The past 12 months has been exciting for Ideyatech. We’ve faced new challenges and have experienced sustainable growth. From a 3 person team, we’ve grown to 21 in just 12 month. We’ve also outgrown our old office and moved to a bigger 200 sqm space. More importantly, our project list and pipeline has been consistently full and…

Offshore outsourcing is a brilliant business strategy for many businesses. Gartner analysts predict that offshore outsourcing will rise by 8.9% in 2008, and the trend will continue on to 2009. However, it is not (yet) a perfect solution to various business issues and requirements. Before engaging the services of vendors, whether by offshore or onshore outsourcing…

Outsourcing, especially offshore outsourcing, has been constantly cast in a bad light for its perceived ill effects on the job security of thousands of workers from developed economies. However, it is interesting to ask this question: If outsourcing’s negative effects far outweigh its positive results, then why does it still flourish? Is it all about the money? Apparently, the answer is “No”.

For the past two months, we have been having our weekly T3 (Tuesday Tech Talk) sessions. It’s a 30-minute discussion about any technical topic the presenter would like to discuss. Presenters are randomly selected from the development group. So far, we have received nothing but benefits from this activity. Its benefits and advantages after the jump.

Here at Ideyatech, we have been practicing stand-up meetings religiously ever since our first project. So far, this short, daily routine has kept everyone up-to-date on status of their projects. By reporting daily activities, issues and bottlenecks are quickly identified and resolved. Everyone gets accountability on the tasks that are reported, and the team becomes…

Agile Software Development is a conceptual framework for software development that promotes development iterations, open collaboration, and adaptability throughout the life-cycle of the project.
True to its meaning, Agile is a concept that can be implemented in several ways. So, there is no correct way of getting it right. Tips we’d like to share…

I’ve recently come across unfuddle (http://www.unfuddle.com) which is a project tracking tool and hosted source repository. This site is built on RoR and behaves similar with Basecamp. I’m currently using Basecamp for my projects… it’s pretty good but I find it a little too limited for other things such as defect and issue tracking. Currently, I have a separate service for…

We have seen successful roll-out of Just-In-Time concept in manufacturing. This technique was popularized by Toyota with their car manufacturing process. With proper coordination, they are able to adjust their production line easily when certain demand increases. For example, if report shows increase in demand on a specific model or color, they…