketing Services and Social Media Applications and Marketing.
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e often credit technology as a harbinger of disruption, all the more so in Digital Media. But in my experience I’ve seen technology as a facilitator to a disruptive idea that would’ve existed and made its way out with or without technology. I think disruption is a very confident state-of-mind that’s ready to discard set norms and revolutionize the industry with new thinking. When Disruption itself becomes the norm, it’s the leadership and courage to experiment that become the decisive factors of your company’s survival and success along with technology. I’m inspired by disruptive minds like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos when they take charge of ideas that only appeal to science fiction movie directors, for instance companies like Tesla, Amazon and even Facebook are not anymore just looking into opportunities that aid in their current businesses, but talking about stuff like, making the world disease free, putting humans on Mars, or digging a tunnel under the United States of America to avoid traffic jams. Disruption is clearly a leadership quality possessed by these CEOs. Disrupt or be disrupted. For a long time, disruption has been seen as a game changer – but since the last decade and rise of Digital, it has very much become a norm for survival. The heat is so much that not even the public sector services that hold a certain authority in accepting change and implementing new business models are free from the pressure to accept the digital disruption happing around them on a daily basis. Disruption as a risk There are countless stories of disruptive thinking that happened in a basement, took off as a hole-in- the-wall start up and within no time shook the very foundation of that business segment. Uber, Facebook, Whatsapp, Couchsurfing, Airbnb and much more are fine examples of disruption that was simply waiting to happen. Waiting for its better half – Technology.
A research by Capgemini showed that since The year 2000, 52% of Fortune 500 companies have taken the knockout hit and fallen just because they didn’t foresee the digital revolution and its impact on the industry. As a CEO or entrepreneur, one must see disruption as a risk if they don’t see the opportunity it offers. As accepting disruption and working that ideology down the company requires a shift in the mindset, along with an appetite to make substantial investments in new technology and skills. Such a change is easier in smaller companies with young and ambitions top management. I’d credit this quality as the reason behind the emergence and success of so many start ups that disrupted the space. Disruption and leadership The leaders and CEOs spearheading disruption have many traits in common. These traits are a must-have to pull out the disruption card and win the game. I’ll try and lay those traits down one by one with a goal to help one see the bigger picture in which disruption works as a positive force and as a game changer. • The Disruption Manifesto for your company • Inculcating a culture of experimentation in your company. Carry our weekly brain storming sessions. • Embrace technology. Seek out for new technologies and be the first to test them against your novel ideas. • Be extremely curious about customers, think beyond current business challenges you are facing. • Be supportive and persistent through uncomfortable change – it is likely to change will be unpleasant. • Mitigate risks. Always begin by piloting your idea in the market with a light and affordable architecture. • Follow the leaders in disruption and create your own tactics drawing inspiration from them Towards the end If you closely study all the disruptive models that are successful today, you can see that the original thoughts were not about profits to begin with, but about the customers and how facilitating them in doing things easier to make life better. And maybe this is where the real learning sites.
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Rakesh Jain
Founder & Director
INFOCRATS Web Solutions: Improving E ciency and Productivity of Businesses with Customized Software
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here are only few people on the planet today who are not carrying a smartphone, yet there is hardly a few who wonder about the mystery behind those amazing apps which keep them busy whole day and night. The industry of mobile apps is rapidly transforming and making human lives easier progressively. Every morning comes with an innovation that becomes trendy every now and then. Few years back, no one could have imagined about the augmented reality, utility apps, artificial intelligence and location-based services that are available in those small devices on their palms. Even after getting all the services that one could not have imagined, people are still demanding more. They are desiring to be special and aiming to receive some extraordinary treatment from their service providers. While bringing process automation to business and fulfilling people’s desire to be special, INFOCRATS Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd. enters the market to provide customized solutions to help people accelerate business growth. Headquartered in Indore, India, this global software consulting company is leading the industry since its inception in 1996. With more than two decades of dedicated and focused endeavors, INFOCRATS Web Solutions has
transformed into a fully-grown IT company with market foothold of more than a decade. To expand the reach of their services, this mobile app solution providing company has come up with a sister concern named Quacito LLC in San Antonio, Texas. Customized Software keeps INFOCRATS ahead of others The innovative approach and utilization of Latest Trends and Technologies enables INFOCRATS to provide professionally designed web solutions to its customers. They create websites with unique and extraordinary graphics, layouts and design to help businesses to transact and communicate with their customers in the most effective way. Their extraordinary serviceshave earned them numerous awards such as the Digital India Awards 2016 under the Best Mobile Application category for CitizenCOP, e-Governance Award 2013-2014 for CitizenCOP, e-Governance Award for excellence in best IT initiative for both GRP Help App and eAttendance, Mobile for Good Award by Vodafone Foundation and mBillionth South Asia
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Innovative Mobile Technology Awards and among various others. Secret Mantra of Success Industry pioneers believe that interesting corporate websites and suitable mobile applications are the ideal items for any business to achieve success. INFOCRATS Web Solutions feels that websites and apps act as marketing tools and are very effective substances in projecting the image and strategy of the company. It empowers any corporation to churn out better sales, whether it is selling products or services. The leading mobile app solution provider, INFOCRATS has the expertise of developing the most effective and interactive websites, mobile applications, for their corporate clients, to make them sit on the edge of their seats and take good care of the organization. INFOCRATS Web Solutions offers website development, customized software development, mobile applications development, and Internet Marketing Services to meet their client’s business needs. Their in-house teams comprise of experts in PHP, ASP.Net, Android, iOS and Internet Marketing. A Social Entrepreneur and A Responsible Citizen With a rich experience of more than 2 decades, Rakesh Jain, the Founder and Director of INFOCRATS Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd., leads the industry of mobile app solutions. After completing his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Engineering from SGSITS, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Rakesh started exploring new ventures of the IT industry. With a keen interest
to learn, he has worked as an IT Consultant to many corporate, government organizations and educational institutions at a global level. His innovative ideas and zeal to turn them into reality have helped INFOCRATS to excel. His ideas have made enormous contribution in building the company’s portfolio. From a very close view, Rakesh has helped each of his employees to understand that the collective strength of team and innovation plays a key role in taking company forward on the way to success. He is not only a talented IT professional and an entrepreneur, but a responsible citizen, who involves himself in a wide array of social causes and initiatives. From organ donation to food donation, education to safety/security, Rakesh is actively participating in various social initiatives. He believes that the development of the youth is important for the development of a nation, hence currently he is focusing and promoting the concept of Social Entrepreneurship. Leading the Way to the Future INFOCRATS Web Solutions is pushing the industry towards future by undertaking various projects for web development, software development, app development and many more. Some of the projects that the company boasts about are CitizenCOP, Swachh Indore, Aahar, Body Organ Donation, GST Awareness App, GRP Help Line (A safety and security app for railway passengers), M.P. Tourism, MPAKVN and e-Attendance. The company defines CitizenCOP as a personal safety
“Get a Business Software tailored to your need”
application for individuals and has won several awards including Digital India Award for the best mobile application. On the other hand, INFOCRATS’ other projects like GRP Help and e-Attendance have also helped them win various awards. INFOCRATS is making huge contribution in both the world of IT and in social world. Reports suggest that the company has been recognized for their contribution towards making Indore as the cleanest city in India. Adapting to the upcoming trends of future and exploring the needs of the citizens, INFOCRATS is aiming to build an indestructible bond between human beings and technology.
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CXO STANDPOINT
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ow many times have you heard people exclaiming about delivering a project successfully before deadline? How many times have you seen a company being really appreciated in the form of video testimonial, or in any other form be it in mail, person, or anything given by a client whole heartedly without asking him or her to do the same; the way these days competitive marketing asks for? Delivering a project timely and heartily appreciations these days are nothing but prevalent false norms. Journey towards adopting Agile: “On confronting and accepting the profound value of above interrogations and to turn these false norms into reality (at least for my company), came into existence my acceptance of Agile Methodology” says Mr. Chandresh Patel, Founder & MD, Bacancy Technology Pvt Ltd, a web & mobile
application development company delivering valuable products globally. Moving forward on the ideology of Agile, he adds that when we make the shift towards agile development, we find that there is a big difference in the way we approach the programming portion of the work. All of a sudden we will realize that we no longer spend much of our time doing the BDUF (Big Design Up Front) we used to. Work gets compartmentalized into iterations. We are constantly in a rush to show iterative results at the end of each iteration, what I also call a chunk, of the whole story. My ideology of Agile and Lean Development and how we practice it in our company: Agile and Lean Development as adopted and now explained by me relates to the ideology of starting
swiftly, creating a quality driven Minimum Viable Product and releasing the same for user feedbacks. Agile for me is to adapt to change, but being over enthusiastic we often forget that we are humans, our employees too are. Adopting change has never been easy for anyone. Carrying this, my perspective and my secret to success is to act as human, understand the values, help the employees to comprehend & adopt the change, and educate them enthusiastically to understand what we actually want to achieve and how. The whole process includes valuing my employees, motivating them, and to ignite a spark of being a good human. When asked about results of this practice, I simply assert “At least we can/should try.” And for me doing this has always been much easier than my peers for I have personally applied the principles of
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Chandresh Patel, Founder & MD
Agile and Lean Development in teams both large and small, for in-house as well as commercial environments, in an organic setting as well as the ordained setting. I have educated dozens of teams, and made Agile principles come to life in many settings. I have played many of the roles in the development arena, such as the role of developer, analyst, team lead, architect, and project manager. I have also trained, coached as well as worked with big giants like Microsoft, Siemens, iGate, Indiabulls and many more. And instead expressing proud, I gratefully add that I am running a successful organization named “Bacancy technology” to deliver decent software services, using Agile. Plans ahead: As a team, our plan for future is to see our organization grow smoothly on the way becoming the leading Web and
Mobile Application Development Company. Our dreams are not bound by geographic boundaries and hence we look forward to get our wings spread globally. We already have presence in Canada & USA. Motto for Success: Keeping our motto to succeed simple, I have only two sentences to say. “Think like a User & User Interface is What Users See and Deal With” & ” At the End, We Sell Products, Neither Documents Nor Projects Estimates.”
you seen exclaiming that they are more than passionate about web designing and development, and when asked about the ‘Three Click Rule’, burn themselves up desiring to somehow reach Wikipedia by the grace of God or some miracle and read about this? In my opinion if you are passionate about something, you have to either master it completely or you have to accept that you still need to find what you are really passionate about. There is no midway escape to this.”
Ending on a philosophical note: Ending the really nutritious discussion on his profound knowledge of Agile and Software Development, he adds “Like how many people you have met exclaiming their extreme passion being designing, but when asked about the ‘Rule of Thirds’, they start scratching their heads. How many people have
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