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Why is there so much janky software? Reason #4: Technical Debt
In our latest episode, our CEO Jamie Smyth discuss the similarities between technical debt and broken windows-and explains why you should tolerate neither. 🙅🏻‍♂️
Technical debt leads to janky software via lowered standards, system crashes, frustrated users, and more.
Avoid the jank. Pay down technical debt regularly, and fix it the right way.
Have a technical debt best practice? Share in the comments!
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Improve Your Software Team's Process Using Hot Potato
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One key to making good software: keep the potatoes hot! 🔥 🥔 Watch as our Development Coordinator, Paul Bredenberg, explains this mental model that will improve your communication style and result in better software. Book one of our workshops for your team and learn to implement Hot Potato: thesmythgroup.com/services/development-design-team-workshops/
Why is there so much janky software? Reason #3: There Was a Jerk on the Team
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“It’s ok if someone is a jerk on your team, as long as they do brilliant work. If everyone just powers through, the project will be a success.” Sound familiar? This belief suggests that exceptionally talented individuals-despite their toxic behavior-should be tolerated or even celebrated because their skills or intellect are considered indispensable. Well, we completely disagree 🙅🏻 In in this v...
Part 2: Security-How Over-Reliance on Spreadsheets Leads to Dumpster Fires
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Watch part 2 of our mini-series: How Over-Reliance on Spreadsheets Leads to Dumpster Fires. This episode focuses on the security issues and vulnerabilities that spreadsheets can have when they're used for purposes beyond what they're built for. Have a spreadsheet disaster story? Comment below or email us at stories@thesmythgroup.com. Download our White Paper: thesmythgroup.com/insights/dont-spr...
How Over-Reliance on Spreadsheets Leads to Dumpster Fires-Part 1: Human Error
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Watch as our CEO, Jamie Smyth, explains the risks involved with using spreadsheets beyond their intended purpose. Download the White Paper: thesmythgroup.com/insights/dont-spread-disaster-a-report-on-the-dangers-of-spreadsheets/
Why is there so much janky software? Reason #2: Designers Weren't Empowered
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Ever wonder why there is so much poorly designed, unreliable software? 💭 Our CEO, Jamie Smyth, has a deep disdain for janky software and he’s eager to explain the reasons why it abounds. In the second video of this series, we discuss another culprit: designers weren't empowered.
Who is The Smyth Group?-The Official TSG Brand Video
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The Smyth Group engineers impactful custom software to empower businesses and drive scalable growth. How do we do it? Our battle-tested, 4-phase process ensures success for every custom software project: 1) Strategize 2) Design 3) Develop & Implement 4) Scale Learn more at: thesmythgroup.com
Why is there so much janky software? Reason #1: Cleverness Over Clarity
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Ever wonder why there is so much poorly designed, unreliable software? 💭 Our CEO, Jamie Smyth, has a deep disdain for janky software and he’s eager to explain the reasons why it abounds. In the first video of this series, we discuss the first culprit: cleverness over clarity. Have you ever had an experience like his? Share in the comments!
4 Simple Ways Integrated AI Optimizes Business
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking the economy by storm. It may seem like integrating AI is too complex for your average business-however, many businesses are already implementing AI in very simple ways: 1) Customer-Facing Mobile Chatbots 2) Internal-Facing Mobile Chatbots 3) Customer Review Responses 4) Enhanced SEO Product Descriptions Watch to learn more about how these methods can benef...
Why Embrace Opinionated Frameworks?
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What are opinionated frameworks, and why should developers consider using them? One of our software engineers, Jim Jenkins, covers this topic and explains the benefits of utilizing opinionated frameworks. Learn more at www.thesmythgroup.com
Custom Software for Growth-Stage Startups-Why Trust TSG
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The Smyth Group understands the challenges that startups face. We can help improve the systems that drive your business through custom software. Learn more at: thesmythgroup.com/software-for-startups/
Image Sliders: A Deep Dive Into JS Carousels
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As part of our new Unstuck the Developer series, watch Jim and Paul discuss a solution to a StackOverflow question about how to make a image slideshow with smooth transitions. Github Repo: github.com/thesmythgroup/example-js-carousel
Kill the Desktop
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Kill the Desktop! Not actual desktops-but the ones within your computer UI. Why? Aaron explains. 2023 Update: Invision Studio demo unfortunately no longer exists, as Invision Studio no longer exists. For more ideas like this, check out our podcast: soundcloud.com/ideate-team
Value Stream Mapping - Improving Product Workflows.
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The goal for each process in our digital product should be to produce value with as little waste as possible. How do we visualize complex systems to identify potential areas of waste? In talk 4 of 9 in this lean design series, product designer Aaron Kleid shows us how the relationship between supplier, processor, and customer can inform our design decisions.
The 5S System - Principles For Improving The UI
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In a physical work environment, the layout of a workspace can have a direct impact on the quality of the work performed there. In this final talk of the lean design series, product designer Nikita Abraham shows how the 5S system of Lean Manufacturing can help us design better digital workspaces and more intuitive experiences for users.
FMEA - Leveraging Qualitative Data.
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FMEA - Leveraging Qualitative Data.
Regression Analysis - Leveraging Quantitative Data In Design
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Regression Analysis - Leveraging Quantitative Data In Design
The 5 Whys - Identifying The Problem To Solve
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The 5 Whys - Identifying The Problem To Solve
Prioritize the JTBD Opportunities
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Prioritize the JTBD Opportunities
Categorize the Jobs to be Done
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Categorize the Jobs to be Done
Create Job Statements
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Create Job Statements

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  • @JTomKinser
    @JTomKinser หลายเดือนก่อน

    Heavy dependency on spreadsheets to capture and retain sensitive or critical information is a disaster waiting to happen. As the Director of IT for a healthcare company, I discovered a smoldering "dumpster fire" when a VP left the company and took all his "personal" spreadsheets with him. Not long afterward, the CEO stormed into my office demanding a spreadsheet report he had not seen in months. I had yet to learn what he was talking about. I told him we had no record of the data he was asking for. That inflamed the smoldering fire into an inferno. The departed VP had siloed the information deliberately for years. The information was not kept anywhere else within the company. The VP had recently been let go for undisclosed reasons and the critical information went with him. Once I figured out what happened, the CEO threw a banquet to honor the VP and his work over the years. He asked the VP to demonstrate some of the spreadsheets he had developed at the banquet. The CEO deftly retrieved a copy of the spreadsheets, and I incorporated the data into a "real" database. Inferno extinguished. This incident triggered a much-needed investigation of all types of reports and their data sources throughout the company. Spreadsheets are helpful reporting tools but are not intended for data storage that require security and protection against loss of critical or sensitive corporate data assets. Spreadsheet addiction is a real problem in financial-centric departments, but it must be addressed.

  • @JTomKinser
    @JTomKinser หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely true! De-Jerk to de-Jankify your results.

  • @JTomKinser
    @JTomKinser หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent! Not janky at all. No jerks allowed. Love it.

  • @mabatoo
    @mabatoo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This a maybe the best video I have seen on root cause analysis

  • @cleiamarialopes5802
    @cleiamarialopes5802 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    O meu aplicativo não está abrindo mais como posso fazer

  • @LindaDickinson-x3z
    @LindaDickinson-x3z 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It was a good video

  • @nikmih98
    @nikmih98 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi, nice presentation! Just wanted to say that SPSS STATISTICS is a good and easy-to-use software for different kinds of statistical analysis, including regression👍🏻

  • @ennyolatoks1617
    @ennyolatoks1617 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    HAHAHA - eniola

  • @SebastianRocks1234
    @SebastianRocks1234 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How do you know you found the root cause though?

    • @aramotselaw3794
      @aramotselaw3794 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      great question! with trial and error...continuous evaluation, tracking results, adjusting as necessary. :}

  • @petere3067
    @petere3067 ปีที่แล้ว

    🌸 "promo sm"

  • @JTomKinser
    @JTomKinser ปีที่แล้ว

    Desktop = Religious tradition (It's been going on so long, no one dares challenge it.) Thank you for the salvo...

  • @mpunduwillzy6033
    @mpunduwillzy6033 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great!

  • @lawcch
    @lawcch 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not helpful if you get the wrong answer to your first why question. There were pro and cons of this whys technique. You can have many possible answers to your first why question.

    • @shawnandrew2545
      @shawnandrew2545 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...which can be solved by following each, "why,?" with its complementary question, "...and how do we know?" The informed user is best to focus on the critical few, not the many possible.

    • @DorienDamoiseau
      @DorienDamoiseau 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      isn't it what he is saying?

  • @nastiachudnovska2576
    @nastiachudnovska2576 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remembered these points the most from the video: - To prioritise JTBDs we need to talk to users. - Survey is a good way to ask users what they like or dislike about products to understand which features are in priority.

  • @nastiachudnovska2576
    @nastiachudnovska2576 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remembered these points the most from the video: - There is one main job that we want to get done, but along there are also related jobs that we want to achieve them at the same time. - There are functional and emotional (personal and social) aspects within JTBDs.

  • @PHDWhom
    @PHDWhom 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why should my desktop, which is my favorite workspace, become a tablet with a memory hole? It isn’t broke, so why “fix” it?

  • @jblessed9883
    @jblessed9883 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know this presentation is focussed on digital products and I see why you started there, but you said (at the beginning) that the CEO will say "I want some software." Unless it's a technology company or some startup, I beg to differ. He/she will frame their problem in business terms, strategic vision, the bottom line etc. I guess I'm a little wary of technologists positioning models/frameworks/mappings as a solution to business problems. When addressing business problems it can often feel like we say, "The answer is software. What's the question?" As Steve Blank put it, we need to "get out of the building". Our widespread success and sustained credibility is contingent on this. I'll step off that soapbox now. PS: your gifs are excellent!

  • @soulreaperichig0
    @soulreaperichig0 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great teacher.

  • @waissng
    @waissng 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing! This is inspiring! To be honest, i haven't seen how my desktop looks like for months!

  • @justthej
    @justthej 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for making these videos available. Very helpful.

  • @kirantpatil123
    @kirantpatil123 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, where can I get the slides of all your videos ?

  • @TimothyTrimble
    @TimothyTrimble 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice presentation. Love the gifs.