10 Benefits of Hiring a Software Development Agency During an Economic Downturn
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by Grio
1M ago
When the economy slumps, businesses often find themselves quickly switching from standard operation to survival mode. Business stagnation during an economic downturn can last from a few days to a few years. However, while it may seem prudent to batten down the hatches and try to weather the storm, too much hesitancy can lead to a decreased return on investment (ROI) and diminished market competitiveness. So, what do you do when you need to cut costs without sacrificing your efficiency, quality, or long-term business goals? You outsource.  Outsourcing is the act of delegating specific tas ..read more
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How Daikin is Bringing HVAC Systems to the Cloud
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by Grio
2M ago
When you think of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, you probably think of your smartphone and smartwatch. Perhaps you think of the home security app on your phone or the sound system that your Alexa can control. What you probably don’t think about is the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in your office or hotel. And yet, Grio’s client Daikin is bringing commercial HVAC systems to the cloud.  Breaking the Status Quo Standard HVAC systems have a heating system, a cooling system, and ducts to move the air throughout the building. The temperature of your house, office ..read more
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10 Tips For Your Next User Experience Survey
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by Grio
3M ago
Whether you’re building a complex healthcare portal or a finance app for small businesses, you must understand your users’ needs and desires. No matter how great your app is, it will only be successful if it successfully connects with your target audience.  User experience (UX) surveys are a great way to understand your audience’s user experience and pinpoint the top things they are looking for in your app. While successful UX surveys can provide valuable insights, a poorly designed UX survey can waste precious time and resources. At Grio, we ensure the success of our surveys by followin ..read more
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Creating a Successful User Experience Survey
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by Taylor Steed
4M ago
At Grio, we pride ourselves on creating innovative web and mobile applications with beautiful, streamlined user interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX). But how do we ensure that our UX appeals to an app’s target users? The answer is simple: UX surveys.  What is a UX Survey? A UX survey is a user survey that helps you understand your audience’s user experience. It pinpoints the most favorite and most frustrating aspects of your application, product, and service. While UX surveys can happen at any stage in an app’s developmental lifecycle, we primarily perform them during the User Disco ..read more
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How to Build a Killer MVP App, Step 10: Maintain and Enhance Phase- Valuing the Cycle of Continuous Improvement Throughout Your App’s Lifetime
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by Doug Kadlecek
7M ago
Over the last 15 years, Grio has collaborated with companies of all sizes to create hundreds of exceptional software solutions. Though there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to building an app, we’ve discovered that starting your journey with your Minimum Value Product (MVP) is a great way to set yourself up for long-term success. In this blog series, we are taking our hard-won wisdom and sharing Grio’s ten essential steps for building a killer MVP. Throughout the last ten posts, we have helped you navigate the MVP development process, from initial conception to metric measureme ..read more
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How to Build a Killer MVP App, Step 9: Measure Phase- Determining Your MVP’s Success Using Key Performance Metrics
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by Doug Kadlecek
7M ago
After helping hundreds of companies navigate the app creation process, we know that the work doesn’t stop at the public release. Once you release a killer Minimum Value Product (MVP), then it’s time to measure the MVP’s success and plan the next steps. We have perfected our measuring process, and are excited to share our hard-won wisdom with you in this blog series.  In last week’s post, How to Build a Killer MVP App, Step 8: Release Phase- Making Sure You Practice Before Your Public Performance, we covered each of the steps needed to ensure your MVP’s release is killer.  However, t ..read more
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How to Build a Killer MVP App, Step 8: Release Phase- Making Sure You Practice Before Your Public Performance
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by Doug Kadlecek
7M ago
Here at Grio, we know that there is no better feeling than basking in the glow of 5-star reviews during the public release of a new app. However, we also know that reaching that pinnacle can be challenging. Luckily, we have taken all of the tips and tricks we’ve learned throughout 15 years of app development and created Grio’s ten essential steps for building a killer MVP.  In last week’s post, How to Build a Killer MVP App, Step 7: Stabilization Phase-  “Breaking” Your App So Your Users Don’t (Coming Soon!), we examined how a proper test plan can help you find issues in your MVP be ..read more
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How to Build a Killer MVP App, Step 7: Stabilization Phase- “Breaking” Your App So Your Users Don’t
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by Doug Kadlecek
8M ago
Over the last 15 years, Grio has collaborated with companies of all sizes to create hundreds of exceptional software solutions. Though there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to building an app, we’ve discovered that starting your journey with your Minimum Value Product (MVP) is a great way to set yourself up for long-term success. In this blog series, we are taking our hard-won wisdom and sharing Grio’s ten essential steps for building a killer MVP. In last week’s post, How to Build a Killer MVP, Step 6: Development Phase- Embracing Less Engineering and More Testing, we covered ..read more
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AI and the Future of Jobs
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by Hamid Tahmesebi
8M ago
AI is a transformative technology that will fundamentally reshape economies and pose significant challenges for policymakers. In fact, many believe that AI could be the fifth industrial revolution, bringing with it massive changes to nearly every aspect of our society. But, if AI sparks the next industrial revolution, the question then becomes, which jobs will be most at risk in the upcoming years? As a software development agency, how do we at Grio continue to support and protect our employees while embracing the newest technological advancements?  Industrial Revolution An industrial re ..read more
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How to Build a Killer MVP App, Step 6: Development Phase- Embracing Less Engineering and More Testing
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by Doug Kadlecek
8M ago
Whether you’re creating an app for five users or five million, starting your app as a Minimum Value Product (MVP) is a great way to maximize your chances of success. At Grio, we’ve created hundreds of MVPs for companies around the world, so we have wisdom to share. In this blog series, we have gathered all of our best practices and organized them into Grio’s ten essential steps for building a killer MVP. In last week’s post, How to Build a Killer MVP, Step 5: Design Phase- Taking Your Product from Paper to Prototype, we examined how to create a seamless user experience and polished look for y ..read more
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