The Trailhead Discovery Workshop: How Does It Work?
We understand that trust is a key component of our partnerships with our clients. When you work with Trailhead to design, architect, and build software that is key to your business, you want to be certain that the result is what you expect and that it becomes a valuable investment for your organization. For this […]
Top 10 Metrics That Elevate Software Quality
Defects in software are not merely glitches; they are golden opportunities for refining our craft, enhancing user experience, and building software that stands the test of perfection. Unknown Author In this article, I would like to look at a very important kind of metric—one that will allow you to evaluate the quality of a project […]
Trailhead’s Design System Elevates Your Business
What’s a Design System? A design system is a set of standards to manage design at scale by reducing redundancy. They also create a shared language and visual consistency across different pages and channels. At Trailhead Technology Partners, we’ve curated a central design system that serves as a comprehensive tool. This tool helps us more […]
Introducing AI in the Software Quality Process
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) have impacted every aspect of technology work, giving software engineers (programmers, QA, designers, and leadership) a useful new tool to enhance their daily work. As it relates to the software quality process, I believe AI offers help in three basic activities: In this blog, I’ll take you […]
A Path out of Technical Debt (and How To Avoid It in the First Place)
At Trailhead Technology Partners, we understand that in the fast-paced world of technology, every business must continuously innovate and evolve. However, in the quest for rapid development, there’s a lurking challenge that can impede progress: Technical Debt. What Is Technical Debt? Technical debt is the accumulation of shortcuts, quick fixes, and suboptimal code that accrues […]
Memorizing Everything: How Mnemonics Aid in Testing
When analyzing a lot of information, it’s always a challenge to retain things in memory. In order to facilitate this process, mnemonics were invented — simple mechanisms of tweaking your brain to memorize and later recall some sequence of actions, events, or other data. I’d also like to show you how they can improve your […]
Onboarding QA: Getting Up to Speed on New Projects
QA engineers often must jump in to already running projects and start testing and adding value as soon as possible. When this occurs, we must gain knowledge of the system architecture, business logic, project process, QA process, legacy issues, future planned implementation, and many other aspects or the project. Learning all of this together at […]
Five Common Custom Business Software Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Building custom business software is difficult. In my two-and-a-half decades of experience in the industry, I’ve seen many different mistakes that contributed to custom software development projects being late or even failing. As I’ve worked with hundreds of different teams in nearly every industry–from small companies to large enterprises–I’ve noticed that the same handful of […]
A Simple Time Tracking Process That Works…For Me, Anyway
I finally have a time-tracking process that I love, and it only took me 22 years of trial and error to figure it out. With how often I hear others complain about tracking their time, I figured I needed to share this big news with the whole world. Consulting businesses like Trailhead make our money […]
Estimating Software Projects More Accurately
Software projects are notoriously difficult to estimate accurately. After years of building successful custom software projects, I’ve learned a lot of helpful DOs and DON’Ts for creating accurate estimates and had the opportunity to test those rules over hundreds of software projects during that time. Below I share of few of those tips which I […]
