In my first blog on our Agile journey, I talked about how the changes we’ve made to develop software and how the shorter development cycles in Sprints let us adapt rapidly to changing market forces and client requirements. Looking back at a typical Code String project structured under our previous Waterfall approach prior to going…
This is one of the most strategic changes we’ve implemented at Code String since our inception in 2012. Last July, we decided to adopt Agile. Large IT companies will be familiar with Agile. Apparently, its origins date back to the 1970s, but it has become mainstream over the past decade. Going Agile is a commitment…
Pfft! You wait for ages, then, like number nine buses, three new Code String starters come along at the same time. Actually, that’s not entirely true. We’ve had a steady influx of new people over the past year but have yet to tell you all those stories. Keep an eye on this space. These three…
We want to offer a huge Code String welcome to Zoe, who takes up a full-time post as Digital Project Manager. Zoe joins us after a period contracting for Boots, where she regularly commuted to London and Nottingham. She’s pleased that her role with us is rather more local, given that she lives in Harborough.…
Okay, we continue to deliver on our promise to keep you up to date with the people who make Code String what it is – a dynamic business. Introducing Lara, who joins as an apprentice but, as the title says, is not a typical apprentice. Six years ago, Lara graduated from Leeds Beckett University with…
We promised you some background information on some (or perhaps all) or our amazing new intake of Code String staff. And so here is stuff you don’t know about Darren, our newest Senior Developer. Let’s get straight to the point: Darren is a Viking! It’s surprising what you uncover during an interview but how much…
Great news for us, and for anyone focused on documented quality procedures: Code String has retained its ISO certifications. We are ISO27001:2013 and ISO 9001:2015 compliant – that’s for Information Security Management and Quality Management respectively. In some ways, it felt more challenging being re-evaluated than it did submitting the business to the initial ISO…
Business is good. Over the past few months, we added no less than five new people to our Code String team. On the face of it, these are committed programming, quality assurance or client relations professionals. That much is indeed true and is what you’ll see if you visit. But, as is always the case…
Happy Birthday Code String! The milestone of 5 years of trading was reached last month. All I can say is It’s flown by! So I pause and take a moment to look back on all the things we have achieved, I can see how different the company is now from 5 years ago, it’s staggering to…
We have been certified…in a good way! Code String are proud to announce that a major company objective for the year has been completed. Attaining ISO certification for the business is a real achievement. We were successfully audited by the Alcumus ISOQAR Certification Technical Review Team late last year and it has now been confirmed that the…