Insights Why data quality is so important – and how you can improve yours
Data Solutions Designer Kanaga Selvi Nachiyar explains how we measure data quality and help organisations improve their data practices.
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Case study Digitally transforming manual processes at Cornwall Council
To digitally transform manual processes at Cornwall Council, Headforwards delivered unified data management and self-serve capabilities.
Insights Requirements gathering: How we prepare – and use – a requirements document
Product Owner Tom Goldring explains how we turn client needs into a living requirements document that our teams can use to guide software development.
Case study Giving customers fast, easy insight into their cloud and managed services
The client can now easily push information to the customer-facing portal, presenting its customers with a visual representation of all their managed services in one dashboard, and improving the client’s own visibility.
Insights Predicting the future: How much work is in our backlog?
In the final instalment of our four-part series, Dave Longman discusses how to use averages to estimate the undefined work in your backlog.
Our Team Meet the Team: Kanaga Selvi Nachiyar, Headforwards Data Solutions Designer
Next in our Meet the Team series, we speak to Data Solutions Designer Kanaga Selvi Nachiyar, who’s helping Cornwall’s local authority deliver more effective services.
Events HeadTalk | Risky Business – The Impact of Organisational Debt
What is organisational debt, and will it become a barrier to your business growth? Headforwards’ Andy Roberts looks at the silent rot businesses need to look out for…
Case study Replacing outdated code
The team wanted to use a newer, more flexible framework to simplify coding, create a neater architecture, and make it easier to onboard new developers to the team.
Case study A new suite of apps for a busy regional car dealership
Headforwards delivered a new suite of apps for Helston Garages who operate 40 new and used car dealerships throughout Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset.
Our Team Meet the Team: Craig Girvan, Headforwards Co-Founder
We’re kicking off a new series introducing you to some of the people who make Headforwards such a successful team. And who better to start with than Craig, one of our co-founders?
Insights Karmic Programming: Good practice to reduce technical debt
Unlocking the power of Buddha to write perfect code? Unfortunately not. Software dev Peter Conway coins the term ‘karmic programming’ to describe coding with the future in mind.
Case study Building a unified user experience across disparate systems
Initially, the brief was to combine two cloud management platforms, but the scope quickly expanded to include more systems.
Insights 3 ways to guarantee effective Agile change management
At its most effective, Agile development is part of widespread organisational change – and that requires an Agile approach to change management.
Insights Predicting the future: How big is this project – and when will we complete it?
In the third of a four-part series, Dave Longman takes you through a spreadsheet that uses Monte Carlo simulations to forecast project timelines.
Insights Off-the-shelf products or bespoke software development – which would you choose?
Andy Roberts discusses why you don’t need to pit bespoke development against off-the-shelf tools when you’re choosing software.
Insights Orienting for Outcome: strategies for behaviour-driven software development
Mike Fosker chats through the highlights from his recent “Orienting for Outcome” talk from this year’s Agile on the Beach.
Insights Case study: transformation through data at Cornwall Council
Learn more about our work with Cornwall Council, which focuses on unlocking data potential and increasing data literacy across the workforce.
Insights Understanding the Role and Responsibilities of the Business Analyst in Agile
Business Analyst Kath Moore explains her role as the connector between clients and devs, and how she helps facilitate good communication and great software.
Insights How to tell an accurate, detailed, and compelling story with your data
Data analyst Méabh Murphy shares seven principles for effective data storytelling, from digging deep in the data to tailoring presentations to your audience.
Insights That ‘quality’ thing: how do Agile teams create high-quality software?
Software QA Leader Przemek Furtak explores the challenge of building high-quality software – and the complexity of defining ‘quality’ in the first place.
Insights Predicting the future: how long will a story take?
In the second of our four-part forecasting series, scrum master Dave Longman discusses his approach to estimating how long it takes to complete a story.