Information is key. A business needs to not only identify their target audience, but also find out what their audience is buying. RFID technology introduces a way for a business to encode their products with data that chronicles a product’s journey from manufacturing through being purchased. Smart Tags The Solutions Group allows companies the ability to utilize RFID technology. A …
Describing a variable data workflow is not easy (or very fun to read). It’s complex. There’s a lot of back-and-forth of data files, software, and things that make for not such an interesting blog post without having an engineering degree. However, the products made from a variable data workflow are extremely interesting. These products can be some of most significant …
Each business solution we develop comes from understanding a company’s existing processes, stakeholders, and end-goals. Once we understand the need, we create customized workflows that meet business goals. Often times, these workflows require TSG to create custom job controllers. A job controller is a unique piece of hardware or software—often a combination of both—created for a specific application. The following …
Software development strategies vary from business-to-business. Certain factors—like Stakeholders, end-users, and organizational structure—determine the best approach. The Solution Group practices a layered software architecture. This means TSG software is built with distinct layers that each have their own purpose. These layers build on each other to create the end-product—from foundational data through the final customer-facing layer. Layered software development has …
Everyone assumes the way they communicate is clear and easy to understand. Otherwise, they wouldn’t speak or write as they do. But to be fair, it’s the audience who decides what is clear and what is difficult to understand. If the message is confusing, the presenter or writer has failed. The ability to understand something doesn’t mean you can explain …
If you’ve ever worked in an Agile environment, you may have heard the classic complaints: “Developers are just too difficult to understand,” and, “non-Devs are too needy.” The communication struggle between developers and non-developers is real. They speak different languages (literally), they specialize in different areas of the business, and they often have very different skill-sets. These are common blockers …
It’s important to always look out for new development techniques. Whether we’re designing an entire user experience or programming a specific piece of software, the more current our toolkit, the better our ability to innovate. I’d like to share a new development technique we use at TSG: HTML content control. HTML content control has a few distinct features: Variable substitution. …
Your company’s success relies upon your customers. Without them, you wouldn’t enjoy earnings or sales—or simply, a business—whatsoever. Therefore, in an effort to achieve success, it is critical to make sure they are a priority. And that calls for going beyond traditional customer service. The best course of action for realizing exceptional customer satisfaction levels (along with your business objectives) …
So… you’ve read all the books, talked to your peers at the tech group, and stayed up late at night reading about how cool Google and Apple are to work for. The switch over has happened, and you’re there! You’re considered the ‘cool’ company to work for. But what now? The modern trends of relaxing the dress code, offering an …