In Part 1 of How to Make Agile Iteration Possible Within Waterfall Budgeting, I covered the business desire to achieve iterative development and quick time-to-market, with the reservations of rigid waterfall budgeting and planning. I also covered pre-project and project start steps, which I believe are critically important to achieving the desired result during implementation. […]
Strategy and Transformation
An Intro to Caching in MuleSoft 4
Caching is a concept harnessed to store frequently used data in the memory, file system, or database that helps to improve processing times. This strategy is most useful when data does not change frequently or is static in nature. In general, some benefits of caching include improved responsiveness, increased performance, and decreased network costs. The […]
Perficient Commerce Leaders to Present at Digital Commerce 360: B2B Ecommerce Sales & Expansion
We’re excited for our very own, Justin Racine, Director of Commerce, and Karie Daudt, Director of Commerce Strategy, to present at Digital Commerce 360’s Fast-Tracking B2B Ecommerce Sales & Expansion, the second of three B2B events premiering on Thursday, August 12, 2021. This live-streamed session will present research from various thought leaders and commerce experts […]
Purpose Driven Planning #10: The 25 Compelling Visions!
“A vision without a task is but a dream, a task without a vision is drudgery, a vision and a task is the hope of the World.” From a church in Sussex, England, ca. 1730 Super helpful quote to have in mind, you don’t want to spend your time day-dreaming, dabbling and doing nothing about […]
[Podcast] What if You Could Speak Marketing and IT? An Interview With Robert Nelms.
In this episode of the What If? So What? podcast, Kim talks with Robert Nelms of Assurant about the importance of empathy when it comes to digital strategy and leadership, and we learn how Robert inspires his team to think through other people’s eyes. Listen Now Subscribe Where You Listen Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | Stitcher […]
How Hospitals and Health Systems Can Leverage Ecommerce to Reduce Hospital Readmissions
A big challenge that hospitals and health systems face revolves around patients being discharged, then re-admitted in short order after they arrive home. This is problematic for a few reasons. Most obviously, patient health and wellness are always a top priority for hospitals and health systems, so when a patient is discharged and they have […]
Purpose Driven Planning #9: The 3 Key Things to Emotional Mastery!
“Your physiology affects your psychology” Tony Robbins In this segment we’re going to dive in deeper in emotional mastery. Your every moment emotional state is affected by 3 things: Your physiology, your focus and the questions you ask. Let’s start off with physiology. Remember this, “the body is the mind”. This is connected to the […]
Purpose Driven Planning #8: How to Discipline Your Emotions
“We don’t respond to what happens, we respond to our perception of what happens.” Gabor Mate This quote will be useful to us later on but before we discuss it I want to share with you our upgraded schedule. We’ll be planning on a weekly basis from now on. That’s why we’re adding a small […]
Why Technology is One of the Big Keys to Picking the Right Commerce Platform – Here’s Why #270
Your e-commerce platform sets the foundation for the future success of your business, so it’s crucial that you choose one that fits your current needs and allows room to grow. In this episode, Justin Racine, Senior Commerce Consultant at Perficient, joins Eric Enge to highlight the key technology considerations you need to examine before deciding […]
Perficient Earns Microsoft Adoption and Change Management Advanced Specialization
Successful digital transformation hinges on effective organizational change management. Our dedicated team of change management experts help the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands effectively navigate the adoption of new technologies, systems, and processes. Today, we’re thrilled to announced that Perficient has earned the Microsoft Adoption and Change Management Advanced Specialization. A Gold-Certified, award-winning Microsoft […]
How to Make Agile Iteration Possible Within Waterfall Budgeting
Product owners love the flexibility and short lead time of being Agile. At the same time, it can be difficult for management to adopt. Without a determinant understanding of the final product, there’s a struggle to estimate the total cost and rein in scope. You could mark work as done within a sprint but the […]
The 4 Rs of Middleware Modernization
Many enterprises are well on their way to digital transformation – others are only just beginning. But cloud-first strategies demand a lot from middleware, and legacy middleware platforms weren’t built to address the needs of modern, hybrid IT environments. This means that enterprises need to migrate those legacy platforms to ones that can run on-premise, […]