<p>Today, we’d like you to meet one of our iOS developers, Yaroslav.</p>



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<p><em>I always wanted to become a developer, so I chose programming as my major in college. I started with web development at school and later switched to iOS. I have 2-3 years of experience in web development and about 7-8 years of coding for iOS.</em></p>



<p><em>In mysterious ways, a year ago, my CV somehow reached Rocketech. And I am very happy to be part of this team! Perhaps, sometimes such things just happen by chance.</em></p>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading">What are the advantages of working remotely for you?</h4>



<p>Overall, out of 10 or 11 years of experience, I worked at an office for about a year, even when I just started as a web developer. Once, I worked at an office in Spain. However, everything gradually turned into a remote format even there. So it’s difficult for me to highlight the benefits of remote work. It just became my life and work style initially.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2240" height="1260" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/untitled-design-4.png" alt="User working remotely with years of experience in web development, including a brief period in an office in Spain." class="wp-image-1028" title="From Office to Remote: A Web Developer’s Journey" srcset="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/untitled-design-4.png 2240w, https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/untitled-design-4-400x224.png 400w, https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/untitled-design-4-614x346.png 614w" sizes="(max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px" /></figure>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Why do you like programming?</h4>



<p>I became interested in coding when I was 12 or 13. I remember trying to create pages with the uCoz website builder. But I soon realized it wasn’t really possible to build anything decent with it. So I started writing the code and making layouts manually. That’s how programming smoothly appeared in my life, without me realizing it. </p>



<p>Back to the question, I can say that programming just brings me a thrill. This job’s challenges motivate me to keep learning, get up earlier, and go to bed later to create the best quality products.</p>



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<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Why did you choose iOS?</h4>



<p>I switched to mobile development as this market started to grow back then. There weren’t many options — Android, Windows, and iOS. I immediately dismissed Windows because this platform was not my cup of tea. I’ve always tried to avoid it. I spent a year in Android development — between web and iOS — but I can’t say I enjoyed it. So I switched to iOS.</p>



<p>Apple is a simple case: you buy an iPhone, and after a while, all your devices are from Apple. So I once bought an iPhone, then a MacBook, and realized it was the time to start developing for iOS.</p>



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<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What are your work-related challenges?</strong></h4>



<p>Code-related — they are always there. You encounter something new on each project and need to adapt to these new things. It alone is a big challenge.</p>



<p>Once there was an unexpected trip to Spain to develop a startup. On a Monday evening, I was casually working and not planning anything even a week ahead. And suddenly, there was a message saying I had to be in Spain on Saturday. I could refuse and, initially, I did. However, the client was successful at persuading me. And I went to Spain. Accepting such an offer and going to another country for three months is a big challenge. At the same time, it’s one of my career highlights so far.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2232" height="1089" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/untitled-design-5-1.png" alt="User working on a startup project in Spain, highlighting a significant career milestone." class="wp-image-1032" title="Unexpected Startup Opportunity: A Career Highlight from Spain"></figure>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Tell us about your projects.</strong></h4>



<p>At Rocketech, we have many small, medium, and large projects. They all are absorbing and unique in their own way. During my time at Rocketech, I’ve been engaged in many projects. It’s difficult to single out any. I can say I’ve worked with multiple iOS technologies, and I come across many of them on a daily basis.</p>



<p>Rocketech team consists of only Middle+ and Senior developers. We are glad such experienced, interesting, ambitious, and established professionals are part of our team.</p>


Yaroslav Babalich: Remote Working, Transition to iOS, and a Spanish Startup

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<p>“Since childhood, I was going to an electronics club: we were building computers, soldering, trying to create our own games and programs.<br>I tried different jobs but soon realized that programming is my passion and started working as a freelancer.<br>I have been working at Rocketech for 2 years already, and it’s been great here.”</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">– What are the advantages of remote work for you?</h3>



<p><strong>A: </strong>I don’t like offices at all, but there’re other reasons, too. When you work remotely, you don’t waste time on the way from home to the office and back. So that, remote work gives me extra hours of opportunity to enjoy life: I love fishing, camping, and traveling.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1368" height="770" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image-1-edited.png" alt="Person sharing the benefits of remote work and enjoying fishing, camping, and traveling." class="wp-image-711" style="width:829px" title="The Benefits of Remote Work: More Time for Fishing, Camping, and Traveling" srcset="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image-1-edited.png 1368w, https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image-1-edited-400x224.png 400w, https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image-1-edited-614x346.png 614w" sizes="(max-width: 1368px) 100vw, 1368px" /></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">– Why do you like programming?</h3>



<p><strong>A:</strong> The creative process of programming gives me some sort of aesthetic pleasure. Let me explain. It’s like a system with tangled wires: when you unravel them it may look the same on the outside, but it works way better with this inside order and everything is clear for the users.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">– What are the challenges of your job? Tell us about the biggest one.</h3>



<p><strong>A:</strong> The challenge is when a client wants to have the result in a too short period of time and the quality doesn’t matter to him. In such conditions it’s hard to have this “ordered system” I told you about and create a quality product.<br>The biggest one was when the task was to launch a VIP room on the website, but the project was not from scratch and the code was a mess. It wasn’t really appealing to me to fix other’s bugs and mistakes.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2240" height="1260" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/untitled-design-2.png" alt="Person discussing the challenges of rushed deadlines and poor-quality expectations in remote work." class="wp-image-715" title='"Balancing Quality and Speed: Overcoming a Messy Codebase to Launch a VIP Room' srcset="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/untitled-design-2.png 2240w, https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/untitled-design-2-400x224.png 400w, https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/untitled-design-2-614x346.png 614w" sizes="(max-width: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px" /></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">– What are the moments and things you love in <strong>software</strong> development?</h3>



<p><strong>A:</strong> I like when clients thank me for the result of the work. Their review is everything!<br>I also prefer large teams: the collective mind helps to develop projects and solve problems more efficiently than doing it by yourself.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">– What could you advise younger colleagues?</h3>



<p><strong>A:</strong> Do not create crutches 😄<br>Use known practices rather than reinvent the wheel when coding/bug-fixing. Everything in programming has been written and tested for a long time, and now there are a lot of great solutions on the Internet.<br>Don’t be afraid to learn new things, in a year it will become much easier! I believe that anyone can learn anything. Motivation and desire come first, the rest is easy.</p>


Alexander Kulik: Full Stack Developer with 18 Years of Experience

<h5 class="wp-block-heading">Our team recently completed two-day Scrum Fundamentals training!</h5>



<p>Scrum is a popular framework with a 25-year history, which is used in many IT and not only companies.</p>



<p>The event was hosted by one of the Rocketech members Fedor Slesarenko, a certified specialist (PSM II, KMP I, CLP) with extensive experience in conducting training events.</p>



<p>The training event was held in a training format. In addition to the usual theoretical blocks for online learning, there were interactive exercises in small groups in Zoom using the MIro online board.</p>



<p>Scrumguide is a document no more than 20 pages in size, but the apparent simplicity is deceiving, which is why the interactive training format was chosen, thanks to which the team had the opportunity not only to refresh the theory but also to feel it in practice.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Why was the training useful?</h3>



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<p>All of us in the company are engaged in different tasks, but we do it for the sake of one thing – so that Rocketech is a reliable partner in the launch and development of successful products for businesses and startups. The main service we sell is a dedicated team.</p>



<p>The core of such a team is Scrum – a philosophy and a set of tools that enable the team to be effective and efficient.</p>



<p>In addition, Scrum is not only about the development process, but also about the organization as a whole. Scrum’s approaches and values are scalable across the entire business and inevitably are reflected in all processes.</p>



<p>For developers, such training is a must-have. Scrum is what lies at the heart of day-to-day teamwork and its effectiveness.</p>



<p>This training was an excellent tool to systematize and align the understanding of SCRUM. Rocketech team analyzed controversial issues in practice. We also highlighted the moments in which we need to adjust for constantly improving the classic Scrum in our company.</p>



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<p><strong>The</strong> <strong>2 hours of the training flew by quickly. The information was presented in an entertaining and detailed way. The practical tasks were very busy, but it would be great to have more time for them. Overall, the training was very interesting and useful. I learned a lot of new information. I am very grateful for organization!</strong></p>
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SCRUM Fundamentals training

<p>To earn a profit or achieve other business goals, several business departments must work together to keep it moving forward. One of the most important departments in an organization is the Human Resource (HR) department. And the best way to make it run smoothly is through HR software. HR software may streamline administrative processes and also manage other employee-related tasks, hence increasing HR productivity.</p>



<p>During business growth, there always comes the point at which it becomes difficult to manage data related to attracting, retaining, or managing people. Managing employees at the workplace manually is a time-taking activity due to which the HR solutions software development becomes necessary. HR management software has got you covered from hiring talent and managing employees to workforce planning and employee career growth.</p>



<p>Are you searching for strong reasons to start using HR solutions software for your company? Saying yes? No worries! In today’s post, we will be highlighting the top benefits of having HRM software in your company. So, do not wait anymore and let’s get started.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What are the Top Benefits of an HR System?</h2>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖ HR System Facilitates Easy Recruitment and On-Boarding</h3>



<p>The first and foremost benefit of HR software is that it facilitates easy recruitment and onboarding. A human resource management software may assist the HR managers in recruiting the right people for the business. With an HR system, a business can not only accept online resumes and applications but can also filter them so the relevant managers can receive them. It does not involve just filling the vacancies, but an HR system makes the whole recruitment process easier for the organization, hence improving the overall productivity of an organization.</p>



<p>The hiring process is a long and multi-stage process, and with the help of HR software, it is very convenient to plan, track and go through all these stages, add meetings to the calendar, store information that is accumulated at each stage. HR systems can also parse CVs from various career resources (like LinkedIn and headhunter), for example.</p>



<p>Besides, an HR system also plays an essential role in employee onboarding so that the employees can understand their new position and roles in a better way. As a result, the newly-hired employees will feel comfortable in their new workplace. They can easily understand the culture and values of a workplace and may find it easy to communicate with the other staff. The HR system can perform as a full-fledged corporate social network, forming a community, building relationships.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖ HR System Streamlines Internal Processes</h3>


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<p>An HR system streamlines the internal processes of an organization by simplifying the processes or removing unnecessary or complicated steps. By using a human resource management system, a structure is created in an organization where the roles and permissions of each user are clearly defined. In this way, the day-to-day processes of an organization are streamlined due to which the amount of paperwork in an organization is reduced, hence increasing cost efficiency.</p>



<p>As all employees have an accurate idea of the daily tasks or responsibilities assigned to them, they will be able to focus more on their work. They will spend less time communicating with other employees about the tasks assigned. This may not only help in time management, but the productivity of employees also increases by using HR software.</p>



<p>In short, we can say that it is the HR software by which a business can capture the progress of its employees from one place, hence streamlining internal processes and workflows of an organization.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖ HR System Monitors Absences and Leaves of Employees</h3>



<p>Another important benefit that HR software may bring to your web development company is that it monitors absences and leaves of employees. Without an HR solution, if an employee requests leave, you will need to handle time-consuming emails or keep track of the employee leaves manually, which may affect the productivity of your workflow. Even the reply to the emails also takes time. At times, the employee emails also get overlooked in the long chain of emails.</p>



<p>The best way to manage absences and leaves of the employees is through the HR system!</p>



<p>An HR software may automate the absence and leave of employees and handle holiday requests and employee calendars. The employees can access the HR system from any device and can get to know how many leaves they can take with just a few clicks.</p>



<p>An HR solution can also keep track of the remaining leaves of each employee and make adjustments in the employee payroll. Not only it may assist in the absence and payroll management, but it can also keep track of the upcoming holidays, events, birthdays, etc. resulting in the management of employee leave system efficiently and effectively.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖  HR System May Reduce Errors</h3>



<p>Without an HR system, the employees have to do all the tasks themselves, including maintaining the information of employees, keeping track of the leave structure, and formulating employee training strategies. As a result of this, the chances of human errors may increase, which may cause serious issues and may affect the profitability of the business.</p>



<p>If you use an HR system for your business, all such employee-related tasks will be automated; hence the chances of human errors may decrease.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖ HR System May Monitor Key Performance Indicators</h3>


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<figure class="alignleft size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="612" height="408" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istockphoto-1320284239-612x612-1.jpg" alt="HR system monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to track employee performance and retention." class="wp-image-320" style="width:541px;height:361px" title="Enhancing Business Performance with HR Systems: Monitoring KPIs and Employee Retention" srcset="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istockphoto-1320284239-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istockphoto-1320284239-612x612-1-158x106.jpg 158w" sizes="(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px" /></figure></div>


<p>Here comes another way by which an HR system can benefit your business, and it is the monitoring of key performance indicators (KPI). As the name implies, a key performance indicator may indicate the employees’ performance in terms of achieving business goals.</p>



<p>When it comes to an HR system, it can monitor the key performance indicators of a company. For example, it can monitor the duration of the position of each employee. If an employee has been in the position for so long, it is the task of the HR system to monitor the employee position and give a reminder when it is time to promote an employee.</p>



<p>An HR system can also measure the efficiency of each employee in achieving certain business objectives. It can measure the time taken by each employee to complete a certain task. In addition, an HR system can also keep track of the employee retention rate so that your organization may create effective retention strategies that may boost the organization’s productivity.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖ HR System Manages Employee Information Efficiently</h3>



<p>Apart from facilitating easy recruitment, streamlining internal processes, and monitoring KPIs, HR solution software can also benefit your company in managing employee information efficiently. Without the software, the HR managers need to keep the information of employees manually. This increases the paperwork and takes much time and effort. That is why it is always recommended that if you want to manage the information of your workforce efficiently and effectively, you must use an HR system.</p>



<p>The HR system can easily and conveniently configure roles and levels of access to various information: financial and/or personal. That means, each employee sees in the system exactly that information that he needs and does not see the one that is confidential.</p>



<p>Many systems have modules that allow you to keep some kind of records about an employee, for example, notes from one-to-one meetings, monitor his mood, different agreements, etc.</p>



<p>It keeps all the employees’ information at one place and protects it using diverse digital security protocols.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖ HR System May Help You Save Money</h3>



<p>An HR system may help your business save money. Now you must be thinking about how a business can save money by installing a costly HR system? Although installing an HR system may increase the cost due to the high setup fees, but it may save you money in the long run. If you deploy an HR system in your business, it may reduce the staffing cost and may allow your HR team to work on more strategic tasks which may result in better productivity ultimately, hence saving you money in the long run.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖ HR System Helps in Improved Decision Making</h3>


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<p>As mentioned earlier, an HR system may streamline the internal processes of an organization. It can not only manage employee information efficiently but can also measure the key performance indicators. All these functions of an HR solution may help HR managers design effective programs that may increase employee performance and return on investment (ROI).</p>



<p>Whether you have a small business or a large multinational company, an HR software can solve not only several HR management issues of your business but also manage daily HR activities. Although managing a small staff of 200 people is different from managing 10,000 employees at the workplace, the HR system may still improve the efficiency of your HR team. This is because as the business grows and the number of employees increases, the human resource management becomes more complicated.</p>



<p>As managers can get accurate details about the employee performance they can make the right decision for your organization. In short, we can say that an HR system helps in employee productivity and improved decision making.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖ <strong>HR System provides huge opportunities for analytics</strong></h3>



<p>This is one of the key features of HR software. HR systems make it possible to generate analytics for a huge number of metrics and indicators, generate various kinds of reports and statistics, on the basis of which important decisions can be made.</p>



<p>For example:</p>



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<li>you can see the staff turnover in one click, track the dynamics on this issue, and understand whether the measures that we are applying are effective.</li>
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<li>to see the indicators of the recruiting funnel in order to understand at what stage people fall off, how many people we need to have at the entrance of the funnel for 1 successful offer, and so on and so on.</li>
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<li>various kinds of statistics on wages, for example, to see how much we have raised the payroll in this half of the year for the company as a whole. There are a lot of indicators, thus any data entered into the system can be converted into statistics for this indicator.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>❖ HR System for gamification purposes</strong></h3>



<p>There is special software tailored specifically for gamification, but gamification elements can be built into any custom-made software. For example, the opportunity to earn some kind of coins, achievements for activities, for outstanding achievements. Integration of quest tasks of some kind, for example, for onboarding, may be relevant.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">❖<strong> HR System for management of the benefits program</strong></h3>



<p>HR software usually contains modules in which you can assign or request benefits, add partners, control benefits usage, etc. There is also separate software solely for the benefits program. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Final and Last Thoughts:</h2>



<p>So, these are the top benefits of HR solutions software in the workplace. Always keep in mind that the human resource (HR) management software is very important for business, whether it is small or large. From hiring talent, workforce planning, strategic employee management to policy formulation, training and development, etc., there are several benefits provided by a complete HR management software so it must be implemented in the development practices of a company. In short, we can say that an HR system may help improve your business’s HR productivity and efficiency.</p>



<p>So, what are you waiting for now? If you want to manage the daily HR tasks of your business efficiently and effectively, it is time to get HR solutions software for your company.</p>


Benefits of HR Solutions Software for Your Company

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<p>In this article, I’m going to talk about the main methods of developing mobile applications in 2021. Unfortunately, I will mention only the most common options in the startup market. The main reasons are the cost of development and the speed of building a team. Young companies need the most effective, inexpensive, and time-tested solutions.</p>



<p>There are two basic approaches to mobile app development:</p>



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<li>Native</li>



<li>Cross-platform.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Native </h2>



<p>The native approach to the development of mobile applications implies that the company/startup implements applications for each platform separately and in different programming languages. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">iOS</h3>



<p>All native iOS apps are implemented on Swift or Objective-C. All new applications are developed exclusively in Swift. Objective-C is used only to support legacy code and libraries, which are very expensive to refactor in Swift. iOS developers of the “new school” are often familiar with Objective-C just superficially. In order to work with the old code base, to work with Obj-C classes there’re bridges to Swift.</p>



<p>In short, the situation with native iOS development is more than clear, you need Swift. This Isn’t surprising, Swift was originally developed by Apple, specifically iOS and macOS development.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Android</h3>



<p>The Android apps are mainly developed with Kotlin or Java. Kotlin is backward-compatible with Java. To all that is written in the same language, you can address from another one. It works both ways. Developers are in no hurry to finally switch to Kotlin, but increasingly prefer to develop applications from scratch with it. But, unlike iOS programmers, who don’t actually need Obj-C, Android developers are absolutely required to have experience with Java.</p>



<p>Kotlin was created by Russian students of ITMO University specifically for Android development needs. The language is easier to learn and easier to access in the Android SDK. That’s why its community is growing so rapidly.</p>



<p><strong>Benefits of native development</strong>:</p>



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<li>The application is integrated into the system’s UI/UX. The user of each platform has their own behavior patterns and habits. The native approach allows you to make the application as familiar and convenient as possible.</li>



<li>Performance. The development uses tools for a specific platform to the maximum, thereby ensuring the performance of the application. Native code works perfectly with hardware, and even complex applications, with the right approach, will work the same way as pre-installed ones. We can guarantee maximum responsiveness of the interface and a good user experience.</li>



<li>Quality. As a rule, there are much fewer bugs and crashes in native applications. Of course, developers are responsible too, but developing for one platform usually is much easier.</li>



<li>There are no restrictions. All pre-installed applications and a large number of OS elements are developed with the same tools that the platform holder provides to you. The native code has access without any problems to the camera, microphone, GPS, accelerometer, notifications, and so on. </li>



<li>Native applications are more flexible and scalable. You can safely expand the functionality and don’t be afraid that the application will be slow and work with failures. Native development tools actually have no limit to the possibilities.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Cross-Platform</h2>



<p>The cross-platform approach uses specialized tools that help you develop an application for several platforms at once. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><sub>PWA</sub> </h3>



<p>PWA (<em>Progressive Web Application</em>) is a cross-platform web application. This application can be opened on any device, but it uses the browser engine to work.</p>



<p>Google is actively promoting PWA and is quite successful in integrating this technology into Android. Android can already execute all JavaScript code and work with the capabilities of devices almost without restrictions. If Google continues to lobby for PWA at the same pace, then it will definitely take some part of the mobile apps market.</p>



<p><strong>BUT! </strong>I strongly advise against developing mobile applications using PWA at the moment. There’re some reasons below:</p>



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<li>Unlike Android, Apple restricts this technology a lot. Without native code and plugins, you won’t be able to release them in the Appstore. Despite Apple has given support for PWA in Safari, they are still hostile. Your app has to pretend to be a native.</li>



<li>The performance is worse. Mobile operating systems handle machine code much better than JavaScript.</li>



<li>All browser restrictions apply to PWA as well. Especially in iOS.</li>
</ul>



<p>In short, PWA is a new interesting philosophy that may push native apps out of stores in the future, but so far there are more questions than answers. Companies like Google can invest huge resources in the development and support of applications, but for everyone else, it is quite risky and unpredictable.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Hybrid Apps</h3>



<p>Hybrid apps are more of a cross-platform approach to native app development. Hybrid applications are developed using the same technology for several platforms at once but are assembled into separate native applications. Such development is usually built on libraries that somehow have native code on the inside.</p>



<p><strong>Pros</strong>: </p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>A common code base for most of the functionality. For some functionality, such as accessing the server API, platform developers write almost the same code. In a hybrid approach, this functionality can be made into a separate code that is common to all platforms. Working with such code takes twice fewer man-hours as in the case of native development. </li>



<li>Resources optimization. As a rule, simple projects are built a little faster and only by one developer. This is probably the main advantage of this approach to application development. </li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Cons</strong>:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><strong>UI/UX Design</strong>. All platforms have their own guidelines regarding the design of applications for them. These guidelines are made so that the application doesn’t break out of the style and does not annoy the user. In cross-platform you have to design for all platforms once or develop a design for each OS separately. But it takes a lot of resources and cross-platform loses its meaning.</li>



<li><strong>User experience</strong>. Performance, interface responsiveness, and operation speed in cross-platform apps are much worse than in native ones.</li>



<li><strong>Functionality</strong>. Almost every cross-platform solution has some restrictions. Some technologies don’t work well with cameras, geolocation, offline operation, and device memory. There’s a big risk of features that are very difficult to implement. It means you’ll have to develop natively.</li>



<li><strong>Quality</strong>. The cross-platform approach is a compromise between resource savings and the quality of the final product.</li>
</ul>



<p>In a nutshell, the main problem if you’re developing a quite complex product, you’ll have to support and extend actually 3 codebases, instead of 2, as with native. All the restrictions on functionality and performance can be solved, but it’s not easy and two more developers will be needed. There’s a risk of reaching a dead end. Getting out of it may become more expensive than developing the application for two platforms separately from the beginning.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Hybrid Technologies</h3>



<p>The most popular hybrid solutions at the moment are <strong>React Native</strong> and <strong>Flutter</strong>.</p>



<p><strong>React Native</strong> was developed by <em>Facebook </em>and is actively used in its apps. <strong>Flutter </strong>was invented by a team inside <em>Google</em>.</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>React Native is older; development takes longer but imposes fewer risks.</li>



<li>Flutter is more progressive; it’s possible to build an MVP faster, but due to the fact that the technology is new, the risks are still high.</li>
</ul>



<p>In the foreseeable future, Flutter could capture a large part of the mobile app development market due to the fast-growing community and the huge support from Google. </p>



<p>Both technologies have the risk of very expensive and complex support and development. As the functionality grows, it becomes more and more difficult for the application to keep its quality and performance high. So, for example, Airbnb abandoned React Native. However, they did it not in favor of Flutter but of the native code. But for a long time, they worked with React Native and made a huge contribution to the RN community.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Conclusion</h2>



<p>At the moment, cross-platform applications are far inferior to native ones in terms of performance, user experience, interface responsiveness, and UI/UX. On the other hand, technologies such as Flutter and React Native, and even PWA, can decently save your resources on simple projects. Founders just have to decide on priorities either quality or saving resources for marketing as an option.</p>



<p>We always recommend looking out for the requirements and the situation in your market. At the discovery stage, based on your requirements and plans, our team will be able to select the appropriate tech stack and talk about the risks associated with each of them. The decision is always yours.</p>


Mobile Development Trends and Approaches

<p>The Clutch 1000 is our firm’s most prestigious accolade, representing the top 1% of companies  <a href="https://clutch.co/press-releases/clutch-1000-2021-report?utm_campaign=Awards%20Notifications&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=190413387&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--JM8tBkr7AkpTFcDlJI5YfK5b3I55a1JvA_Ac5gDmrBR3jCTs5Sa_VzZrbS5NPbQx_HZ-jP8hGmCWVj-E99F9Ih9_v7A&amp;utm_content=190412339&amp;utm_source=hs_email" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">listed</a> on the platform. This exclusive list includes service providers from around the globe, specializing in various services.</p>



<p><a href="https://hackernoon.com/how-to-integrate-security-testing-into-your-software-development-life-cycle-0pdy36az" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Software development</a> is one of the fastest-growing industries today, driving significant advancements in business performance. Rocketech has been at the forefront of this revolution. Since our founding in 2015, we have become a leading provider of analytics-driven software solutions.</p>



<p>We are thrilled to announce that we have been recognized as one of the top 1000 companies on Clutch’s platform for 2021. Our team is honored to be listed alongside esteemed companies from diverse industries worldwide.</p>



<p>Clutch is a <a href="http://clutch.co/developers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">B2B platform</a> in the heart of Washington, DC, committed to helping small, mid-market, and enterprise businesses identify and connect with the service providers they need to achieve their goals.</p>



<p>This recognition would not have been possible without the support of our clients and partners. Your unwavering support has been instrumental in our success, and we are deeply grateful. We look forward to continuing our journey together and seeing what the future holds.</p>



<p>on Visual Objects as one of the leading application development companies. </p>



<p>Additionally, we are featured as one of the <a href="http://visualobjects.com/ua/app-development/ios/location/kyiv" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">leading firms on Visual Objects</a> and one of the best application development companies. Visit our profile on their site to learn more about our work.</p>



<p>Interested in knowing more about us and our services? <a href="https://rocketech.it/contacts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Get in touch</a> with our team today.</p>


Rocketech Secures a Spot on Clutch’s Top 1000 Companies for 2021

<p>Knowing how to grow businesses is essentially the transition to a new level. Successful entrepreneurs achieve it by making the right decisions. Moving forward “blindly” will most often lead to financial losses. A sound development strategy based on a preliminary analysis of the current situation helps you minimize the risks and grow your company quickly. We summed up <strong>seven tips for business success and effective scaling</strong>.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="874" height="620" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/how-to-grow-your-biz-1.png" alt="Seven tips for successful business growth and scaling" class="wp-image-4840" title="Seven Tips for Effective Business Growth and Scaling"></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>7 Tips for Business Owners and Startupers</strong></h2>



<p>Small and mid-sized businesses often disregard the concept of <strong>strategic planning</strong> considering it solely a prerogative of large corporations. In reality, every enterprise needs a strategy. The secret here is a <strong>comprehensive</strong>, <strong>multi-perspective approach</strong>.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#1 Set the Right Goals</strong></h3>



<p>Developing a company (or improving businesses in general) fast is impossible without <strong>clear objectives and a thought-through roadmap</strong>. And there are many ways to create it. In the early 1980s, George T. Doran <a href="https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/smart-goals/brief-history-of-smart-goals.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">introduced</a> the <strong>SMART criteria</strong> for improved goal setting. </p>



<p>Simply put, it’s an objective description method that helps you make the planning more detailed and tangible or, more precisely, specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="2000" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/how-to-grow-ur-biz-smart.png" alt="SMART citeria for business growth" class="wp-image-4830"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">SMART criteria</figcaption></figure>



<p>Imagine you opened a new business, a co-working space. Although you have a great place, modern equipment, and nice hosts, the business is not really developing. So far, you’ve managed to sign a contract with a few freelancers, but it’s barely enough to cover the running costs. Here’s how to set a SMART goal.</p>



<p>For example, “<strong>I need to attract 10 new regular customers within a month</strong>.” You can keep advertising the way you’ve done before and likely miss your objective in a month, or you can look for alternative ways. You can target professionals and organizations holding workshops or educational courses. Helping them will increase the company revenue and provide additional advertising as your customers will put your address to their promo content. Here, the time-bound factor and the specificity make you look for alternative ways to achieve your goal.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#2 Hire the Right Team (Which Knows How to Grow Your Business)</strong></h3>



<p>At the beginning of the journey, founders often do almost everything singlehandedly. However, as the famous saying goes, a Jack of all trades is also a master of none. When launching a business, it’s vital to <strong>assemble the right team</strong>. Essentially, by <a href="https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-hire-someone" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">hiring</a> your trusted team, you establish the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/05/13/the-operational-approach-the-reverse-side-of-managing-an-it-startup/?sh=5e819b5f7074" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">company’s operations</a> that become the driving force behind scaling in later stages.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#3 Research Your Competition</strong></h3>



<p>Let’s say you already have an established business. It’s been functioning for a couple of years. While everything seems fine, some metrics like customer lifetime value or customer retention rate are behind your planned business development stage. Most often, it means there are <strong>competitors </strong>(who grow quickly)<strong> with a better offer on the market</strong>. Analyzing the competition will help you win your customers back — to understand what attracts them most, make a unique offer, and create value.</p>



<p><a href="https://www.managementstudyguide.com/competitor-analysis.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Competitor analysis</a> is integral when you take on something new and don’t know how to approach it. Besides understanding what makes your competitors successful, thorough market research helps you <strong>identify their weaknesses and win the customer by fixing them</strong>. Whether you start a social media promo campaign, prepare to launch a new website, or expand the product line, check how your competitors did it. This way, you can spot their mistakes and do things better.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#4 Diversify Your Offer</strong></h3>



<p>As the company grows, diversifying the offer becomes rather a necessity. What <strong>additional products</strong>, <strong>services</strong>, or even <strong>information</strong> can you offer your customers? Typically, at this stage, you already know your target audience. Now you need to analyze how they spend money and what else they can buy from you in one extended package.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-gray-50-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Remember: </strong>People value their time. If there’s an opportunity to buy three items in one place instead of three places for each item individually — most customers will prefer this option.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<p>Consider some of the popular tips for a small business you find online. You don’t have to radically expand your product offerings: follow the consumer logic, do a couple of studies, and build product or service packages that potentially appeal to your customers. Seasonal demand peaks are also an excellent chance to offer more and alternate the product line.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#5 Keep Improving Your Product</strong></h3>



<p><strong>Constantly improving the quality of your product or services goes hand in hand with solid growth in business.</strong> If you are a manufacturer, buy better raw materials or parts. If you are a service provider, consider investing in upgrading employee skills or developing a new motivation system.</p>



<p>Even if there’s not much to do to improve the product itself, the business can always focus on customer interaction to increase service quality and satisfaction levels. The latter always leads to boosting retention rates. Remember, there are multiple <a href="https://www.designrush.com/agency/website-design-development/trends/consumer-spending" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.designrush.com/agency/website-design-development/trends/consumer-spending" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">ways to increase consumer spending</a> while keeping your customer happy.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-light-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background"><tbody><tr><td><strong>The ideal offer formula: context + problem + customer pains + actions + profit.</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<p>To follow the formula of an ideal offer, you need to already know your customers and their pains. That’s the point of your product or idea. However, you should always keep in mind that <strong>context and the ways your buyers solve their problems change</strong>. Your offer might become irrelevant in changed contexts and other circumstances impacted by external factors (take the global pandemic as an example).</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#6 Adapt to Accelerate Business Growth</strong></h3>



<p>The recent events caused by the global pandemic have shown how important it is to quickly adapt to ever-changing conditions, whether economic or social. Companies that were not ready to promptly switch to a home office or build contactless or delivery services simply didn’t make it. While digitization is not new, thousands of enterprises still struggle to understand the importance of change.</p>



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<p>First, you need to <strong>understand which external factors have affected the market</strong> to expand a company. Then compare your organizational system to the one required by the market. Simply put, any further strategy should be based on this comparison and the business environment assessment. Most often, you have to be ready to rebuild the organizational structure, business processes, and product line.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>#7 Establish New Partnerships to Develop Your Business</strong></h3>



<p>Every modern market niche is intersected with related industries through thousands of invisible but solid connections. In fact, <strong>no business can survive solely on its own</strong>. For example, adherents of healthy lifestyles look for gyms, specific nutrition suppliers, and sports clothing stores in their neighborhoods. <strong>Segmenting your target audience by lifestyle, location, age, or income also helps identify potential strategic partnerships</strong> and understand how to grow a small business.</p>



<p>Affiliate programs with mutual advertising, joint promotions, and discount programs allow businesses to quickly expand the pool of customers and equally share the cost of attracting new customers between partners. Look for companies and entrepreneurs in your environment that can complement yours and offer opportunities for collaboration that will bring mutual profit.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="2000" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tactics-for-business-promotion.png" alt="tips for small businesses; how to grow your business" class="wp-image-4832"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">How to grow your business</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>How to Expand a Business: Final Thoughts</strong></h2>



<p>There are plenty of strategies for growing your business. However, it may be challenging to choose the right one, especially for aspiring entrepreneurs. <strong>Establishing a long-term partnership with a tech service provider is one of the ways to succeed by creating marketable digital products</strong>. </p>



<p>At Rocketech, we help startups find ideas with great potential and advise decision-makers on how to grow the business by implementing innovative tech solutions. Do you have questions about our services? <a href="https://rocketech.it/contacts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Contact us</a> for more information.</p>


How to Grow Your Business: 7 Secrets of Success

<p>Many software development teams commonly use a distributed approach and agile methodologies to develop digital products. Although both concepts are well-known separately, the сombined “distributed agile” term is a new concept for the entire industry. </p>



<p>While agile solutions point out in-house collaboration, the remote squad can work together despite the geographical dispersion of team members. Therefore, it is challenging to implement agile methodologies in a remote team. But you can solve these issues with suitable processes. Let’s review how distributed agile teams can use agile methods effectively. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Distributed Agile Team Concept</h2>



<p><em>A distributed agile squad means the team with members is</em> permanently separated and practicing<em> an agile methodology to perform tasks.</em> Therefore, no office to gather developers and a coordinated approach to the entire project.  </p>



<p>But how to distinguish a distributed agile model from a regular one? An answer is an approach to work. A geographically dispersed squad takes a flexible approach to performing tasks and clear advantages of such a process (e.g., saving resources and high mobility).</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Challenges of Managing a Geographically Dispersed Team</h2>



<p>When you divide your <a href="https://rocketech.it/blog/post/dedicated-team-the-future-of-software-development" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dedicated team</a> into distributed ones, you can face some challenges:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Employees will interact less often.</li>



<li>Some team members can lag behind in performing tasks without careful monitoring.</li>



<li>Your corporate culture and atmosphere could disappear.</li>
</ul>



<p>Solving these issues relies on how you organize the teamwork. But now, let’s look at the advantages of the distributed agile development team.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Benefits of Managing a Distributed Agile Team</h2>



<p>Even when your employees are geographically dispersed, they still can enjoy some advantages of such an approach. And the more team members you have in the dedicated team, the more noticeable the impact.</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>A calm environment has a positive effect on the creativity of the entire squad.</li>



<li>Employees have a chance to focus more on the work tasks.</li>



<li>Creating a family atmosphere includes your team members working with a certain zeal.</li>
</ul>



<p>There are also some advantages for companies (for example, cutting the office rental cost). All of them are beneficial for improving working conditions inside the team. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Seven Ways to Manage Your Distributed Agile Team Effectively</h2>



<p>The distributed agile approach may provide some advantages and also limit team interactions. But more and more people are interested in remote work, so businesses should learn more about agile methods to improve productivity and reduce time loss. Here are seven approaches to building first-class teamwork. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Provide Proper Project Status Visibility </h3>



<p>When you have decided to organize agile teamwork, you should ensure each squad member can check the project status. The project needs constantly develop when talking about the agile way to manage working processes, so you cannot sacrifice the status visibility.</p>



<p>When preparing the new sprint cycle, every project manager of a distributed agile software development team squad has to check that project status reports are clear and regularly uploaded. It allows you to clearly define the backlog and determine the current state of the development cycle. This approach is vital because PMs usually have trouble bringing out the project status. </p>



<p>Implementing digital tools (Jira, Asana, Wrike, etc.) will help you monitor the development progress and guarantee proper status visibility.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Assess Your Squad’s Performance</h3>



<p>When talking about the geographically dispersed agile team, productivity matters a lot. You have to estimate it to analyze an entire picture of each employee’s performance and what can be improved. The following metrics may help you in this case:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><strong>Velocity:</strong> This rate involves the average amount of <em>story points*</em> your employees delivered over the last sprints. Moreover, the velocity report shows the number of story points in the following sprint cycles.</li>



<li><strong>Sprint Burndown:</strong> This chart visually shows the squad’s progress in story points. It is a graphical representation of how much work has already been done and remains to be done. Therefore, you can check the project status quickly.</li>



<li><strong>Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD):</strong> It shows progress for a software, version, or sprint. The CFD also helps you determine past and present problems and understand how to turn the work process into a more predictable event.</li>
</ul>



<p><em>*Story points estimate the effort required to perform an element of software or any other piece of work. Using story points, we assign a quantitative value to each work element. These estimates are irrelevant in themselves. All that matters is how the various component estimates relate to each other.</em></p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Implement Instruments Improving Interaction and Collaboration</h3>



<p>If you properly instill agile values in your distributed employees, you will surely achieve all your goals. These teams must collaborate worldwide when everyone’s effort affects the result.</p>



<p>Moreover, every distributed agile development team has to adapt to changes quickly, and effective communication is vital. Many mobile apps and online instruments help you organize daily scrums, planning sessions, and sprints properly. The following tools are widespread:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Zoom</li>



<li>Microsoft Teams</li>



<li>Google Meet</li>



<li>Slack, and others. </li>
</ul>



<p>These instruments help your geographically dispersed agile team keep interacting and working together.</p>



<p><em>A calm environment is vital for quality development, so employees can focus on performing tasks and increase the squad’s productivity. Learn more about tips to avoid tension at work and reduce stress </em><a href="https://rocketech.it/blog/post/how-to-keep-your-agile-team-stress-free" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>here</em></a><em>. </em></p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Distribute Workload</h3>



<p>Software development is chaos, but you can make it highly ordered and structured. You need to delegate tasks to different groups of employees based on their location. </p>



<p>Hiring a dedicated team provides full-cycle development when you are fully remote. All agile squad employees will focus on your project solely (e.g., the project planning, strategy, and task execution). </p>



<p>Moreover, you have to distribute the product backlog evenly among the distributed agile team. An uneven workload can lead to problems in your distributed agile squad, from delays in software delivery to frustrated human resources. Thus, remember to show your employees respect. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Monitor the Code Quality</h3>



<p>Sometimes, it is hard to assess the code quality. Some vital elements (like the unit test status and build stability) may remain unknown to the team leaders until employees communicate on this topic. If teams do not validate that the build is stable, it will harm the project’s health. </p>



<p>For instance, the Chicago team found a piece of code with bugs and ended the workday without noticing other squads. It will stop the team’s workflow in other locations (London, Warsaw, Kyiv, etc.) </p>



<p>Thus, you should monitor code stability, and the<strong> </strong>best practices for effective distributed agile development may help you:</p>



<ol class="wp-block-list">
<li>Use advanced continuous integration (CI) tools (Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, etc.). </li>



<li>Implement the Pair Programming approach to help developers enhance the code quality and boost the task execution. </li>



<li>Ensure your QA/QC employees are active and provide reports regularly.</li>
</ol>



<p>These activities may allow you to improve your project’s code constantly. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Instill Agility</h3>



<p>Agility is the work style, so you have to nurture agility between distributed locations constantly. All products have unique tasks that can be executed using a specific approach, so your employees should adapt to frequent changes during the development cycle. Therefore, companies look for experienced project managers or scrum masters. </p>



<p>You can also build an agile environment by collaborating with external distributed teams that work on other projects. It provides a great source of knowledge and may help your employees learn how to implement an agile approach to their performance. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Hire a Dedicated Team</h3>



<p>Collaborating with a geographically dispersed team is a great way to get functional software and save resources. However, you have to organize the entire process by yourself, spending much time and money on hiring specialists, agile product management, constant training, etc. But even then, no one guarantees that you will gather the best specialists. </p>



<p>Hiring a dedicated team makes it straightforward to manage your resources. A custom software development company will assign a particular squad to your project. All members are 100% focused on specific tasks with no distraction to other projects. Thus, the customer company only has to monitor the project’s progress and assign tasks.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Conclusion</h2>



<p>We can see the rising number of distributed agile teams in the global IT market, ​​so they decide the entire industry’s future. But there is no ideal methodology for every squad. Some can implement Scrum, while others choose Kanban or Lean Development. Therefore, each company has to find the best-matching method to build a highly productive and efficient distributed agile team. </p>



<p>At Rocketech, we implement advanced approaches to organize<em> the work of our dedicated teams. Every client can benefit from top-notch software created by experienced developers. If you want to get a remarkable and marketable product, check out our </em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://rocketech.it/services" target="_blank"><em>services</em></a><em> and </em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://rocketech.it/contacts" target="_blank"><em>contact us</em></a> for more information.</p>


How Distributed Agile Teams Work

<p>Quality assurance and quality control approaches are well-known across industries. Moreover, they are often combined into a single term. Hence, people in software development use the QA/QC notion to describe the entire quality evaluation strategy with no clear differentiation. But this can be hard for newcomers because there are some core distinctions between QA and QC measures when describing real-life tasks. And our article will help you to differentiate these processes.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A Brief Description of Quality Assurance and Quality Control</h2>



<p><em>Quality assurance (QA) </em>is one of the two ways to perform quality management tasks. It involves a wide variety of activities that allows the development of top-notch software smoothly. QA involves trained professionals within the <a href="https://rocketech.it/blog/post/dedicated-team-the-future-of-software-development" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dedicated team</a> who discuss, plan and test the digital product performance. </p>



<p>QA also sets strategies for the entire project, and it must comply with international technical and business standards. For example, the <a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/35733.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">ISO/IEC 25010:2011</a> covers software development and engineering tasks and belongs to the <a href="https://www.iso.org/iso-9001-quality-management.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">ISO 9000 family</a>. The company must set QA policies to guarantee a smooth development process and high quality of the final product. </p>



<p>Quality assurance covers nine activities:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Business needs and requirements;</li>



<li>UI/UX and prototype development;</li>



<li>Code writing and testing;</li>



<li>Versioning;</li>



<li>Continuous integration &amp; deployment;</li>



<li>Configuration control;</li>



<li>Test performance;</li>



<li>Release and deployment management;</li>



<li>Gathering feedback from customers.</li>
</ul>



<p>Finally, efficient quality assurance depends on numerous aspects, and it requires a lot of effort to satisfy the final user with your digital solution. Many concepts that seemed revolutionary may become obsolete today, so the QA measures must develop with your product. </p>



<p><em>Quality control (QC) </em>is not separate from quality assurance but rather a part of it. So, is it right that QA and QC are independent of each other? Not really.</p>



<p>By working together, the founder of the client company and the dedicated team ensure compliance with all quality policies. Any flaws can injure the reputation of the brand, such as security failures, performance issues, and design imperfections. The company can avoid this by conducting a systematic QC. </p>



<p>Quality control covers the following objectives:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Detecting bugs;</li>



<li>Verification against established quality requirements that were planned earlier;</li>



<li>Сonfirmity assessment according to tech and business standards;</li>



<li>Test reporting;</li>



<li>Documenting flaws to fix them during the next iteration;</li>



<li>Defining areas of improvement in software quality. </li>
</ul>



<p>The quality department conducts all these tasks following the development plan. Therefore, the dedicated team can correct all shortcomings before the final product release. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What Are Critical Distinctions Between QA and QC</h2>



<p>Newcomers may confuse these concepts, and some controversy occurs over which measures fall within each category. They are closely interrelated, but some things still differentiate QA vs QC, so let’s review them. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Approach</h3>



<p>All <em>QA </em>objectives are solely <em>proactive</em>. It means that employees prevent all failures before they happen by the design of processing. On the contrary, <em>QC </em>is <em>reactive </em>and concentrates on identifying failures that occurred. </p>



<p>Discussing the design of processing, the most crucial part of it is creating the <strong>standard operating procedures</strong> (SOPs). This activity is mandatory by <a href="https://www.iso.org/iso-9001-quality-management.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">ISO 9000/9001 standards</a> because the following requirements allow first-class software development. QC covers the testing stage and compliance check. If the quality department detects a bug, the subsequent development lifecycle stops to fix it. Such an approach makes the difference between QA and QC in software testing. </p>



<p>Plus, all failures found during the QC measures start the QA process, especially the <a href="https://www.fda.gov/corrective-and-preventive-actions-capa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">corrective and preventive action (CAPA)</a> plan implementation. It helps define ways to improve the current development lifecycle and avoid future failures. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Orientation </h3>



<p><em>Quality assurance concentrates on preventing issues</em>, so it has an orientation toward processes. Therefore, a dedicated team can avoid performance issues and failures in all versions of the software. <em>Quality control</em>, in turn, <em>orients on the product</em> and determines bugs in the finished digital solution. </p>



<p>In short, <strong>QA involves the development activities, while QC is in charge of maintenance measures</strong>. Let us explain the difference between quality control and quality assurance. </p>



<p><strong>QA Processes</strong></p>



<ol class="wp-block-list">
<li>Documentation of the quality assurance activities</li>



<li>Continuous audits</li>



<li>Process management</li>



<li>Staff training</li>



<li>Change monitoring process</li>
</ol>



<p><strong>QC Procedures</strong></p>



<ol class="wp-block-list">
<li>Batch monitoring execution</li>



<li>Software inspection</li>



<li>Product sampling</li>



<li>Validation testing</li>



<li>Software testing</li>
</ol>



<p>As you can see, quality assurance and quality control responsibilities are different, so do not confuse them.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Control</h3>



<p>The QA approach aims to enhance technical and industry standards. Plus, quality assurance has mandatory tasks (e.g., auditing of the technology suppliers) to guarantee first-class quality measurement. </p>



<p><em>QC procedures cover separate parts, including outputs</em>. Quality control efforts may also concentrate on the instruments and tools for building up the first-class digital solution (libraries, programming languages, software, etc.).</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Emphasis</h3>



<p>It is another topic to discuss quality assurance vs quality control. <em>The QC aims to test all software parts to find issues</em>. The secret is implementing the best practices to improve product quality (e.g., test-driven development). Such a concept also helps to reduce complaints from customers.</p>



<p><em>Quality assurance emphasises the prevention of failures from even happening</em>. Dedicated teams implement advanced collaboration practices to coordinate all parties, including code reviews. This approach allows QA specialists to detect and prioritise all failures. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Responsibility </h3>



<p><em>QA involves both testers and developers</em>. Therefore, all of them take responsibility for proper quality assurance and should follow SOPs set previously for the entire team. </p>



<p>As for the QC measures, the specific employees conduct these activities, <em>including compliance with SOPs during all the mandatory processes</em>. These workers also document all shortcomings during the process validation and product testing stages.  </p>



<p><em>The final digital product performance directly affects its profitability. Therefore, you should organise the comprehensive quality assurance process properly. Find more about the QA plan </em><a href="https://rocketech.it/blog/post/how-to-set-up-qa-process-on-short-term-projects-that-rocks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Introduction to Quality Management and Its Core Advantages </h2>



<p><strong><em>Quality management</em></strong><em> (QM)</em> brings together quality control vs assurance objectives. This concept involves determining the main reasons that interfere with advanced software development and searching for solutions to address them. Further, coherent quality management measures guarantee the excellent work of your quality item specialists. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Benefits of Proper Quality Management</h3>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>A higher degree of the client satisfaction;</li>



<li>A highly productive team that follows business standards and regulations;</li>



<li>Rework prevention;</li>



<li>Confident planning and task execution; </li>



<li>Trust of all interested parties.</li>
</ul>



<p>If you decide to optimise all quality measurement processes within your company or project, the efficient QM approach is a must. Therefore, you should know about the quality assurance and quality control differences. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Choosing Between QA and QC Activities for Your Business</h2>



<p>When developing digital solutions, you should think about performing QC after QA. The question is: “Do you need to organise quality control after the compliance check?” </p>



<p>QA provides the following activities:</p>



<ol class="wp-block-list">
<li>Process specification;</li>



<li>Policy and strategy formulation, planning and guidance;</li>



<li>Adoption of technical standards.</li>
</ol>



<p>All of these occur within the entire development life cycle. If you establish QC standards that result from the QA activities, you need to remember to keep the top quality of the software, guaranteeing that it satisfies your clients. </p>



<p>Sometimes it seems much better not to differentiate between quality assurance and quality control and choose only one option. But there is the thing: both of these processes have significant advantages. Therefore, you should learn more about these concepts and their implementation to achieve maximum results. Quality assurance allows businesses to set policies for developing first-class solutions, while quality control aims to conduct the proper product validation. Therefore, companies can cross the t’s by searching for QC performing methods to inform QA.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How to Constantly Stand Behind Your Product’s High Quality </h2>



<p>We have just gone through what the difference between quality control and quality assurance is based on our experience. However, for maximum effect, you should use these approaches together. Without adequate QA, your digital product will be full of bugs resulting in a negative user experience. Without proper QC, the company cannot guarantee high speed and smooth software performance, resulting in clients’ dissatisfaction.</p>



<p>QA and QC approaches allow your business to grow and expand. Among other things, they allow to: </p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Develop top-notch digital solutions;</li>



<li>Optimise the workflow;</li>



<li>Enhance customer experience;</li>



<li>Cut the costs and save efforts;</li>



<li>Increase productivity and confidence.</li>
</ul>



<p><em>At Rocketech, we know how to conduct all processes of developing first-class products for your business. We dedicate a particular team that creates software that meets your needs and requirements. And if you want to get a top-notch solution and succeed on the market, </em><a href="https://rocketech.it/cases" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>contact us</em></a><em> now!</em></p>


Quality Assurance vs Quality Control: 5 Critical Differences

<p>Ever tried moving a boulder uphill? Yeah, not fun. That’s what working with oversized user stories in <a href="https://rocketech.it/software-development" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">custom software development</a> feels like — slow, heavy, and full of frustration. Good (we mean, smart) developers know the trick: <strong>split those stories down into smaller, manageable pieces</strong>. Suddenly, you’re moving faster, hitting milestones, and dodging the chaos that comes with giant, clunky tasks, while speed, quality, and agility remain your friends.</p>



<p>Let’s break down why this method works and how it can save your next project from rolling off the rails.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="874" height="620" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/user-story-splitting-blog.png" alt="Team member actively participating in user story decomposition, organizing colorful sticky notes on a whiteboard for agile project management." class="wp-image-7896" title="User Story Splitting"></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why Do We Need to Split User Stories?</h2>



<p>Imagine trying to eat a whole pizza in one bite. Impossible, right? The same goes for user stories in creating software development. When we break them down into smaller, manageable pieces, we can:</p>



<p><strong>1. Make better estimations</strong>. It’s much easier to <a href="https://rocketech.it/blog/post/agile-project-estimation-challenges" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">calculate</a> how much time the team will need to perform a small task rather than a large, ambiguous feature.</p>



<p><strong>2. Deliver faster</strong>. Smaller stories mean quicker completion. We can roll out features incrementally, giving you and your users value sooner.</p>



<p><strong>3. Improve quality</strong>. With smaller chunks, our team can focus better, test thoroughly, and catch issues early.</p>



<p><strong>4. Enhance flexibility</strong>. Smaller stories allow us to adapt to changes easily. If priorities shift, we can pivot without derailing the entire project. </p>



<p><strong>5. Boost morale</strong>. Completing smaller tasks gives the team a sense of accomplishment and keeps motivation high.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How Do We Split User Stories?</h2>



<p>Splitting user stories is like building with LEGO blocks. Each piece is small and manageable, but together, they create something amazing. This approach helps us deliver high-quality software with unmatched speed.</p>



<p>We aim for vertical slices. <strong>This means each piece is a complete, usable feature from the user interface down to the database</strong>. Think of it like slicing a cake vertically so each slice has frosting, filling, and cake — a full experience in every bite.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">What are the Benefits of User Story Decomposition?</h3>



<p><strong>1.</strong> <strong>Clearer Estimations</strong></p>



<p>Smaller stories are easier to estimate. It helps us plan better and meet deadlines.</p>



<p><strong>2. Faster Feedback</strong></p>



<p>We can get your feedback sooner. It helps us always be on the right track.</p>



<p><strong>3. Reduced Risk</strong></p>



<p>Smaller stories mean smaller risks. If something goes wrong, it’s easier to fix.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="896" height="672" src="https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/user-story-splitting-benefits.png" alt="Infographic illustrating the benefits of user story splitting, featuring puzzle pieces with text on clear estimations, faster feedback, and reduced risks." class="wp-image-7907" title="User Story Splitting Guide"></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">INVEST in Good User Stories</h2>



<p>Bill Wake, a pioneer of Extreme Programming, <a href="https://www.agilealliance.org/glossary/invest/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">introduced</a> <strong>the INVEST model</strong> to help teams craft better user stories. INVEST stands for six key attributes that make a user story clear, actionable, and effective. Here’s what each characteristic means.</p>



<p>📌 <strong>I</strong><strong> </strong>for <strong>Independent</strong></p>



<p>Stories should be self-contained so you can prioritize them without dependencies.</p>



<p>📌 <strong>N </strong>for <strong>Negotiable</strong></p>



<p>Stories should be flexible for collaboration and refinement.</p>



<p>📌 <strong>V </strong>for <strong>Valuable</strong></p>



<p>Each story must deliver visible value to the user.</p>



<p>📌 <strong>E </strong>for <strong>Estimable</strong></p>



<p>Stories should be clear enough to estimate their size and effort.</p>



<p>📌 <strong>S </strong>for <strong>Small</strong></p>



<p>Stories should be small enough to fit several into a sprint.</p>



<p>📌 <strong>T </strong>for <strong>Testable</strong></p>



<p>There should be clear criteria to verify the story is complete.</p>



<p>Many beginner agile teams try to split user stories by architectural layers: one story for creating a user interface, another for the database, and so on. While this approach may satisfy the “Small” criterion, it often fails to meet the “Independent” and “Valuable” criteria.</p>



<div class="wp-block-blog-quote wp-block-quote"><div class="wp-block-quote__text"><p><em>“User story splitting isn’t just a technical exercise; it’s an art form that requires a deep understanding of both the user and the code.”</em></p></div><div class="wp-block-quote__author"><div class="wp-block-quote__author__aside"><div class="wp-block-quote__author__image" style='background-image:url("https://wp.rocketech.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/rocket-couch-serious-sm.jpg")'></div></div><div class="wp-block-quote__author__content"><div class="wp-block-quote__author__name">Alexander Rocket</div><div class="wp-block-quote__author__info">Co-founder, Rocketech</div></div></div></div>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">How Small Should It Be?</h3>



<p>Aim for 6–10 stories per iteration. The size depends on your team’s velocity. Before sprint planning, figure out the estimate that signals a story needs splitting. For most teams, that’s 8 or 13 points. In some projects, we split stories even at 5 points, depending on the project structure.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Which Pattern Should You Use?</h3>



<p>You might find multiple ways to split a story. Here’s how to choose.</p>



<p>1️⃣ <strong>Prioritize or Discard</strong></p>



<p>The 80/20 rule says most value comes from a small part of the functionality. Choose the split that reveals low-value stories you can drop.</p>



<p>2️⃣ <strong>Even Sizes</strong></p>



<p>A split that turns an 8-point story into four 2-point stories is better than a split into 5 and 3 points. It gives the Product Owner more flexibility to prioritize.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">User Story Splitting Patterns</h2>



<p>In years of working with agile methodologies, we’ve identified nine patterns for breaking down user stories into good, small units.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Workflow Steps</h3>



<p>Take a CMS user story: “<em>As a content manager, I can publish content on the company page.</em>” Seems straightforward, right?</p>



<p>But digging deeper, you find it involves editor and legal approvals, plus a test environment check. You can’t cram all that into one iteration.</p>



<p class="has-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61abaf6e500e6cca58b9153f6f595d72"><strong>Solution:</strong> Start with a basic end-to-end scenario, then add the intermediate steps. Here’s how you can split it:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“I can publish content directly on the company page.” </em></li>



<li><em>“I can publish content with legal review.” </em></li>



<li><em>“I can publish content with editor review.” </em></li>



<li><em>“I can preview content on the test environment.” </em></li>



<li><em>“I can publish content from the test environment to the main server.” </em></li>
</ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Simple/Complex</h3>



<p>During planning, stories can balloon with questions like</p>



<p>“<em>What about X?</em>”</p>



<p>or</p>



<p>“<em>Did you consider Y?</em>”</p>



<p>To keep things manageable, ask, “<em>How can we make this as simple as possible?</em>” Write this simple version as a separate story. Define its completion criteria to keep it simple, then split variations and complexities into separate stories.</p>



<p>For example: “<em>As a user, I can search for flights between two destinations</em>.”</p>



<p><strong>Split it into:</strong></p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“… specifying the maximum number of layovers.” </em></li>



<li><em>“… including nearby airports.” </em></li>



<li><em>“… using flexible date ranges.” </em></li>



<li>and so on.</li>
</ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Business Rule Variations</h3>



<p>Consider a story: <em>“As a user, I can search for flights with flexible dates.”</em> </p>



<p>“<em>Flexible dates</em>” hides multiple business rules, each worth its own story:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“N days between X and Y”</em></li>



<li><em>“± N days from X and Y”</em></li>



<li><em>“Weekends in June”</em></li>
</ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Operations</h3>



<p>The word “<em>manage</em>” in a user story indicates multiple operations. This suggests an obvious way to split the story.</p>



<p>For example: “<em>As a user, I can manage my account.</em>”</p>



<p><strong>Split it into</strong>:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“… I can log in using my account.”</em></li>



<li><em>“… I can edit my account settings.”</em></li>



<li><em>“… I can delete my account.”</em></li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Major Effort</h2>



<p>Take a credit card processing scenario: “<em>As a user, I can pay for my ticket with MasterCard, VISA, American Express, or Diners Club.</em>”</p>



<p>You can split this into four stories, one for each card type. But the heavy lifting (payment processing) is done in the first story, making the rest easy.</p>



<p><strong>Solution</strong>: Defer the decision on which card to implement first:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“I can pay with one of the cards (MC, VISA, AMEX, DC).”</em></li>



<li><em>“I can pay with all four cards (MC, VISA, AMEX, DC)” (once one card payment is implemented).</em></li>
</ul>



<p>This way, dependencies are clearer, and you can adjust priorities as needed.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Data Variations</h3>



<p>Story complexity often comes from data variations. For example, a system that maps areas served by transport providers could get overwhelmed by geographic data.</p>



<p>Consider: “<em>As a user, I can search for carriers by departure and destination</em>.”</p>



<p>Without a sophisticated Geographic Information System (GIS), modeling geography is complex. So, simplify: “<em>As a user, I can search for carriers by departure and destination country.</em>” As you gather more data, you might find carriers serve specific cities or regions.</p>



<p>Then, <strong>split into</strong>:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“As a user, I can search for carriers by countries, cities, or regions of departure and destination.”</em></li>



<li><em>“Carriers can serve different geographic areas as departure and destination points.”</em></li>
</ul>



<p>Classic localization stories also fit here:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“… in English.”</em></li>



<li><em>“… in Slovenian.”</em></li>



<li><em>“… in Korean.”</em></li>



<li>and so on.</li>
</ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Input Methods</h3>



<p>Complexity often comes from the user interface, not the functionality. Start by creating the simplest interface, then focus on making it more attractive and user-friendly. These steps depend on each other, but the split still works effectively.</p>



<p>For example: “As a user, I can search for flights between departure and destination points.”</p>



<p><strong>Split it into</strong>:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“… using simple date input.”</em></li>



<li><em>“… using a visualized calendar.”</em></li>
</ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Postpone Performance</h3>



<p>Sometimes, making functionality fast takes a lot of effort, while the core development isn’t that complex. You can gain more by developing a slow version that still provides value to users. Split the story into “<em>make it work</em>” and “<em>make it fast.</em>”</p>



<p>For example: “<em>As a user, I can search for flights between departure and destination points</em>.”</p>



<p><strong>Split it into</strong>:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“… (slowly — just make the search work, show a ‘processing’ animation)”</em></li>



<li><em>“… (in less than 5 seconds).”</em></li>
</ul>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Separate the Spike</h3>



<p>A user story might be big not just because it’s complex but because the implementation format is unclear. In such cases, splitting it won’t help. Instead, do a time-boxed spike to clear up any development uncertainties. After that, you’ll be ready to move forward or decide how to split the story.</p>



<p>For example: “<em>As a user, I can pay for my order with a credit card</em>.”</p>



<p><strong>Split it into</strong>:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><em>“Research credit card processing.”</em></li>



<li><em>“Implement credit card processing.”</em></li>
</ul>



<p>For a “research” story, the completion criterion should be the specific question you’re trying to answer. Do just enough research to answer that question and then stop — it’s easy to lose focus during research.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-gray-100-background-color has-background"><tbody><tr><td>❕ The spike separation approach is mentioned last because it should be a last resort. Usually, you know enough to start developing something. Do that first, and you’ll learn more as you go. Try using any of the previous eight patterns before resorting to a spike.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Final Thoughts</h2>



<p>At Rocketech, we dissect user stories with precision, turning complex requirements into focused, actionable components. Our method isn’t just about meeting deadlines — it’s about creating a format that enhances <strong>estimation accuracy and development speed while following the highest industry standards</strong>.</p>



<p>For example, by splitting stories into vertical slices, we deliver fully functional features faster, whether it’s refining a payment gateway or optimizing a multi-step workflow. When your business needs rapid results without sacrificing quality, we make sure your product <a href="https://rocketech.it/blog/post/from-idea-to-launch-the-startups-guide-to-reducing-time-to-market" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hits the market</a> ahead of schedule.</p>



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