Knowledge

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5 Benefits of Outsourcing System Development
With the IT talent shortage and accelerating DX, more companies are considering outsourcing system development. So what benefits does...
Narrow AI in Practice: How Businesses Are Harnessing AI Technology
While Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) remains a future ambition, Narrow AI (ANI) – Artificial Narrow Intelligence – is the...

Offshore

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...
System Migration Methods and Process: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Implementation
As digital transformation continues to accelerate, more companies are facing the need to upgrade or migrate their IT systems....
When a Product Defect Is Detected, How Long Does It Take to Find the Root Cause?
A product defect can be detected in seconds. But identifying its root cause may take hours—or even days. In...
What Challenges Do IT Departments Face? Solutions for the Talent Shortage Era
Why the in-house IT (情シス) team at Japanese companies is increasingly overloaded, the five core challenges they face, and...
7 Points to Keep Your System Outsourcing from Failing
Outsourcing system development is an effective way to address staff shortages and optimize costs. But done the wrong way,...
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...

Technology

Using Salesforce in enterprise’s human resource management system
In recent times, when technology has become more and more popular and applied in many different fields, Salesforce is...
What Is IT Business Improvement? Practical Ways to Resolve IT Department Overload
The in-house IT team’s workload keeps growing, yet headcount rarely grows with it. This article lays out the mindset...
What does the future of Blockchain look like? 5 predictions about upcoming trends
What is Blockchain? Many people know it as a technology that underpins Bitcoin. But blockchain won’t just stop at...
Where Should Manufacturers Start With AI? Advice From BAP’s AI Experts
AI is becoming one of the most closely watched technologies in manufacturing. From quality inspection and equipment failure prediction...
Society 5.0 – Building a Smarter, More Inclusive World
Society 5.0 is a concept proposed by the Japanese government and various governmental agencies worldwide, referring to a new,...
What is mobile wallet? Here is evverything for you to understand about it
What is mobile wallet? You don’t have information about it yet, basically because it is quiet new concept for...