Maintenance Services – An Effective Solution for System Operations and Maintenance for Enterprises
The stability of IT systems now directly determines a company’s business performance, where any disruption can lead to significant...
Knowledge
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Game outsourcing services developed by BAP Software that you cannot ignore
Game outsourcing services are gradually becoming popular in recent times because the needs of businesses are increasing. Not only...
Things the client should keep in mind when outsourcing development projects.
Custom development is the process of creating software tailored to a company’s specific needs. Unlike off-the-shelf solutions, it allows businesses to build systems that match their unique workflows, goals, and industry requirements—ensuring better performance and long-term efficiency. What is Custom Development? Custom software development...
Seamless Integration of EC Sites and ERP Systems for Achieving Operational Efficiency!
In today’s business environment, integrating EC (E-commerce) sites with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems has become essential for improving operational efficiency. Traditionally, managing data and coordinating processes across different systems was time-consuming and often resulted in errors and delays. However, by implementing our user-friendly...
How to Standardize IT Department Work | Practical Points to Prevent Individual Dependence
“Only that person knows.” One of the most serious problems on the IT floor is over-reliance on individuals. A staffer’s departure or absence turns directly into business risk. This article explains how to standardize IT department work and the practical points for preventing individual...
Salesforce application in retail sector
Salesforce is one of the most widely used CRM platforms in the field of business and business management. Salesforce has features such as helping to run product marketing campaigns, capture customer tastes, and provide effective customer service. To better understand this technology platform and...
The difference between Offshoring and Outsourcing that businesses need to know
Offshoring and Outsourcing are two tools of modern business today. Thousands of businesses around the globe are engaged in offshoring and outsourcing. This number is still increasing day by day. Even so, many people continue to use these two terms interchangeably without realizing the...
Introducing BAP Office and Software Development in Hanoi
1/ The Situation of the Software development in Hanoi Software development in Hanoi is experiencing a period of strong growth. The published figures were announced at the end of 2022. The IT industry in general or specifically the software sector in Vietnam always maintains...
SalesForce cloud for dummies
SalesForce cloud is no longer a stranger in the technology and business world, as cloud computing technology is gradually becoming popular with remarkable impacts, witnessing an unstoppable Salesforce cloud sign ups. With the mission of providing the most intensive, comprehensive solutions on management, sales...
What Is Packaged ERP? The Key to Cutting Costs and Boosting Efficiency!
What is ERP package? This is the question that many businesses ask when they have the intention to build an internal ERP package system. In this article, we will explain for you from the basic concept to the warnings when you want to develop...
What is Crypto? Overview of crypto knowledge for newbies
The cryptocurrency market has been on the rise in recent years and attracts a lot of investors. The term crypto has become popular but not everyone understands “What is Crypto?”. If you are a newbie and want to learn about crypto. This article is...
How is AI applied to Java programming?
Java is a programming language commonly used to develop software. To speed up the application creation process and improve work productivity, programmers often apply AI with Java. To better understand Java as well as Artificial Intelligence applications in Java programming. In this article, BAP...
Offshore
SalesForce cloud for dummies
SalesForce cloud is no longer a stranger in the technology and business world, as cloud computing technology is gradually...
ダナンのIT産業が急成長した理由と今後の課題
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. １． ダナンのIT産業が急成長した理由 ますます発展するベトナムのIT業界の中で、ダナンは特に注目を集めています。ひと昔前、日本企業によるダナンへの投資は、製造・加工業が中心でした。 しかし、10年程前からソフト開発や設計などのIT分野への投資が目立つようになり、2018年には投資件数の25％がIT分野という状況になりました。 このようにダナンのIT産業が注目を浴びるようになった理由は何でしょうか？理由は３つあります。 １-１．人件費が安い ダナンのIT産業が急成長した大きな理由は人件費の安さです。ベトナムはASEAN諸国の中でも人件費が安い国です。ダナンはホーチミン、ハノイに次ぐ第3の都市ですが、その人件費は20％以上も安いと言われています。 賃金（月額） ハノイ ホーチミン ダナン...
Software Quality Issues – BAP Software
Software quality is one of the most important issues in offshore development. We’d like to consider the difference in...
What is Java framework? And How it helps programmers
If you want to build a web or complicated web applications, this will waste the time when coding from...
Understanding about Salesforce Campaign Features
Salesforce Campaign is an interesting feature that supports business so much in various activities including Marketing and Sales for...
Top 10 offshore development company in Vietnam
Vietnam is increasingly affirming its position as an ideal destination for offshore development services, thanks to competitive costs, high-quality...
Idol’s Garden
Idol’s Garden is a very awesome puzzle game!It’s very challenging for users’ reaction speed by connecting three or more same idols. In this game, users must try to use props in order to make more and more combos so that you can overcome higher...
Little Fury
Little Furry is another 3D game in our series of the music game. We use a bright 3D art style with different themes that bring players to different places in different weather conditions and increase the lively experience. There is a huge song playlist...
Mechanical industry in Japan
Introduce SAP ERP to domestic factories (Ibaraki, Mie, Osaka) Move from AS400 system to SAP. Perform FIT & GAP, add-on requirements definition, add-on development, testing, data migration, operation maintenance...
SAP implementation for a machine tool manufacturer
Role: Project Manager Modules: FI, SD, PS/PP Business analysis, FIT&GAP, prototype execution, customization, basic design Development of add-ons for PS/PP Add-on development for FI Development of add-ons for SD Period 2022/2 – Now Team size 30 Environment SAP S4 HANA...
Hiphop Runner 3D
Inspired by the famous TV show “”Hole in the wall””, Hiphop Runner 3D is a combination of the mind-blowing show with hiphop dancing and hilarious graphic character. Pose or you will be crushed! The game is developed with the Unity engine and 3D art...
Smart Rental Car Platform with Digital Key Integration – Scalable, Secure, Cost-Effective
The Challenge The client was relying on a Japanese vendor’s system to manage digital lock boxes. However, the existing solution was: Low in quality, high in operational cost Inflexible due to tight SDK/API dependencies Difficult to integrate with custom mobile apps and cloud platforms...
Machine upgrade history management system development
Overview The client had been managing numerous versions of machine hardware and software using Excel files. They wanted to systemize this process and enable integration with other internal systems. To address this issue, they decided to develop a Machine Upgrade History Management System using...
KINTONE – Business Improvement Platform
Challenges: The traditional method of filling in work content check forms by hand is time-consuming and causes service implementation and reporting to take longer than it should because of the time required to retype the data for data utilization. The man-hours required to prepare...
Food Delivery
Challenges: 課題: 美味しいごはんが自宅に届く便利なデリバリーサービスをお持ちでないですか？仕事や趣味、家族のケアで多忙な人々を中心に、自宅で食事を楽しみたいエンドユーザーのニーズは急速に上昇しています。しかし、多くのレストランはコスト面で専用のデリバリーサービスを持つ余裕がありません。 同時に、空いた時間に近くの場所で配達員として働いてお金を稼ぎたいと思っている人々がいます。飲食店へオーダーしたいエンドユーザー、売上を伸ばしたい飲食店オーナー、空いた時間にお金を稼ぎたい人々に役立つプラットフォームの構築を検討している場合、弊社はいつでも手伝うことができます。 Solution: ソリューション: フードデリバリーアプリケーションはBAPが研究開発できるパーフェクトなソリューションです。エンドユーザー、飲食店オーナー、配達員、管理者の各グループに４つの機能を提供します。 飲食店オーナーはメニューとお店の位置を登録し、アプリケーションを介してエンドユーザーからのオーダーと、配達員の位置情報を受け取ります。 エンドユーザーはフードをオーダーし、受取り場所を登録し、アプリケーションを介して支払いを済ませます。配達員の現在地などデリバリーの過程を監視することができます。 配達員はスマホ等で情報の登録をし、システムにある配達タスクを受け取ります。その後、飲食店に向かい、フードを回収してエンドユーザーに届けます。 管理者は飲食店と配達員の登録を管理し、エンドユーザーからの支払いを受取り、手数料を差し引いて飲食店と配達員に料金を支払うことができます。また、サービスフロー中の予期せぬ問題をサポートしたり、売上を伸ばすための期間限定キャンペーンを開催したりできます。 その他多くの機能がありますが、主要なものだけ紹介しました。上記のワークフローを支えるのは大きなシステムです。AI、ビッグデータ、GPS、マップなどの多くの新しいテクノロジーが実装されており、私たちが研究開発したこのシステムに自信があります。また、お客様からの要件を収集し、あらゆるビジネスニーズに対応するシステムを構築していきます。詳細を知りたい方は、sales@bap.jpにメッセージを送ってみてください。 Client クライアント BAP IT 開発型 Lab 開発言語 React native MySQL AWS 製品 Web, IOS, Android 開発社 BAP Software ...
AIOps Agent: The Key to Reducing 80% of Critical IT Incidents
Overview A leading technology enterprise was facing hundreds of critical IT incidents every month, directly impacting operational efficiency and workforce costs. With the goal of maintaining 24/7 system stability and reducing incident resolution time, they turned to the AIOps Agent solution. Challenges Over 800...
Business Matching App
Challenge: Business matching applications need to meet the requirements of: Ensure that the information about the partners/person/companies is accurate, sufficient and reliable. Have an easily accessible, convenient, multi-channel connection. Can schedule events together on the platform. Save the history of transactions made, exchanged in...
Convert Cobol To Java
Challenges: COBOL is an old language that has existed for more than 40 years, but this is still used in many systems of business today, especially in banking and car industries. Systems have been formed since the 2000s in older platforms such as the...
Blockchain Game developement
Challenge: Creating a blockchain game presents unique challenges compared to traditional video games due to the decentralized and immutable nature of blockchain technology. Here are some key differences in difficulty: Understanding Blockchain Technology: Developing a blockchain game requires a solid understanding of blockchain technology,...
Learning Ranking for Horse Racing Prediction
1st Problem: Data Table and Processing The pre-processing in data table including Missing data Categorical data Numerical data => How can we solve it when data is missed? Solution for 1st Problem: There are a huge number of encoding method. However, what is the...
Improve your Recruitment Operations
Challenge: The number of applications is increasing, but the number of hires is not. The company wants to automate as much of the process as possible. Solution: Implement Salesforce’s Marketing Cloud, SFA, and CRM Results: Catching applicant data within 5 minutes of application, and...
Developing an AI-powered Contract Review Tool
Overview The client aimed to build the No.1 AI-powered contract review platform in the market, enabling risk analysis and providing insights to help lawyers make faster and higher-quality decisions. However, they faced limitations in internal development resources and lacked prior experience working with offshore...
Power Apps Solution Helps Businesses Increase Revenue by 40% and Achieve 100% Mobile Adoption
1. Overview A technology services company was facing challenges in monitoring sales performance and optimizing sales operations. Despite having a CRM system, the lack of integration among reporting tools led to fragmented data and delayed decision-making. The company needed a unified reporting platform that...
Automotive Sales & Reservation Management System Migration (COBOL → JAVA)
Overview The client in the automotive industry wanted to improve their sales, reservation, and inventory management processes. The legacy system developed in COBOL could no longer meet automation and scalability requirements. BAP executed a system migration from COBOL to Java to optimize operations, reduce...
AI-Driven Optimisation of Medicine Management and Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
Issues such as overstocking, shortages, waste from expired medicines, and difficulties in tracking origin are major pain points in pharmaceutical management. These problems pose significant risks and financial losses. With cutting-edge AI technology, we offer a breakthrough solution that enhances transparency, safety, and efficiency,...
Metal Heroes
Metal Heroes is a mobile game that is developed on the Unity engine. It illustrates the playstation control with fierce battles and different types of guns, endless combats, and ferocious bosses. Bright colors themes and impressive character graphics make it become a featured game...
HR Agent AI – Recruitment Automation with AI Agent
Challenges During the recruitment process, a major HR company faced several issues: Complex and manual recruitment process: Steps such as receiving recruitment requests, creating job descriptions (JDs), screening resumes, and scheduling interviews were all handled manually, resulting in time-consuming operations and frequent errors. High...
THE METAVERSE ERA
Metaverse games are online games that take place in virtual worlds built on blockchain technology. As the concept of the metaverse gains traction, game developers face unique challenges. Challenges: To ensure that users can play smoothly and conveniently Monetization: Use innovative ways to generate...
Smart E-learning
Challenges: Building learning contents are one of the most important factors of businesses to enhance the quality of teaching as well as learners’ experience, so does your business own a learning management system (LMS) to do it? BAP offers Smart E-learning in this situation,...
Smarter Finance Advice: 40% More Engagement with AI Advisor Agent
🎯 Goal: Provide personalized financial advice based on transaction history, financial goals, and risk profile 📦 Solution: Personal Finance Analysis + LLM Advisory + Chatbot Interface ⚙️ Technology Stack: GPT-4 Turbo, LangChain, RAG, Pinecone 📈 Result: Increased customer engagement and new investment account openings...
Crypto Management Wallet App
Challenges: Many businesses are getting difficult in developing a cryptocurrency platform, simply because there are no technological consultants for their own products. Keep calm, BAP is here to give businesses a helping hand, as we have built various successful platforms such as Crypto Management...
Count’em All
Count’em All could make you laugh with funny moments of the animals on the islands. The game visual is illustrated with a 3D art style and developed on Unity engine. The mechanics of Count’em All is that players need to count exactly the number...
AI-Powered Predictive Diagnosis for Early Cancer Detection
Late-stage cancer diagnoses remain a major challenge in global healthcare, leading to lower treatment success rates, significant financial burdens, and a shortage of medical specialists. Leveraging cutting-edge artificial intelligence, we offer an advanced predictive diagnosis solution that enhances early cancer detection, improves patient survival...
Transforming Korean Logistics: Innovating for Enhanced Efficiency
1. Overview In a competitive market, the efficiency of a delivery system can be the key differentiator. This business case outlines a strategic initiative to build a revolutionary delivery system that connects seamlessly, eliminates bottlenecks, and optimizes routes through the integration of small transit...
2000MAN – Car Reservation and Sales Management System
Overview The 2000MAN project developed a car reservation and sales management system with two subsystems: SalesSupport for handling reservations and sales, and XMAP for managing warehouse operations, branches, and order statuses—streamlining dealership operations. Testing Scope UI Testing: Verified UI elements on web and mobile...
Bluelink – Smart Waste Management Solution
Challenges: Japan is known as a country that does not throw away garbage. Garbage separation is strict, and garbage collection times are fixed. However, the amount of domestic garbage is also large, and it sometimes interferes with the collection and disposal of garbage....
Technology
What is Web wallet? Everything you need to know about it
There have been many cases of theft at virtual currency exchanges, so many people are looking for information on...
Introduction to BAP Office and Software Development in Hue
1. Overview of the Software development in Hue The Information Technology (IT) industry in Hue is becoming one of...
How does AI education bring benefits and drawbacks?
AI appears in many fields including Banking, Medicine, Business, and even Education. So today BAP will help you understand...
How to create an NFT? Instructions on how to create NFT easily
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become one of the most popular items in the cryptocurrency market in recent years. Whether...
What Is Packaged ERP? The Key to Cutting Costs and Boosting Efficiency!
What is ERP package? This is the question that many businesses ask when they have the intention to build...
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): When AI reaches human-level thinking.
While Narrow AI has become common in everyday life, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) represents the pinnacle that the tech...
Digitalizing Assets with Blockchain – A Breakthrough Solution for the Future of Businesses
In the era of Industry 4.0, asset digitalization has emerged as a strategic solution for businesses and investors to optimize asset value with transparency and efficiency. The rapid development of blockchain technology has unlocked the potential to transform physical and digital assets into tradeable,...
ブロックチェーンの不正を防ぐ3つの暗号技術
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. 前回の記事で ブロックチェーン はネットワークにいる全員で台帳を共有していると言いましたね。 参考：中学生でもわかる！ブロックチェーンの仕組み それでは「悪い人が誰かの台帳にアクセスして書き換えることができるのでは？」と疑問に思う方もいるでしょう。もちろん ブロックチェーン にはデータの不正利用を防ぐ仕組みがあります。今回は不正を防ぐための３つの暗号技術について初心者にも分かりやすく説明します。 １．特定の人にしか見られないようにする暗号技術：公開鍵暗号化方式 ブロックチェーン に用いられる１つ目の暗号技術は公開鍵暗号化方式です。この技術によって、データを盗み見られたり、書き換えられたりすることを防いでいます。鍵による暗号化は共通鍵と公開鍵があります。 ブロックチェーン に用いられている公開鍵暗号化方式をより理解するために、まずは従来の方式である共通鍵暗号化について説明します。 共通鍵暗号化方式は二人が共通の鍵を持っていて、データを暗号化、復号化する方法です。これは、データを送りたい相手に事前に共通鍵を渡しておく必要があるのですが、どうやって共通鍵を渡すかが難しい点です。 情報が漏洩しやすいインターネット上で共通鍵を渡すことは危険であるため、厳重に管理されたルートで相手に渡す必要があります。また、第三者に共通鍵が流出した場合、簡単にデータを開封されてしまいます。このような鍵配送問題を解決したのが公開鍵暗号化方式です。 公開鍵暗号化方式の最大の特徴は暗号化するための鍵と復号化するための鍵が異なるということです。受信者はあらかじめ暗号化用の鍵を送信者に渡しておきます（相手に渡すため公開鍵と言われています）。 そして、暗号化された情報を復号化するための鍵は自分だけが持っておきます（自分だけが持っておくので秘密鍵と言われています）。 そして、送信者は事前に渡された公開鍵でデータを暗号化しておくります。この場合、もしデータが盗まれたとしても秘密鍵がなければ第三者は暗号文を読みとくことができません。 このデータを読むことが出来るのは秘密鍵を持っている受信者のみです。公開鍵暗号化方式は共通鍵暗号化方式の鍵配送問題を解決した暗号方式であり、情報漏洩を防ぐことができます。 しかし、注意すべき点は秘密鍵の管理です。秘密鍵が流出すると情報を盗まれる可能性があるため、秘密鍵の管理は慎重に行う必要があります。 ２．本人を証明するためのしくみ：電子署名 ブロックチェーンに用いられる２つ目の暗号技術は電子署名です。これは紙の文書におけるサインの役割を果たすもので、ネット上のなりすまし対策のために作られました。 電子署名は上記で説明した秘密鍵と公開鍵を利用していますが、注意すべき点は、電子署名と公開鍵暗号方式では鍵の役割が違うことです。 ＜公開鍵暗号方式＞ 秘密鍵：暗号文を復号化する。開鍵：平文を暗号化する ＜電子署名＞ 秘密鍵：平文に署名をする 公開鍵：署名が正しいか検証する では、電子署名は具体的にどのようにして行われるのでしょうか？メールを例にして説明します。 まず、一郎さんはまい子さんにメールを送るとき、通常のメッセージ（平文）と同時に、秘密鍵によって暗号化したメッセージ（暗号文）も同時に送ります。この過程で、送信するデータを秘密鍵を用いて暗号化することを電子署名といいます。 暗号化されたメッセージを受け取ったまい子さんは、誰の公開鍵で読めるか試してみます。すると、太郎さんの公開鍵で暗号文を読むことができました。さらに、解いた暗号文と平文を比べると一致していました。 こうして、確かに一郎さん本人からのメールだということが分かりました。このように、電子署名を用いると本人が送ったことを証明することができます。 ３．データを瞬時に照合できるしくみ：ハッシュ関数 ブロックチェーンに用いられる３つ目の暗号技術はハッシュ関数です。ハッシュ関数とは、どんな値を入力しても２５６ビットの長さの文字列が出てくる関数のことです。 どんなに長いまたは短い文字列を入力しても、一定の長さのハッシュ値が出てきます。また、入力値が一文字違うだけで、全く異なる文字列がでてきます。 ハッシュ関数の重要な特徴は一方向性です。データをハッシュ化するのは簡単ですが、ハッシュ化された結果から元のデータを推測することは不可能となっています。では、ハッシュ関数はどのように活用されているのでしょうか？ 例えば、オンラインで音楽ファイルなどのデータをダウンロードするときにハッシュ関数が役に立ちます。ダウンロード中にデータが破損する可能性がありますが、ダウンロード後に膨大なデータを隅々までチェックして破損しているかどうか調べるのは大変な作業です。 その際、ダウンロードしたデータのハッシュ値と、ダウンロード元のサイトに載っているハッシュ値を比較します。比較した結果、２つのハッシュ値が一致していれば、正常にダウンロードされたことが確認できます。...
(日本語) トランザクション【Transaction】
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. 入出金情報の管理のように、複数の更新処理を連続で実行し、関連性のある一塊のデータとして管理する必要があるシステムの場合、複数のデータ処理更新を1つの単位にまとめ、管理することが可能です。この処理単位のことを トランザクション と呼びます。 ブロックチェーン上ではトランザクション一つ一つをいつでも参照できるようになっています。 複数の連続更新処理を行う際に、全処理が無事に成功したときだけデータベースの変更を実行することができます。 また、何らかの原因によって一部の処理が正しく実行されなかったときは全更新処理をキャンセルして作業全体を取り消すことが可能です。...
Explore Prompt ChatGPT: Benefits, Rules and Syntax for Several Fields!
Are you looking for accurate information but feel overwhelmed by the huge amount of knowledge on the internet? ChatGPT Prompt is the perfect solution. Here is how to use ChatGPT Prompt to quickly and effectively access the information you need. 1/ What is ChatGPT...
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[For Beginners] What is Salesforce?
In recent years, the IT industry has seen a shift from servers to the cloud, making cloud adoption an inevitable choice for businesses. Among various cloud platforms, Salesforce boasts the No.1 market share in sales and customer service cloud applications worldwide. In this article,...
What is ChatGPT? Find out about new technology trends
ChatGPT is an advanced Generative AI model developed by OpenAI, capable of understanding and generating human-like text. Built upon the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) architecture, ChatGPT is revolutionizing how people interact with computers—supporting everything from office productivity and content creation to customer service and...
Seamless Integration of EC Sites and ERP Systems for Achieving Operational Efficiency!
In today’s business environment, integrating EC (E-commerce) sites with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems has become essential for improving operational efficiency. Traditionally, managing data and coordinating processes across different systems was time-consuming and often resulted in errors and delays. However, by implementing our user-friendly...
Introducing some of the current blockchain development services
Blockchain is one of the most sought-after technologies today. Many individual and corporate customers in many fields are looking for blockchain development services to serve their business processes. If you are also interested in blockchain development services, this article is for you. I. What’s...
AI in software development: How does AI impact software development?
The software development process often includes many complex stages. To reduce costs and save developers time, AI has been applied to the software development process, especially the testing phase. So what is the impact of AI in software development? What are some AI tools...
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): When AI reaches human-level thinking.
While Narrow AI has become common in everyday life, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) represents the pinnacle that the tech world is striving to achieve. AGI refers to machines that not only perform programmed tasks but also possess the ability to think, learn, and adapt...
What is lightning network? A solution for blockchain platform
Lightning network is an emerging technology that makes people curious recently in the technological industry. And people don’t have more information yet about it, so in this article, BAP will give more details about lightning network from its definition, mechanism, and pros and cons...
IoT: Advanced technology in the 4.0 era revolution
Leading the technology race in the current 4.0 era is IoT or Internet of Things. This definition is gradually becoming familiar in life and business, it is widely applied and its benefits have been clearly demonstrated. In the article below, the author will provide...
Top 7 Criteria for Evaluating and Choosing a Trusted SaaS Provider
As businesses increasingly move toward digital-first models, SaaS (Software as a Service) has emerged as a popular choice thanks to its flexibility, cost-efficiency, and scalability. However, selecting the right SaaS provider is far from simple. This article outlines the most important evaluation criteria and...
Learn about the modules involved in SAP S4/HANA migration
SAP system is the system used by a lot of enterprises in the current business process. In the process of using the SAP system, it is indispensable for the modules and the SAP S/4HANA migration process to serve the business process. So what is...
Microservices and API gateways: Importance and practical applications
In the era of technological development, using applications that integrate with many platforms has become a trend for users. To create those complex applications, developers use a combination of Microservices and API gateways. Let’s explore with BAP Software about Microservices and API gateways, their...
What Is Packaged ERP? The Key to Cutting Costs and Boosting Efficiency!
What is ERP package? This is the question that many businesses ask when they have the intention to build an internal ERP package system. In this article, we will explain for you from the basic concept to the warnings when you want to develop...
What is NFT and its application in the technology age
According to Google Trends, searches and interest for the keyword “What is NFT” have increased sharply in 2021, even surpassing Dogecoin and Ethereum. Many people have been willing to spend millions of dollars to collect NFTs. So what is NFT and what makes it...
Exploring the difference between DeFi and CeFi
In the cryptocurrency financial market, there are two established systems, CeFi and DeFi. CeFi came before DeFi, but DeFi was the most searched keyword. There is a lot of concern about these two concepts. What is DeFi, CeFi? What is the difference between them?...
What is Blockchain Technology? Principles, History, and Real-World Applications
1. What is blockchain technology? Blockchain technology is a platform for storing and transmitting data in the form of encrypted blocks that are linked together and distributed across multiple independent computers, ensuring transparency, security, and immutability of information. What makes it unique is that...
Top 7 Reputable AI Agent Development Companies
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, businesses are increasingly focusing on AI Agents – intelligent automation solutions that enhance operational efficiency and customer experience. However, choosing the right AI agent development company is the key factor determining project success. Below is the list...
What is Play to Earn? All information revolves around the P2E trend
Play to earn has been one of the trending keywords from mid-2021. This trend has made the cryptocurrency market more exciting than before with the appearance of a series of game projects. What makes this model attractive? Let’s find out through the following article!...
What are Free To Play NFT Games? Check out some of the hottest free to play games
The NFT Play to Earn Game segment is extremely active in recent times when helping players entertain and generate income. Are you new to the cryptocurrency market? Do you want to join the NFT gaming trend but are afraid to invest capital when starting?...
What is MVC model? The basic knowledge for developers.
When it comes to programming websites, you cannot skip the MVC model. Why is it important? And how it helps you? The below article will explain more about MVC model, and you can have sustainable knowledge in the future. 1. What is MVC model?...
What is Cloud Computing? 4 types of Cloud Computing pyramid services today
Cloud Computing is an extremely common term in the field of programming, design, and website administration. So what is Cloud Computing? What types of Cloud Computing pyramid services are there today? Get the details right through the following article with BAP Software! I. What...
Digital Twins: Digital Simulation Technology and Practical Applications
Digital twins are seen as digital replicas of objects and systems found in the real world nowadays. They might provide a lot of information on how something would perform in the actual world. The development of science and technology in the era of technology...
Analysis of Low Code Platforms: Advantages, Disadvantages and Optimal Choice
Low-code tools have received a lot of attention since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but at the time they were still good for what they were. BAP IT will help learn more about the benefits of using Low Code Platforms and how your...
IT Operations Checklist 2026: A Practical Guide for CTOs & IT Managers
IT Operations is not limited to simply “keeping systems running”; it is a critical factor in ensuring security, performance, and scalability. For CTOs and IT Managers, a clear IT operations checklist serves as a practical tool to control risks, optimize resources, and maintain system...
What is SAP Fiori? Difference between SAP GUI and Fiori
SAP business planning software was launched in 2006 and has provided enterprises with a lot of convenience. Now, SAP is getting more and more attention and the demand for using this technology system is increasing. Nevertheless, SAP ERP maintenance will end in 2027, SAP...
Top 10 AI development companies in Japan
There are a lot of AI development companies, and your business doesn’t know what is the best one to place trust in when developing a platform with AI technology? We will give you a helping hand with the list of AI development company rankings...
How important is Smoke Testing to the Q&A industry?
Smoke Testing is an extremely familiar term to the technology field, especially software development teams. This is an error testing and troubleshooting technique favored by many developers today. Thanks to Smoke Testing, the work of software developers as well as QA staff becomes more...
Modernizing the Legal Industry with AI-Powered Legal Document Assistants
Challenge Legal professionals often have to deal with a large volume of repetitive documents, especially when personalizing legal templates for individual clients. This work requires high accuracy and legal expertise, but it is time-consuming – reducing efficiency for more strategic consulting tasks. Our client...
Crypto Trading
Challenge: Our Client needs to develop a cryptocurrency exchange that requires being able to trade with crypto pairs, top10 coinmarketcap such as BTC, ETH, RIPPLE … requires fast matching speed and high security. Including complete KYC and reporting systems because the customer is an...
Human Resources Management System: A Revolutionary Approach
1. Overview In the wake of rapid technological advances and digital transformation, enterprises are being urged to redefine corporate governance. Amidst this evolution, human resources and personnel management stand as pivotal factors, profoundly influencing business development. 2. Challenges It is challenging for enterprises to...
Smartfashion
Challenges: The modern people nowadays are always busy, they don’t even have time to go shopping for their necessities. On the other hand, fashion retailers are facing abandoning baskets when it comes to online shopping and huge amounts of returned items to the stores...
Mechanical industry in Japan
Introduce SAP ERP to domestic factories (Ibaraki, Mie, Osaka) Move from AS400 system to SAP. Perform FIT & GAP, add-on requirements definition, add-on development, testing, data migration, operation maintenance...
AI-Powered Personalised Treatment Plans Based on Genetic Data
Traditional “one-size-fits-all” treatment protocols are often ineffective, leading to adverse side effects and significant waste due to their lack of individualisation. With cutting-edge AI technology in precision medicine, we offer a solution that personalises therapy based on genetic data — maximising treatment efficacy while...
A full-cycle implementation project for a hypermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia
Role: Requirement analysis Develop modules to meet requirements Implement remote label printing functionality for use with Covid 19. Period 2021 Team size 14 Environment SAP S/4HANA 2020 Technology ABAP 7.54 JavaScript...
Block’n Strike
Block ‘n Strike comes from an idea of creating something for office staff to release pressure. We build the castles with blocks and give the player a gun with limited bullets to shoot as a way to release anger, pressure, trouble, and anything make...
Software and IT Company Management Solutions
I. Overview Industry: IT Company size: 500+ Company structure: Group with 3 Companies and 6 Divisions II. Pain points The fast-growing company, expanding from 6 employees to over 500 within 5 years, faces significant challenges: Processes have become complex and time-consuming, hindering efficient data...
Smart OCR
Challenges: Knowledge is humanity’s greatest asset. Books are invented to keep the knowledge is well-shared from generation to generation. However, in the digital transformation age, we need to transfer the data from books to digital databases. If you are looking for a method to...
Trip Conductor
Challenges: Travelling sector is developing more and more, but there are no many businesses which build successful travelling platforms to serve this demand. Because they cannot find the right partner to do it, or they lack features to attract end-users to use. Here BAP...
NFT MARKETPLACE
Challenge: Customer who have big connection with anime publishers in Japan. They really want to build, What can BAP provide? Solution: BAP blockchain engineer built very quickly a NFT market place. User can connect metamask to buy, sell famous anime pictures. We also built...
Optimizing Product Quality Control with Real-Time AI Defect Prediction
🎯 Goal: Analyze real-time production data to predict quality defects before the product is completed. 📦 Solution: ML anomaly detection + alert dashboard ⚙️ Technology: TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Streamlit, InfluxDB 📈 Result: 35% reduction in defective products, reduced post-inspection costs ⏱️ PoC Duration: 3 weeks...
Idol’s Garden
Idol’s Garden is a very awesome puzzle game!It’s very challenging for users’ reaction speed by connecting three or more same idols. In this game, users must try to use props in order to make more and more combos so that you can overcome higher...
Porcellana Breaker
Porcellana Breaker is inspired by the legend Domino game. We apply gravity theory to make the game more realistic and challenging. It requires players to have suitable strategies to defeat enemies. We use NPC with AI techniques to make it more emotional and give...
Auto Parts Manufacturer Platform for Toyota’s supplier
1. Overview A well-versed industry in rapid transformations is now facing a significant disruption due to impending digital transformations. Due to the heightened levels of connectivity, environmental compliance, IoT, wireless innovation, and heightened consumer demands, substantial investments are being made towards the digitization of...
AI-Powered Water Contamination Monitoring with Zebrafish Behavior
AI-Powered Water Contamination Monitoring with Zebrafish Behavior. Non-invasive, real-time, and highly accurate alert system for water quality management Background Traditional water monitoring methods rely heavily on chemical sampling and lab-based analysis, which can be slow, costly, and labor-intensive. However, zebrafish (Danio rerio), known for...
Developing a Private Chain for the Client’s Exclusive Ecosystem
Overview The client from Japan requested the development of a private chain to support specific business operations within their own ecosystem. The goal was to provide a secure and efficient blockchain platform where transactions could be executed without gas fees, creating a seamless trading...
Streamlining Manpower Management for SMEs
As an IT consulting company specializing in digital transformation solutions, we embarked on a mission to tackle the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manpower industry. Our aim was to alleviate common pain points and elevate operational efficiency through the...
NFT Marketplace
Challenge: NFT marketplaces are platforms where NFTs can be stored, displayed, traded, or even be-ing minted (created). It’s similar to what ecom platforms like Amazon, eBay do for real goods. The digital assets have had significant dominance over the NFT marketplace and now many...
Tube Frenzy
After the success of Music Race, we developed Tube Frenzy which is a music game with 3D art style on the Unity engine. Tube Frenzy brings an absolutely satisfying feeling when player crushes things follow the rhythm of the top songs in the world....
Developing a Transparent Electricity Trading Platform with Blockchain Technology
Overview The client from Japan wanted to build a power trading exchange where all transactions are conducted transparently and immutably. They required a system leveraging blockchain technology to ensure transaction data transparency and integrity, allowing users to fully trust the platform when trading electricity....
Optimize Field Service Management with Power Apps – Achieve 95% Job Completion Efficiency
1. Overview A facilities management company faced difficulties in tracking and coordinating field maintenance and repair activities. Since technicians often worked outside the office, communication and progress updates were delayed, reducing overall efficiency. The company required a mobile-first solution that could work offline, support...
Odoo-powered, comprehensive digital transformation solutions
In an era of rapid scientific advancement, Digital Technology 4.0 is exerting its influence across the globe. It has become increasingly necessary to embrace transformative changes in management and business operations. Dive deeper into this paradigm shift through the illuminating case studies presented below! ...
Music Race
A race with rhythm, why not? Have you ever played an action game that each shot is a note in a song? We developed Music Race with a combination of music and action that could bring to gamers a new experience in the action...
Legacy System Migration: Order & Inventory Management
Overview Many enterprises are still operating on legacy systems such as COBOL, NEC A-VX, and AS/400, which are costly to maintain, difficult to scale, and lack integration capabilities with modern technologies. BAP’s Migration Service helps businesses transform outdated systems into modern platforms, ensuring stability,...
製造業界の品質管理システム再構築
概要 車の各部品を製造していましたが、リアルタイムで管理できないし、品質に懸念されました。Outsystemで品質管理システムを再構築することを決められました。 部品製造の状況情報を管理する。 技術 Outsystems Webプラットフォームを使用して開発 Outsystemウィジェット、CSS、JSを使ってフォームを作成 Outsystemsアクションを変更するためのC＃の使用 ツール：Outsystem Services Studio、Outsystems Integration Studio、Visual Studio 2017, Oracle. 案件情報 画面数：173 期間：13ヶ月 （2021年8月～） 作業範囲：実装～単体テスト チームサイズ：11～38人 プラットフォーム： OutSystems platform...
Spaced Repetition
Problem: Spaced Repetition Recommend vocabulary and vocabulary repetition intervals for each user. Input: Vocabulary, User’s info Output: Spaced repetition schedule In this problem,we need personalization. Solution: For this problem, we use the Leitner system and Half-life Regression (HLR) for spaced repetition...
Machine upgrade history management system development
Overview The client had been managing numerous versions of machine hardware and software using Excel files. They wanted to systemize this process and enable integration with other internal systems. To address this issue, they decided to develop a Machine Upgrade History Management System using...
Learning Ranking for Horse Racing Prediction
1st Problem: Data Table and Processing The pre-processing in data table including Missing data Categorical data Numerical data => How can we solve it when data is missed? Solution for 1st Problem: There are a huge number of encoding method. However, what is the...
Overcoming Offshore Development Challenges: Proven Solutions That Work
Offshore development solutions are a form of collaboration in which businesses work with overseas software engineering teams to build and operate technology products. Depending on their needs, companies can choose either a contract-based model or a lab-based model. Below are the solutions that BAP...
オフショアを始める前にやっておきたいこと
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. 1. オフショアに関する意識調査結果から 少し古くなりますが、IPAの調査データに次のようなものがあります。IPA (Information technology Promotion Agency) がオフショアに関してIT企業に出したアンケートの結果です。調査Aでは、70％以上が「現在より拡大したい」と言っており、調査Bでは、「70％以上が予定なし」と答えています。 まったく相反するような結果が出ていますが、実はこれ、調査Aは既にオフショアを実施している企業からの回答であり、調査Bは過去に一度もオフショアを実施したことがない企業からの回答なのです。 一概には言えませんが、オフショアで開発を経験した企業はそのメリットを享受し、さらに利益を求めて拡大へと向かい、経験したことがない企業は、実感としてメリットを捉えることができないためにさらにオフショア実施に対して消極的になってしまっているという構図がうかがえます。 2. オフショアを始める前に何をする必要があるか？ このように経験したことがない企業が、オフショアを検討し始める際には当然のごとく不安が付きまとうことになります。また、何も考えずにオフショアを始めたのでは、過去の失敗事例同様の結末になりかねません。オフショアでの開発は、少なからずリスクが存在します。ここでは、リスクに対する不安を少しでも和らげるために、何をすれば良いかについて紹介します。オフショアを始める前には、最低でも次のことはやっておきましょう。 目的を明確にする 概要を理解する オフショアの事例を研究する オフショア先（国）候補を決める 2.1 目的を明確にする まず、オフショアの目的を明確にしておきましょう。目的により、オフショアの進め方、オフショア先が違ってきます。目的としては次のようなものが考えられます。 コスト削減 人件費の低い国での労働力を活用し、開発予算を抑えます 人材不足解消 日本国内での人材不足解消の手段を海外に求めます スキル導入 自社に技術スキルがなく、即時にそのスキルを導入したい場合に活用します 2.2 概要を理解する 次に、オフショアの契約形態とそのフォーメーションについて理解しておきましょう。大きく分けると受託開発型とラボ型の二つに分類することができます。 受託開発型 オフショア側に納品責任が有る、日本で一般的に採用されているものと同様の契約モデルです。事前に決められた仕様、期間、金額通りにシステムを納品することでプロジェクトが完了します。現地とブリッジSEを窓口にして開発を進めます。 ラボ型開発 同ーのオフショアチームを一定期間、一定予算で抱え込んで開発を進めるやり方です。お客様は、ブリッジSEを通して、或いは直接オフショア側のチームに指示を与えます。 3. オフショアの事例を研究する 目的がはっきりして、オフショアの概要を理解したら、次に他部門・他社のいろいろな事例について研究するとよいでしょう。先達が残してくれた事例は、失敗しないための貴重な財産になります。事例については、インターネットを検索しても、すぐにたくさんの成功事例、失敗事例を見つけることができます。その事例から、注意点やリスクを自分で読み取ることはとても役に立つでしょう。...
The difference between Offshoring and Outsourcing that businesses need to know
Offshoring and Outsourcing are two tools of modern business today. Thousands of businesses around the globe are engaged in offshoring and outsourcing. This number is still increasing day by day. Even so, many people continue to use these two terms interchangeably without realizing the...
Top 10 offshore development company in Vietnam
Vietnam is increasingly affirming its position as an ideal destination for offshore development services, thanks to competitive costs, high-quality human resources, and flexible delivery capabilities. In this article, let’s take a look at the Top 10 leading offshore software development companies in Vietnam as...
Things to consider first in smartphone application development
With the increasing number of smartphone users, the use of smartphone apps has become important in marketing strategies to attract customers, to increase sales, and increase awareness. Then, let us describe what smartphone application development beginners should keep in mind for successful smartphone application...
What is Offshore Company? Top 10 reputable Offshore software development companies in Vietnam
The concept of globalization has motivated business owner to conduct business activities all over the world. Therefore, in the field of offshore software development, Vietnam is gradually rising to show its competitive position. If you are looking for a reputable Offshore company in Vietnam,...
ダナンのIT産業が急成長した理由と今後の課題
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語. １． ダナンのIT産業が急成長した理由 ますます発展するベトナムのIT業界の中で、ダナンは特に注目を集めています。ひと昔前、日本企業によるダナンへの投資は、製造・加工業が中心でした。 しかし、10年程前からソフト開発や設計などのIT分野への投資が目立つようになり、2018年には投資件数の25％がIT分野という状況になりました。 このようにダナンのIT産業が注目を浴びるようになった理由は何でしょうか？理由は３つあります。 １-１．人件費が安い ダナンのIT産業が急成長した大きな理由は人件費の安さです。ベトナムはASEAN諸国の中でも人件費が安い国です。ダナンはホーチミン、ハノイに次ぐ第3の都市ですが、その人件費は20％以上も安いと言われています。 賃金（月額） ハノイ ホーチミン ダナン 法定最低賃金 156 156 138 ワーカー（一般工職） 181 193 158 エンジニア（中堅技術者） 346 349 226 単位USD/月（JETRO 2016） さらに、ダナンのIT業界の離職率はわずか8％であり、ハノイやホーチミンが20％であるのに比べて非常に低くなっています。 このように、人件費が安く離職率が低いダナンのIT産業はオフショア開発先として注目を集め、多くの日本企業がダナンへ進出しました。 １-２．国による優遇政策 2010年、ダナンはベトナム政府からIT特区に認定されました。海外のIT企業に対する優遇政策として、法人税免除、土地リース料免除などが適用されました。 このように、国をあげて企業誘致に力を入れたことにより、多くの日本IT企業がダナンへ進出しました。 １-３．若く優秀な人材 若く優秀な人材が多いことも、ダナンのIT産業の成長に貢献しているでしょう。ダナン市には大学と短大が25校あります。その中で、工科大学、IT教育大学、IT短大などITを専攻とする学部・学科があります。 また、IT分野だけではなく、オフショア開発に重要な日本語教育も充実しています。さらに、ベトナムではほとんどの大学でインターンシップが必須となっています。 インターン先でIT企業を志望する学生も多いため、企業にとっては一緒に働いた経験のある学生を雇うことができるというメリットがあります。このように、ダナンはITと言語の両方で、若く優秀な人材が多いと言えるでしょう。 2． ダナンのIT産業...
SalesForce cloud for dummies
SalesForce cloud is no longer a stranger in the technology and business world, as cloud computing technology is gradually becoming popular with remarkable impacts, witnessing an unstoppable Salesforce cloud sign ups. With the mission of providing the most intensive, comprehensive solutions on management, sales...
Understanding about Salesforce Campaign Features
Salesforce Campaign is an interesting feature that supports business so much in various activities including Marketing and Sales for interacting with Leads, Prospects and customers. In this article, we will provide information about the Salesforce campaign for you to understand more. Let’s start. 1....
Why choose lab-type offshore development?
Lab-type offshore development is a collaboration model in which a company hires a fixed team of software engineers abroad (e.g., in Vietnam) to work full-time over a long-term period with a fixed budget. This model allows the company to operate as if it has...
Basic understandings of web service development
Web Service is seen as a technology that brings a revolution to B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Customer) services. The basic value of Web service development is based on providing standard methods of access for composition systems and legacy systems. Software...
Difference between system engineer and IT consultant
An IT Consultant is an expert who utilizes information technology to solve business and management problems. Unlike a System Engineer — who focuses on designing and implementing systems — IT Consultants take on a more strategic role: analyzing issues, proposing suitable technology solutions, and...
Why Offshore Development Is The Best Method For Business
Offshore Software Development is the practice of outsourcing software development services to another country, typically one with lower labor costs and an abundant IT workforce. Businesses adopt this model to reduce expenses, scale operations quickly, and gain access to highly skilled engineers without the...
What is Offshore outsourcing? Top 10 offshore outsourcing countries
Currently, more and more businesses see offshore outsourcing as a potential solution to reduce costs and streamline their operations. So what is Offshore Outsourcing? In this article, let’s learn the concept of offshore outsourcing as well as take a look at the top 10...
Offshore development unit price, market benchmark and more
Offshore development unit price is the first key factor in budget. In practice, the total budget is not a simple multiplication, such as “developing unit price per man-month”, as anyone with offshore experience knows. In order to make a project successful, there is the...
Offshore software development rates by country
As a viable way to save costs and access talent, offshore software development has become more popular in recent years. But before choosing where to hire software developers, it is essential that you must understand the price differences in each country. In this article,...
Things the client should keep in mind when outsourcing development projects.
Custom development is the process of creating software tailored to a company’s specific needs. Unlike off-the-shelf solutions, it allows businesses to build systems that match their unique workflows, goals, and industry requirements—ensuring better performance and long-term efficiency. What is Custom Development? Custom software development...
What is Java framework? And How it helps programmers
If you want to build a web or complicated web applications, this will waste the time when coding from the beginning to the end. So Java frameworks are the best solution to create web applications or software. In this article, BAP will introduce the...
Onshore and Offshore: Which is the best choice for business?
Onshore and Offshore are not new terms in the business world. However, many people are still confused about choosing these two types. So what is the difference between an Onshore and Offshore company? Which type is the best choice for business? Let’s explore with...
What Businesses Need To Know About SAP Cloud
SAP Cloud Platform is a cloud computing platform (PaaS) developed by SAP, enabling businesses to flexibly expand, integrate, and build applications on their ERP systems. In the era of rapid digital transformation, this platform has become a top choice for optimizing operations and accelerating...
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[E-learning System Comparison] – The Best 6 E-learning Platforms for Business To Use
E-learning is a form of training that uses information technology to deliver knowledge anytime, anywhere. As businesses increasingly focus on digital transformation in internal training, choosing the right E-learning platform plays a key role. This article provides a comparative overview of popular platforms to...
Game outsourcing services developed by BAP Software that you cannot ignore
Game outsourcing services are gradually becoming popular in recent times because the needs of businesses are increasing. Not only that, but the increase in the number of startups in the game service industry is also a factor that makes Game outsourcing services play a...
Offshore development in Da Nang
Da Nang has emerged as an ideal offshore destination with low costs, a stable workforce, and over 45,000 IT workers. The city contributes 70% of the software export revenue for the entire Central region. 1. Do you know Da Nang? Do you know Da...
Top benefits of outsourcing bring to your business
Did you know that your business can get the great benefits of outsourcing if you start outsourcing now? Today, IT outsourcing companies have made outsourcing an effective approach to managing business activities. In this article, let’s find out the top benefits that outsourcing brings...
What is an Offshore Development Center? Summary of basic knowledge for businesses
In today’s digital age, Offshore Development Center is becoming a more and more popular choice for software development solutions thanks to its cost-effectiveness and good accessibility to technology professionals. So what is an Offshore Development Center? What benefits does it bring and what risks...
What is offshore development? Benefits and solution not to fail
Offshore development is not only a trend but also a strategic approach to optimize resources and costs for technology companies. However, successful implementation requires experience, well-defined processes, and trust between partners. In this article, we aim to explain the trends, benefits, and challenges of...
How does an offshore company help you in coronavirus time?
While coronavirus is still breaking out in many Asian countries, it not only threatens human’s health but also the companies’ performance. There are still many companies in Japan applying the work-from-home method to keep their staff safe from the disease. However, it is, of...
What Can The E-Learning System Helps Educational Businesses?
According to the latest report from IMARC Group, the global E-learning market reached USD 342.4 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow to USD 682.3 billion by 2033, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.0% during the 2025–2033 period. However, many...
Software Quality Issues – BAP Software
Software quality is one of the most important issues in offshore development. We’d like to consider the difference in thinking about software quality, which is one of the causes of software quality. Offshore development between Japan and Vietnam, countries with different nationalities, so it...
What is Lean Startup? Success stories
Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語 and Tiếng Việt. リーンスタート（lean start）とは、起業や新規事業などの立ち上げ（スタートアップ）が効率的に成功するためのマネジメント手法を指す言葉です。新規事業の立ち上げ時は人員や資金などのリソースが限られており、事業を安定して運営できるようになるまで非常にシビアなマネジメントが必要になります。システム開発に関しても同様で、開発費用や開発方法など、スタートアップの事業形態に即した方法を考える必要があります。この記事では、オフショア企業でのラボ型開発を活用することで、スタートアップが得られる大きなメリットについて知ることができます。 1. リーンスタートとは リーンスタートとは、アメリカの起業家エリック・リース氏が2008年に提唱した、起業や新規事業などの立ち上げ（スタートアップ）のためのマネジメント手法のことです。 リーンスタートは、事業家の思い込みで顧客にとって無価値な製品やサービスを開発してしまうことに伴う、時間、労力、資源、情熱のムダをなくすための方法論であり、最低限のコストと短いサイクルで仮説の構築と検証を繰り返しながら、市場やユーザーのニーズを探り当てていくのが特徴です。 2. 有名なリーンスタート成功事例 リーンスタートの成功事例として、代表的なものを２つ挙げます。 2.1．Instagram リーンスタートアップ事例中で最も有名なのが、Instagramです。 2010年10月6日にアップルのApp Storeに登場して以来、凄まじいスピードで多くのユーザーを虜にし、2020年3月現在、世界のインスタユーザーは10億人超えています。 日本でも2014年2月に日本語アカウントが開設され、月間アクティブユーザー数は、2015年6月に810万人、2016年3月に1200万人、同年12月に1600万人、2017年10月に2000万人を記録と、「インスタ映え」という言葉が流行語になるほど、その人気は凄まじいものです Instagramですが、もともとは「Burbn」という位置情報アプリとしてスタートしました。 しかし、一度リリースしたものの、思った以上に人気が出なかったことから、アイディアの構築・計測・学習を繰り返し、「写真の共有機能が最も人気」ということを見つけ出しました。 その結果、Burbnは写真投稿をメインにしたSNSに方向転換し、写真投稿・コメント・いいねの3機能を含んだ「Instagram」というサービスに昇華させました。 その後も、仮説検証を進め、アイディアの構築・計測・学習を進めていき、写真のエフェクトやストーリー、ショッピングなど、さまざまな機能の追加を行い、現在も変化を遂げています。 2.2．食べログ カカクコムグループが運営するグルメサイト「食べログ」は、日本企業におけるリーンスタートの代表的事例と言われています。2005年3月からサービスを開始し、レストランのユーザーによる5段階評価が掲載されるサイトを構築しました。 当初はグルメ本の情報をもとにした手打ちのデータベースで、担当者曰く、考えているものの30%しか実現に至らなかったとのことです。はじめはユーザー数が数十人程度だった食べログも、ユーザーの改善要望に可能な限り対応し、現在のシステムへ改善していきました。 その結果、現在は月間PV数が20億以上、月間利用者数は1億5万人以上となっています。リーンスタートの実践をきっかけに、右肩上がりの売上を誇るサービスに成長しています。 3. BAPの成功事例 3.1 ．動画編集・投稿型SNS『ジモフル』ー株式会社ジモフル様ご提供サービス https://jimoful.com/ ユーザーがカメラで撮影した動画や写真をアップロードし、システム上で動画作成・編集・投稿が可能です。他ユーザーからの動画の評価に応じて換金可能なアイテムを取得できます。 3.2．LIVE配信アプリ 『LIVE DREAMER』ーDreamer株式会社様ご提供サービス https://live-dreamer.com/ 誰でもアーティストやパフォーマーになって、動画やLIVEの配信が可能なアプリです。リスナーはLIVE配信中に課金アイテムを用いて投げ銭をすることができます。...
