Research and Development

We are always on the look out for ways to improve our preferred toolkit. These improvements fall under the umbrella of research and development.

We need to experiment with new approaches and services to ensure we continue to provide the best possible service to our clients.

Whenever possible, we release the fruits of our research and development under an open source license.

Risk

New technologies are always on the horizon, and new types of projects are always tempting, but they are also inherently risky.

Here are a few ways that we can manage the associated risk:

• agree to do a small pilot project first - not to a large amount of work
• be open with the client about the newness of the project
• pair programme to prevent too much head scratching and dead ends
• ensure that you have enough time to fully explore the technology and are not rushed.