When Sunnyday Blinds Ltd, a known name in the UK which specializes in designing and retailing off-the-shelf as well custom blinds wanted a new ecommerce platform with a custom-pricing component for made-to-measure blinds integrated with their existing website, Ephlux provided the smart solution!

Ephlux came up with a solid ecommerce solution that catered to their immediate requirements and was robust and scalable enough to provide future business growth.

The custom-pricing component for the made-to-measure blinds helped the retailer in providing enhanced customization and control to their end-customers.

The main challenge faced by Ephlux was the requirement to design and develop an ecommerce solution that could support their existing system, while equally supporting the site to be upgraded and developed.

The existing website had to be upgraded to fulfill the client’s requirement and integrated with the new ecommerce platform.

Furthermore, Ephlux was required to build a new ecommerce store that would let the client offer custom-pricing and customization for made- to-measure blinds in addition to the regular offers.

The requirement of fulfilling the needs of both the business models simultaneously by developing a single one-stop solution was a challenge that Ephlux took up with conviction.

In addition to these requirements, a safe application upgrade implied that Ephlux had to provide a reliable strategy for data migration, confirming that all the pre-existing data would remain intact and would be mapped accurately during the upgrade.

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Perhaps the most understated, least talked about topics of professional life - insecurity is one of the most detrimental attributes that can overturn possibilities for even the most potent resources.

Despite the fact that we continually deny its existence (myself included), our constant fear of ‘losing what we have’ to someone else, leads to an ongoing sense of insecurity (professional or otherwise), which can itself lead to shortening an otherwise rewarding employment experience.

HR managers try and placate such developments through internal HR processes, counseling, appraisals and various other management methods for handling employee psyche.

However, one cannot help but feel that as long as conflicts of interest exist (which will always be the case), there will always be room for a sense of insecurity within an organization for every individual, from a blue collar peon to a CEO.

The Question – In your opinion, what are the root causes of insecurity, and how do you address them, both at the individual/organization level?

Is It Quality Assurance or Quality Control?

Is there a difference between quality control and quality assurance? Just night and day. Unfortunately, many companies believe they are the same, when in reality the differences are overwhelming.

Quality control, or black box testing, is chartered to ensure that the product is going to meet the user’s needs — not just to demonstrate that the program runs. A program can run and still not meet the user’s needs. The involvement of QC begins with the project specification. How can a tester test without knowing the client’s expectations?

There should be ongoing processes or standards to help differentiate what the client needs and what the client wants or expects. Clients normally want everything, but are not always willing to pay the price. The quality control people have to understand in great detail how the client will use the product in its environment. “It works on my machine” is not acceptable. Will it work on the client’s machine? This is the key to the success of the project.

QC will also have to test whenever there are changes to the product. Changes such as enhancements and fixes for bugs — perceived or otherwise — have to be tested. Often, there is no project manager involved during these processes; project management is not always available or assigned to the product after it has been released and comes back for maintenance.

Quality assurance, on the other hand, is concerned less about whether the product works than how it came together. Were proper processes followed? When it comes time for maintenance, will there be notes and references to fall back on? Have the test scripts and test cases been saved? Were there any lessons learned during and after the project? Quality Assurance owns the product from cradle to grave. Project managers may come and go, but responsibility for ensuring the product is maintainable and reliable during its lifetime rests with QA and QC.

Ephlux IT Services help you gain and maintain your competitive edge by ensuring that your IT assets are kept aligned with your key business objectives. Our IT Services ensure that your business stays agile and innovative, remains integrated vertically and horizontally and your growth potential is liberated beyond your organizational and geographical boundaries.

To respond to the fiercely changing winds of globalization, business processes need to be regularly re-engineered, kept oiled up, and stay highly responsive. Technology has to be engrained within the business at all levels: core philosophy, business plans, strategies and processes.

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Agile Development Methodology though works on ‘just enough requirements at a time’ model it has some much defined procedure for architecture and system design principles.

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