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AI Strategy: A Practical Framework for AI that Makes Business Sense in South Africa
April 29, 2025
Project Strategy: How to Deliver Tech Projects On Time, On Budget & With Impact
April 22, 2025
Efficiency Consulting in Action: Real Ways to Drive Productivity and Profitability
April 14, 2025
Venture Strategy That Works: How Leading Corporates Build, Scale and Win
April 7, 2025
The Future of Software Leadership: Skills, Roles, and AI-Driven Strategy
April 1, 2025
Augment Your Team
Essential FinTech Team Roles, Structure, Scale and How to Hire for Them
March 24, 2025
AI in South Africa: From FinTech to Retail – How AI Is Driving Business Innovation
March 17, 2025
IT Consulting in Action: Optimising Tech, Driving Efficiency & Future-Proofing Your Business
March 10, 2025
Augment Your Team
Tech Team Services: The Scalable Solution to Faster, Smarter Growth
March 3, 2025
How to Build an Efficiency Strategy That Boosts Productivity & Profits
February 24, 2025
The Innovation Strategy Playbook: How to Build, Scale, and Win with Emerging Tech
February 17, 2025
Mobile App Development
Custom Software: When to Build vs. When to Buy – A Decision Framework for Growing Businesses
February 10, 2025
Software Development and Design
Digital Strategy and Project Scoping
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Augment Your Team
Tech Team Services: The Scalable Solution to Faster, Smarter Growth
March 3, 2025
Mobile App Development
Custom Software: When to Build vs. When to Buy – A Decision Framework for Growing Businesses
February 10, 2025
Mobile App Development
2025 Insights: Trends and Opportunities in Software Development in South Africa
January 13, 2025
Web App Development
The Future of Web App Development: 10 Trends & Opportunities to Capture Now
December 12, 2024
Mobile App Development
10 Essential Qualities of a Great App Developer in South Africa
December 1, 2024
Mobile App Development
How Much Does It Really Cost to Hire an App Developer in Africa?
November 18, 2024
Mobile App Development
11 Key Questions to Ask Before Hiring App Developers in Cape Town
November 4, 2024
Mobile App Development
The Future of App Development in South Africa: 8 Emerging Trends & Opportunities
October 21, 2024
Mobile App Development
4 Ways to Hire App Developers: Which One's Right for Your Business?
October 4, 2024
Mobile App Development
Optimised for Growth: 10 Emerging Trends in App Development in Africa
September 20, 2024
Mobile App Development
9 Things You Should Know About Developing a Successful Mobile App in Africa
September 10, 2024
Mobile App Development
How to Choose the Best App Development Company for Your Project in South Africa
August 26, 2024
Mobile App Development
The Ultimate Guide to Assessing & Hiring App Developers in Africa
August 12, 2024
Mobile App Development
How To Select The Best Software Developers For Your Project
July 29, 2024
Mobile App Development
Future-Proof Your Business: The Ultimate Guide to Android App Development in 2024
July 15, 2024
Mobile App Development
The Future of Mobile App Development: Unique Challenges & Opportunities for Your Business
July 1, 2024
Mobile App Development
How to Choose the Best App Developer for Your Project
June 17, 2024
Mobile App Development
Future-First: The Complete Guide to Business App Development in 2024
June 4, 2024
Mobile App Development
Scaling Your Software: A Guide for Medium to Large Businesses
December 20, 2023
Mobile App Development
Cross-Platform vs. Native App Development: What's Best for Your Business?
November 27, 2023
Mobile App Development
The Essential Guide: How to Outsource App Development for Project Success
November 14, 2023
Mobile App Development
How Much Does Creating a New App Cost in South Africa?
October 25, 2023
Mobile App Development
How Long Does It Take to Create a New App?
October 16, 2023
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
Refining The ServCraft App: How Specno Helped SA's #1 Digital Job Management System
September 18, 2023
Low-/No-Code Development
Low-Code Development Cost: Here's How to Save 60–80% on a New App
September 12, 2023
Low-/No-Code Development
3 Times Faster: How Long Does it Take to Build a Low-Code App?
September 5, 2023
Low-/No-Code Development
Get to Market Faster: 14 Benefits of Low-Code Development
August 29, 2023
Mobile App Development
Faster Builds: This is What a Week in an Agile Development Team Looks Like
August 23, 2023
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
Super Fast Insights: How Long Should a UX Audit Take?
July 4, 2023
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
Game-Changing Product Updates: 12 Steps of a UX Audit and Redesign
June 28, 2023
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
The UX Audit Process 6 Steps to Beating the Competition and Boosting ROI
June 22, 2023
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
Unlock Your Product's Hidden Potential: 8 Business Benefits of a UX Audit
June 5, 2023
Mobile App Development
The Truth About Outsourcing and Insourcing Your Development – This is Why You Need a Bit of Both
May 2, 2023
Mobile App Development
What You Need to Build an App Development Team: Skills, Roles, Structure & Number of People
April 11, 2023
Mobile App Development
App Development: The Process, Costs & Timeline to Create and Publish a Successful New App
April 3, 2023
App Development Cost: This is How Much You Can Expect to Budget to Build A Top-End New App
March 27, 2023
App Development Time: How Long Does It Take To Develop a Successful App?
March 21, 2023
App Development Process: The Complete Guide to Building Amazing Apps that Work First-Time
March 16, 2023
The Full Picture: 9 Things You Should Know Before You Start Developing an App
February 28, 2023
App Design: The Process, Costs & Timeline to Get Your App Ready Faster, Better
February 7, 2023
App Design Cost: How Much Does it Cost to Design an App?
January 31, 2023
App Design Time: How Long Does it Take To Design An App?
January 17, 2023
How to Design an App the Right Way: 6 Steps to Supercharge Your App Development
January 10, 2023
How To Build User Trust Through UX Design
September 14, 2022
Low-/No-Code Development
The Uses and Limitations of Low-code Development
August 17, 2022
(Network) Engineering
June 29, 2022
The Best Places For Design Inspiration
March 15, 2022
AI Strategy: A Practical Framework for AI that Makes Business Sense in South Africa
April 29, 2025
Project Strategy: How to Deliver Tech Projects On Time, On Budget & With Impact
April 22, 2025
Efficiency Consulting in Action: Real Ways to Drive Productivity and Profitability
April 14, 2025
Venture Strategy That Works: How Leading Corporates Build, Scale and Win
April 7, 2025
IT Consulting in Action: Optimising Tech, Driving Efficiency & Future-Proofing Your Business
March 10, 2025
How to Build an Efficiency Strategy That Boosts Productivity & Profits
February 24, 2025
The Innovation Strategy Playbook: How to Build, Scale, and Win with Emerging Tech
February 17, 2025
Mobile App Development
Strategic Innovation: The Impact of Digital Transformation on South African Businesses
December 18, 2023
Mobile App Development
How to Leverage Analytics for Better App User Engagement
December 11, 2023
Mobile App Development
Why Your Business Needs a Digital Consultant in Today's Market
December 4, 2023
Mobile App Development
Startup Support: 9 Ways Tech Consultancies Help New Ventures Succeed
November 20, 2023
Mobile App Development
Competitive Advantage: 14 Benefits Of Custom Software Development
November 7, 2023
Augment Your Team
Hacking Growth: How to Increase Active Users (DAU, WAU, MAU)
October 31, 2023
Augment Your Team
10 Validation Experiments to Run to Test Your Product Idea
October 10, 2023
Augment Your Team
7 Steps to Check if an App Idea Already Exists
October 3, 2023
Mobile App Development
This is What a Scrum Master Does & How They Help Your Product Succeed
August 15, 2023
Mobile App Development
This is What a Product Owner Does & Why They're Key to Project Success
August 8, 2023
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
The Fastest 3-Step Process to Boost Your User Engagement Strategy
August 2, 2023
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
How to Increase App Engagement: 8 Ways to Boost User Activity
July 25, 2023
Augment Your Team
The 7 Real Reasons Why You Need to Test Your App Idea Before Building
July 17, 2023
Augment Your Team
Way Ahead: 10 Vital Steps to Validate Your Mobile App Idea Before You Build
July 10, 2023
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
Fresh Perspectives: 6 Critical Reasons Why a UX Review Keeps You Ahead in the Game
May 30, 2023
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
Staying Ahead of the Competition: 6 Signs You Need a UX Audit
May 23, 2023
Mobile App Development
Scaling Fast: How to Make Sure You Have The Startup Team to Keep Your Momentum
May 9, 2023
Augment Your Team
Moving Fast: How Long Does it Take to Validate Your Idea?
April 25, 2023
Augment Your Team
Idea Validation: Critical Steps to Validate Your Product & Business Concept Before You Develop
April 17, 2023
Ahead of the Pack: 5 Vital Insights Into Your App Conversion Rate
February 21, 2023
Standing Out in the Crowd: 7 Causes of Slow or Low User Growth
February 14, 2023
Creating Real Aha Moments? Here's How to Calculate Your App Engagement Rate
January 24, 2023
For the Love of a User: 9 Critical Causes of Low App Engagement
January 12, 2023
Augment Your Team
The What, Why, And How Of A Go-To-Market Strategy
August 2, 2022
Why and How You Should Document Your Processes
July 13, 2022
Augment Your Team
Why Your Idea Should Go Through Concept Validation
March 16, 2022
Goal Setting For Your Business
March 11, 2022
The Ins and Outs of Unicorn Startups
January 19, 2022
Customer Feedback Techniques Every E-commerce Brand Should Know
January 20, 2025
Consumer Preferences: A Retailer's Guide to Staying Relevant and Competitive
December 9, 2024
Building Intuitive E-Commerce Applications: 10 Key UX Principles for Success
November 11, 2024
User-Friendly E-commerce: Top 27 Tools for Interface Mastery
October 11, 2024
Design Your App
Elevated Experiences: 7 Essential Principles for User-Friendly Design in E-Commerce Apps
September 16, 2024
Customer-Centric Success: How to Implement Personalisation in Retail & E-Commerce
August 19, 2024
Memorable Experiences: Tools, Tech & Strategies for Unlocking Advanced Personalisation at Scale
July 22, 2024
How to Use Customer Data Analytics to Hyper-Personalise Your Experiences & Marketing
June 24, 2024
Deeper Insights: 10 Precision Customer Interview Question Framing Techniques for Powerful and Usable Feeback
May 13, 2024
Suprise & Delight: 9 Omnichannel Technologies for Next-Gen Retail Experiences, Right Now
April 25, 2024
Max Impact: 5 Powerful Differentiation Strategies to Build Customer Loyalty in a Crowded Market
April 18, 2024
Fast Lessons in E-Commerce: 7 Successful & Failed MVP Examples in Retail
March 28, 2024
A Step Ahead: How to Choose a Retail Venture Funding Model to Finance Your Innovation Projects
March 25, 2024
E-commerce Mastery: Here's How to Integrate Your POS with Digital Platforms for Ultimate Omnichannel Capability
March 18, 2024
Competitive Retail: How to Do Customer Interviews that Give Powerful New Insights
March 15, 2024
Seamless Omnichannel: The Best Way to Integrate Online and Offline Channels in Retail
March 11, 2024
On the Fast Track: 7 Core E-Commerce Delivery Challenges (And How to Overcome Them)
March 4, 2024
The Ultimate MVP Method for E-commerce: How to Validate New Ideas in Retail, Fast & Efficiently
February 27, 2024
Venture Funding in Retail Models for Financing New Innovation Projects in Your Company
February 20, 2024
Winning in E-Commerce: 3 POS Integration Case Studies for True OmniChannel Retail
February 20, 2024
Creating Powerful New Retail Experiences: This is How Data Boosts Customer Loyalty
February 13, 2024
Smart Retail: The Benefits Of Inventory Technology – Integrating Tech for Better Management
February 6, 2024
Inside the Consumer Shopping Revolution: This is Why You Need Retail Technology Integration In-Store
January 30, 2024
Design Your App
Case Study: Amazon Omnichannel Strategy – The Ultimate Example of the Quest for Channel Dominance
January 23, 2024
Design Your App
12 Crucial Retail App Features For Personalised User Journeys
January 15, 2024
Mobile App Development
The Future of Retail: Key Strategies for Retail Success in a Tech-Enabled World
January 8, 2024
The Future of Software Leadership: Skills, Roles, and AI-Driven Strategy
April 1, 2025
Reflecting on 2024
December 13, 2024
Design Your App
Reflecting on 2023
December 18, 2023
Founders Den: This is Where We Get Together to Build the Future of SA's Tech & Startup Ecosystems
March 8, 2023
Reflecting on 2022
December 21, 2022
Everything You Need to Know About Getting a Dev Mentor
April 13, 2022
25 Superb Resources to Help you Upskill as a Developer
March 30, 2022
Reflecting on 2021
March 2, 2022
How to Create a Great Design Portfolio
March 2, 2022
The Specno Culture
February 16, 2022
Augment Your Team
Essential FinTech Team Roles, Structure, Scale and How to Hire for Them
March 24, 2025
AI in South Africa: From FinTech to Retail – How AI Is Driving Business Innovation
March 17, 2025
How Open Banking Enables Customer-Centric Innovation in FinTech
January 27, 2025
Innovation in Banking: 5 Powerful Ways Agile Development Fuels FinTech Success
December 12, 2024
Every Interaction Optimised: Using Customer Experience Management Platforms to Fuel FinTech Growth
November 25, 2024
Maximise Retention: Target High-Value Customers with Effective Segmentation Tools
October 28, 2024
Max Loyalty & Growth: 7 Ways to Boost Your Customer Experience in Finance
September 30, 2024
UX/UI Audit & Redesign
How to Optimise UX for Customer Satisfaction: The FinTech Playbook
September 2, 2024
Design Your App
A/B Testing in Digital Banking: Enhance Customer Experience and Conversion Rates
August 5, 2024
Design Your App
The Future of UX Design: Trends and Best Practices to Elevate User Experiences
July 8, 2024
Top 6 Customer Feedback & Experience Platforms For Customer-Centric Growth and Development
June 10, 2024
Max Innovation: Your Guide to FinTech Collaboration & Powerful Platforms of the Future
June 4, 2024
Data-Driven Development: Your Guide to Creating Innovative New FinTech Solutions, On Demand
June 4, 2024
Design Thinking Principles for UX: 5 Key Strategies to Revolutionise Your User Experience
May 13, 2024
Next-Level User Delight: This is How to Use Customer Journey Analytics to Create Memorable Experiences
May 13, 2024
Powerful New Experiences: Using Emotional UX Design to Create Connection and Foster Customer Trust & Loyalty
May 13, 2024
Cloud Computing for Scalability: Building Robust Partnerships Between Banks and FinTechs
May 6, 2024
Banking on Joy: Using Machine Learning for Personalisation in Finance to Surprise & Delight
May 6, 2024
Turning Feedback into Strategy: How to Do Customer Feedback Analysis to Supercharge Customer Experience in FinTech
April 23, 2024
Empathy at Scale: This is Why You Need Design Thinking in Finance to Meet Evolving Customer Needs
April 23, 2024
The Insider's Guide to Customer Journey Mapping to Anticipate Needs & Boost Loyalty
April 15, 2024
Innovation Boost: The Case for Blockchain in Banking to Create Cutting-Edge New FinTech Products
April 15, 2024
Advanced Insights: Using Big Data to Understand Customer Needs in FinTech & Banking
April 9, 2024
10 FinTech & Banking UI Trends that are Shaping the Finance Experiences of Tomorrow
April 9, 2024

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