Vidatec

Just over 2 weeks to go until our Innovation on Tap session at this year's Digit Expo West 🍻🎤

Our speakers will be exploring how organisations can get started with AI, whilst also delving into the fascinating world of Heineken's new AI Chatbot, designed and built by us to revolutionise their Customer Experience Portal.

Will we see you there? 😎

You want to build an app, first things first is The Discovery Process. So what does that look like?

The discovery process is the critical first step in any successful app development project. It lays the foundation for understanding your business goals, target audience, and app requirements.

📝 Requirements Gathering Our team will conduct in-depth interviews and workshops with you and your stakeholders to gather detailed requirements for the app. We'll explore your business objectives, target user personas, and desired features.

🔍 Market Research We'll analyze your industry, competitors, and market trends to identify opportunities and potential challenges. This research helps us validate your app idea and align it with user needs.

📈 User Personas & User Journeys Based on the gathered information, we'll create detailed user personas representing your target audience. We'll also map out user journeys and scenarios to ensure the app delivers a seamless user experience.

📐 Feature Prioritization With a clear understanding of your requirements, we'll prioritize features based on their impact, complexity, and alignment with your business goals. This helps us create a realistic roadmap and timeline.

💰 Cost & Timeline Estimation After prioritizing features, we'll provide a detailed cost estimate and projected timeline for the app development project. This transparency ensures alignment on budget and expectations.

Next week in our back to basics series we'll be talking all things UI/UX...See you then!

So, how long does it take to build an app?

🕰️ Discovery & Planning: 2-4 weeks This stage involves understanding your business goals, target audience, and app requirements. A well-defined scope and roadmap are crucial.

UX/UI Design: 4-8 weeks User experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design are critical for creating a seamless and visually appealing app. This stage includes wireframing, prototyping, and design iterations.

🚀 Development: 3-6 months The development phase is where the app comes to life. The complexity of features, integrations, and platform (iOS, Android, or both) can significantly impact the timeline.

Testing & Quality Assurance: 2-4 weeks Thorough testing is essential to ensure a bug-free and high-quality app. This stage includes various types of testing, such as functional, usability, and performance testing.

⏩ Launch & Deployment: 1-2 weeks Once the app is thoroughly tested and approved, it's time to submit it to the app stores (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) and prepare for launch.

Building an app is a complex process and these can all be subject to varying factors, but over the next few weeks we'll be going back to basics and breaking down what to expect from each stage 🔨 From ideation to deployment, we'll be unveiling the intricacies that lie beneath the surface, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to bring an app to life 📱

Our Head of Software Development, Tom, was the main organiser of our Spring Hackathon. The event showed the unwavering commitment of our team to push boundaries, think outside the box, and drive technological advancements forward.

It was really fascinating to see people doing the show and tell of their projects, and the passion from everyone in the team really shone through - we couldn't be more proud and excited to see them come to light 💡

Are you ready to unlock the power of AI? 🚀

Join us at Digit Expo West this month for an insightful session on how industry leaders like Heineken are harnessing the potential of AI to gain a competitive edge.

At 12 pm, our breakout session will delve into Heineken's journey, uncovering the barriers they faced, the successes they achieved, and the strategies they employed to leverage AI effectively.

But that's not all! We'll also explore practical ways for smaller organizations to embark on their own AI adventures, demystifying the process and providing a roadmap for the next 12 months in this rapidly evolving space. 💡

You can register to come along here for free here 👉 https://hubs.li/Q02vz_ZG0

Visiting our clients is always a great day out, but it's extra wonderful when this is the setting!

Soaking up the gorgeous countryside views on the drive out, having engaging conversations with our valued customers, and experiencing their warm hospitality. Even better when Scotland's notorious weather cooperates and allows us to bask in some much-needed vitamin D! 🌞

Last week we had our Spring Hackathon, where our teams downed tools for a day of innovation and testing...

The challenge for our team was ‘How can we leverage AI to better serve our customers?’🤔 and the results were epic.

We are totally blown away by the talent and ideas presented by our team and we can't wait to get the wheels in motion and see them come to life 👏

We've loved seeing this test run out on Uber, allowing users to track pollution savings from different car categories ♻️

In an era where every step counts, organisations need to think about carbon footprint measurements. Technology can not only implement this measurement system, but showcase and promote green credentials back to consumers. Something we're developing with a number of customers at the moment and loving!

This is just one great example 🚘

https://hubs.li/Q02rhHnG0

Uber App Now Tracks Carbon-Pollution Savings From Some Rides The app will display estimated emissions saving by choosing Uber Green or Comfort Electric.

👋 Hey, Oskar.

In this second installment of our team reintroduction - Get to know Oskar, one of our Software Developers!

💻 How long have you worked at Vidatec? 4.5 years

📲 What’s the most used app on your phone? Has to be YouTube

💞 What is your favourite digital product you've worked on?
Our recent OpenAI project for Heineken!

So, how do you build high performing tech teams? 🤔

A study by Google found some surprising answers, and here's our biggest takeaway...

👉 Effective team performance is driven by the average level of emotional intelligence among the members, and the degree of communication between them.

Find out more on the blog: https://hubs.li/Q02rhJY40

How to build high-performing tech teams In this latest blog we take a look at how to build high performing teams in an evolving digital landscape.

Cuppa anyone? ☕
If you are one of our customers, you’ll probably have had one of these land on your desk in the past week. We wanted to send our customers a little gift to thank them for their support over the years as we move into our next chapter.

Health & wellbeing has always been at our core, so we sent a little encouragement to take 5 for yourself 🧘

We’ve been totally overwhelmed by the well wishes around our recent change in ownership.

As we celebrate our recent Management Buyout, we wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey so far. They say the more things change , the more they stay the same – and this rings true. Our passion and our purpose remains with our amazing People and Customers ❣️

Thanks to Business Insider for helping us spread the news 👇https://hubs.li/Q02mMN2L0