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The Importance of Client Reviews for Freelancers

Ladan Jafari April 15, 2020 0 Comments

Building a reputation comes first when you make a career out of online freelancing: A strong portfolio Showcasing your expertiseSelf-promotionSocial media activitiesClient reviews, referrals, and testimonials But among all, your clients' reviews are your number one asset. It's never enough to only promote your services on your own. That's why word-of-mouth has always been a powerful tool....

software copyright ownership and outsourcing

Copyright Ownership and Outsourcing: Who Owns the Code?

Ladan Jafari April 4, 2020 0 Comments

Copyright ownership laws are laws that protect the intellectual property of creators who express their ideas in visual or audio form. In the case of software products, there are little explicit copyright laws, even in the US, where copyright laws are thoroughly detailed out. So determining the copyright owner of a software product's code can be rather complicated. At the...

All You Need to Know About Global Software Outsourcing Rates

Ladan Jafari March 18, 2020 41 Comments

Software outsourcing is the business practice of hiring an outside organization to complete specific tasks that could be taken care of within an organization, like building a minimum viable product (MVP). Software outsourcing has its merits, as well as its disadvantages, one of them being its inexpensiveness, especially with offshore companies, compared to building in-house teams. As the...

In-House vs. Outsource vs. Freelance Software Development

Ladan Jafari March 7, 2020 1 Comment

"Do I build an in-house team (insource) to develop my software product? Do I outsource my product? Or should I hire freelancers instead?" Answering these questions is a common struggle among all companies. Typically, when companies want to establish a new software project or build a minimum viable product (MVP), they have to choose between the three preceding options. Of course,...

How to Boost Your Freelance Business

Ladan Jafari March 1, 2020 0 Comments

The freelance economy is booming. Regardless of the challenges they might face, such as struggling with creating a balance between their work and daily lives, more and more people are joining the freelance workforce. Let's say you've kick-started your freelance business, just like the 4 million Americans who started freelancing in 2019, and now you're striving to improve your...

Time Estimation in Software Development

Ladan Jafari February 26, 2020 0 Comments

Accurate time estimation is vital to every software project's success. This information enables developers to give their clients immediate and accurate status reports on different completed or ongoing tasks. But even though project management and estimations have been around for decades, most software projects still fail to meet the finish line on time. A study published in Harward Business...

Effort Estimation in Software Development Projects

Ladan Jafari February 17, 2020 0 Comments

Effort estimation is one of the initial steps in software development projects. Despite its complexity, when performed right, effort estimation creates a basis for all subsequent stages related to project planning and management. What exactly is effort estimation? Why do it at all? There are three main factors when planning and estimating a software development project:...

Agile Project Estimation and Techniques

Ladan Jafari February 17, 2020 0 Comments

Project estimation is crucial to successfully plan and manage a project and deliver a desirable product. Inaccurate estimates may lead to a jumbled schedule, leave the developing team dissatisfied, and drive costumers away. Project estimation in software developments usually happens on two levels: 1. A high-level estimation The available information is rather general and limited in the...

Remote Team Management and Agile

Ladan Jafari February 2, 2020 0 Comments

Remote teams are becoming increasingly common in the modern workplace, and for compelling reasons. Remote workers are reportedly more motivated and productive compared to the employees who commute. Businesses also improve their employer value proposition (EVP) by allowing their employees to work remotely. Read more about remote work's benefits on another post. But despite how...

What Are Epic and User Story in Agile Methodology

Ladan Jafari January 27, 2020 4 Comments

Let's say you're planning on developing a new software; you'll need to get everything down and plan things out from the largest objectives to the smallest details. Every software project needs to be structured accurately; and forming epics, themes, and user stories is a way to do that. But before we thoroughly define what each of these terms means: A bit on scope estimation and project...