Our team represents in 8 locations around the world: Houston, Austin, Chicago, New York, Boulder, Wroclaw, Lviv and Rivne.

We are AWS Activate Provider and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

We have experience with SMBs and startups from the idea stage (POC, MVP) to successful IPO on Nasdaq.

Our Services:

Custom software development
Quality assurance and QA audit
AI and Data
UI/UX design & prototyping
IT Consulting
CTO as a Service
Research

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Honeycomb Software

Creation, coding and development of software for business applications and mobile apps; providing technology solutions and consultancy services to assist application development.

Application development can use Waterfall or Agile methodologies.

Core to the Agile methodology, is DevOps where the Software Development and Live Business Environment Operations teams are joined, rather than being siloed, and where there is continuous deployment of updates, and automated software testing.

Application development is also referred to as custom software development.

The application development process includes
- a discovery phase
- confirmation of high level functionality
- estimation of development costs
- design of the UI / User Interface aka GUI / Graphical User Interface or the front end of an application
- design and architecture of the back end of the application
- specification of the technology stack
- ensuring best security standards and practices
- development of the prototype
- testing
- release to production, often as an MVP / Minimum Viable Product

Application development

UI is the term used for the design and layout of the User Interface.  

UX is the term for the user experience.  A well designed user interface will deliver a great user experience. 


The UX and UI are at the heart of digital transformation. 

Moving from legacy systems and applications that are challenging to use, and business limiting more than business enabling, to systems that are seamless, intuitive, and enjoyable to use.

The core of the user experience will ultimately be driven by the system architecture, but the UX detail needs to be defined alongside, or even in advance of the user interface. It is the role of the system designer to think not just define the required steps of the user experience, but also to be aware of, and account for, "corner cases" that could result in a failed operation or transaction.


UI stands for User Interface, which refers to the visual design and layout of an application or website. UI design includes elements such as buttons, menus, forms, images, and other graphics that a user interacts with when using the application or website. The goal of UI design is to create a visually appealing and intuitive interface that helps users complete their tasks efficiently.


UX and UI : Digital Product Design

Performing the tests and the QA to ensure that software developments are fit for purpose and ready for use.  Testing can be manual or automated, and will include unit tests, regression tests, integration tests, functional tests, performance tests, and end to end tests, before being released to "super users" who then perform UAT or user acceptance tests.  And finally there are smoke tests - quick high level tests to check core functionality is working.

Any new functionality added to software can have unintended impacts on other parts of the system.

Manual tests are key as a first step, but, in order to enable Agile development, automated testing sequences have to be continually developed and run prior to each update.

Performance testing is also essential : an application's performance is determined by the elegance of the software architecture and design, the technology stack that it is run on, along with the power and resources available to it.

Unit tests are a simple, isolated test.

Functional tests are tests mapped out by the initial requirements: what is the use case, what are the expected inputs and outputs, and did the software behave in the way expected?  Functional tests have to be performed by the development teams, and then again by the business users, as part of UAT or User Acceptance Tests.

Regression tests are tests of processes that have already been tested before: and simply running the same tests again.

Integration tests are progressively important, the more integrated your software application is: the interfaces need to work, and integrated applications must not be impacted by changes. 

End to end tests are complete tests of all elements of a system, where each process that runs within the software, is tested from the start, through to completion.

Testing services can include the provision of courses to train testing engineers to the standards of International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) and Certified Professional Requirements Engineering (CPRE).



Software testing and Quality Assurance Services and Technologies

Creating and selling computer software: whether for on premise, hybrid cloud, or cloud; whether created for commercial enterprises, not for profit, or for retail customers;  whether designed to run on a computer, a mobile device, a server, or cloud provisioned virtual hardware.

Computer software categories include:

- bespoke software designed for your needs: be it an app for your new start-up, a new website or an enterprise application for your business
- commercial off the shelf software (COTS) designed to be best in class for a specific business need or function.
- SAAS - software as a service - running from the cloud.  You don't need to do anything to support the software, you simply subscribe to the service.
- OS - operating software - the software that keeps your computer hardware, or indeed cloud hardware operating as it should
- PAAS - software that supports platform as a service - you don't need to look after the hardware, or the patching, or the provisioning, this is all done for you
- SASE - pronounced SASSY - the new software that 'virtualises' all the hardware and connectivity - so you never need to buy or look after a firewall again

Standard core business software application types include ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MRP (Manufacturing Requirements Planning), CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Finance, Accounting, and HR - furthermore each business sector will have specific application types.

Core consumer software categories include gaming, gambling and social media as examples, but the total range of consumer software categories is vast.

The scope, function, and role of software applications is going through a generational change with the power of AI technologies.

Software

Robotics and artificial intelligence services delivering smart automation technologies to your corporate systems and devices, enabling cost effective automated processes performing functions with minimised human input.  

A key commercial application of robotics is RPA, or Robotic Process Automation, where boring, repetitive, manual functions are completed via robotics, with human intervention and monitoring as required, depending on the use case.

Robotics and AI

Digital Transformation is the process of transforming a company's business processes alongside selecting, implementing and leveraging best fit technology solutions to enable those processes to deliver increased value, efficiency and profitability.  Also referred to as IT Transformation.

A central element of digital transformation is effective project and programme management.

Working back from required business outcomes, determining the approach, technologies, and partners needed to assist in the realisation of those outcomes.

Effective project and programme management is not just about following a methodology or framework, such as Prince2 or Agile, it is about team leadership, team work, collaboration, and strong relationships.


Digital Transformation (DX)

Systems and services related to getting value and competitive advantage from your company data.  Analytics can be descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, or prescriptive.

Data analytics applications include marketing, portfolio, risk, people, software, and digital analytics. 

**Marketing optimisation analytics**

Determining how effective marketing campaigns are and guiding marketing decisions and strategy

**People analytics**

Analysing behavioural data to understand how people are managed, how they perform, and helping improve the Human Resources function within organisations, and ultimately the overall performance of the company itself.

**Portfolio analytics**

Using analytics to understand value and risk in a portfolio - be it of lenders, stock holdings, financial holding etc. - and then drive strategy to minimise risk and optimise returns.

**Digital analytics**

Analysing "digital data" relating to computerised and internet activities.  Digital data includes user clicks, user behaviour, keyword searches, etc.

**Security analytics**

Analysing data either on premise or in the cloud to flag cyber threats, cyber threat actors, cyber attacks, and to deliver post breach forensics on an attack.

Data Analytics

Honeycomb Software is an International IT Consulting and Software development company with Ukrainian roots. We are business agnostic and tech focused.