digital transformatioon

Is your Organization Ready for Digital Transformation?

In many organizations, the COVID-19 global pandemic has been the catalyst for digital transformation at scale. But, is your organization ready to take on digital transformation?

agile

How to Use Acceptance Criteria to Ensure Software Delivery

Acceptance Criteria and User Stories are some of the terms we hear day-to-day in an Agile Software Engineering environment. What do these terms mean and how can we use them to ensure software projects get delivered to everyone's expectations?

software development

Signals of Quality Software Development

The goal of this article is to help you learn how to differentiate from good and bad software development process, and learn a little bit more about how good software is built. This will give you the confidence when you are talking with potential developers to know the right questions to ask

continuous integration

Modern CI/CD: Why Change is Good

Continuous integration and DevOps are no longer about chasing efficiencies, but have matured into a true force multiplier for your team. With all the changes in the industry and the rise of several new entrants, it is a great time to survey the landscape to re-evaluate if you should make a change.

Leadership

The Influence of Panic

There is nothing quite so influential as panic. For leaders, it can be an uphill battle to remain calm, project level-headedness, and at the same time ensure transparency to their teams.

Contentful and Quantum Mob Partner to Provide Enriched Digital Experiences

Quantum Mob, a Toronto-based digital innovation firm today announced that it has partnered with Contentful, a leading enterprise headless CMS provider, to continue to create and deliver feature-rich digital experiences to clients. Through

AfterJS

Feature Flags & Server Side Rendering with AfterJS + fflip

A feature flag is a true/false value that allows you to deliver different content on a per user basis. Pairing fflip and AfterJS offers powerful new tools for your application, and reduces workload by providing greater reliability.

COVID19

COVID-19: Business Implications, Challenges and Resolutions

This article will aim to hone in on the challenges we will be facing in the coming months due to COVID19 outbreak. We will discuss our solutions to those problems, and how they will allow us to exit the year with the same positive momentum that we entered it with.

quantum mob

Quantum Kindness: Cold Feet, Warm Hearts

On Saturday, February 22nd, Quantum Mob family took to the streets of downtown Toronto for the Coldest Night of the Year walk. We wore our toques with pride, met the Toronto Wolfpack’s star mascot, and learned a lot about the amazing work that our fundraising will help support.

loyalty

3 Ways to Keep Your Customers Coming Back

Purolator’s commitment to modernize its distribution network shows what is needed to be a leader or even a fast follower in a digitally transforming environment. Iterate and improve your business, integrate customized technology and focus on your customer’s current and future needs.

cannabis

Socially Conscious Success in Cannabis

With this years legalization of cannabis, it can be difficult to distinguish your company; but not for TREC brands. We expand on the key themes of being socially conscious in the cannabis space and staying authentic to company values.

loyalty

Three Ways to Power-up Your Customer Loyalty - Quantum Mob listens to some “Down Under” Advice

How do brands strive to build a loyalty program that centers around consumer experience? Philip Shelper provided us with valuable insights that can power a loyalty program to success.

development

Quantum Mob's Principles of App Testing

Most of your efforts reviewing the app should focus on completed features. A feature in progress may have bugs that have been noted and possibly fixed since you had the chance to test. If a feature has been marked as complete and it falls short, it’s best to provide that feedback as soon as you can.

cannabis

Immersive Cannabis Retail - Point of Sale

Differentiating legal and illegal retail experiences is high priority for cannabis retailers. It implies many different methods for displaying and purchasing cannabis while still considering factors such as security and odor.

startup

The workplace that smashes together, stays together

There’s some difference in opinion on playing games at work. At best, a harmless distraction; at worst, a way to identify unproductive employees. Many people have started to recognize the tangible benefits - and possibly the most important benefit is a better company culture.

tech

How to Create a Tech Event in Toronto

Tech events are a terrific way to meet new people, expand your network, learn new things about your professional field and promote your brand - but putting it all together and creating your own can be challenging.

accessibility

Discovering Accessibility in Design

Right now, maybe you are sitting comfortably with your laptop or phone. But how would it feel if you had limited reach with your hands? A sore back that gets fatigued really quickly? Limited vision? Would you have the same experience as right now?

react

Keeping up with React: Let’s talk Hooks!

In previous versions of React, functional components had a purely presentational role. With Hooks, developers can now write entire applications made exclusively of functional components! Let's touch on the what, how and why behind Hooks.

How launching a podcast is making us a better company

In case you haven’t heard, we’re launching a podcast. It’s called North Report, and we’re featuring insights on running a tech business in Toronto and beyond.

React Native

The Benefits of React Native

Your customers fully expect a great mobile experience. Responsive websites are not a mobile solution, but should be treated as a gateway to a truly native experience.

team augmentation

Advantages of Local Software Team Augmentation

In a fast-paced and demanding IT industry, your team might find itself struggling to secure the expertise necessary to bring an important project over the line.

culture

Quarterly Party: Axe Throwing

To celebrate another great quarter, Quantum Mob went axe throwing at Backyard Axe Throwing League (BATL) last Friday.

toronto

5 Benefits and Downsides of Working in Toronto’s Densely Packed Startup District

With proximity to Toronto’s central core, old buildings that provide a lower rent option for small businesses, and easy transit access, our area of Toronto is especially appealing to startups.

AIR MILES® Merchandise Launch!

The launch of the AIR MILES Merchandise Portal was a great success and the folks at LoyaltyOne were so content with our service that they opened up opportunities to collaborate further on future projects.

design sprints

5 Ways Design Sprints Are Jet Fuel For Your Project

The beginning of a project is the most difficult portion of a new initiative for many of our existing clients. The options that modern development can offer have so many potential applications that they are often difficult to turn into an actionable set of features when approaching a new initiative.