In our previous update, we covered UI and backend endpoint implementations. This update is about how we go from the prototype to the first usable version of Scrintal. Our goal is to ship the first version as soon as possible to test the critical functionalities. Designing and developing a visual…

In our previous update, we covered our approach to decision-making for tech choices and product functionalities. To uncover our process, you can check out our post and decision-making flow here. UI Updates The last two weeks marked the final touches of our product design sprint. We focused on the UI and the…

Interviewing for research is so much more than just a conversation. Deciding if the interviews are a good fit for your research, picking the right people to interview, preparing a questionnaire are all important steps to succeed. This guide is meant to assist you from A to Z in interviewing…

In our previous update, we covered our approach to user interviews. To uncover our process and customize it for your team, you can download the user feedback collection sheet here. Backend endpoint implementations After discussing the database architecture as the product and software teams, our two-week sprint focus has been on implementing board…

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Scrintal’s second product update covers our approach to deciding on a database architecture and how our team collected user feedback in the last two weeks. The common goal of the two-week sprint was to lay the foundation of the application’s skeleton functionality. Database Architecture Our approach: As a team, our database architecture…

Have you ever struggled to understand a concept until someone likened it to something else that you already understood? Perhaps they used a helpful metaphor, simile, or example. You could probably visualize what they were talking about in terms that your brain could comprehend. The human brain accomplishes a lot…

Welcome to the first Scrintal Product Update. The Scrintal product team will post updates every 2 weeks so that our early adopters receive sneak peeks from our progress and we have a transparent dialogue. Our first update covers some fundamental design and product decisions we have made. Future updates will…

You’ve probably heard one of the many idioms about how “teamwork makes the dream work” or “two heads are better than one” or “heavy hands make light work.” But the idea of a group project tends to elicit sighs and rolled eyes from everyone involved, so is it better to…