Definition of terms used by NimblePros

Web Application Development

Our primary expertise is with Microsoft's stack of technologies, including ASP.NET, IIS, and SQL Server. However, we have also worked with PHP and in any event we're familiar with a variety of open source Content Management System (CMS) applications on several platforms.

Agile Software Development

Agile Software Development is software delivered "just in time".

As such, the following core values are adhered to:

  • Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
  • Working software over comprehensive documentation
  • Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
  • Responding to change over following a plan

For more information, see the Agile Manifesto.

UX Design

User Experience (abbreviated: UX) is the quality of experience a person has when interacting with a specific design of a product or system-whether a Web site, a software application, mobile technology, or any user-operated device.

Usability is a combination of factors including:

  • Ease of learning - How fast can a user who has never seen the user interface before learn it sufficiently well to accomplish basic tasks?
  • Efficiency of use - Once an experienced user has learned to use the system, how fast can he or she accomplish tasks?
  • Memorability - If a user has used the system before, can he or she remember enough to use it effectively the next time or does the user have to start over again learning everything?
  • Error frequency and severity - How often do users make errors while using the system, how serious are these errors, and how do users recover from these errors?
  • Subjective satisfaction - How much does the user like using the system?

Annual Subscription

How does an Annual Subscription work?

When an Annual Subscription is added to your product, you'll receive all minor and major product updates for the specific product or product suite, for a period of one year.

Annual Subscriptions do NOT automatically renew on their renewal date. When your subscription is nearing expiration, you'll receive reminders to renew it. As long as you renew your subscription before it expires, you'll continue receiving the latest product upgrades and support for a very low rate compared to the cost of paying the full price of the product.

A Subscription License provides the greatest long-term value, and is the best way to ensure that you are using the most powerful, up-to-date versions of our software at all times.

Microsoft MVP License

Microsoft MVP

As a Microsoft RD or MVP, you're eligible for a free license of Nitriq Pro Developer Edition and Atomiq Pro Developer Edition. To apply for your MVP license, please send an e-mail to mvp@nimblepros.com providing your MVP Profile.

Velocity

Velocity and Capacity are two terms commonly used for determining how much work a team can perform in a given amount of time. Agile development is customer-focused development, and as such it is important to know for small periods of time how much a team can achieve.

Find out more about velocity and capacity at Brendan's blog.

CMS

A "CMS" or Content Management System is the best form of web site for those that need the ability to add new pages and update their existing pages at will without having to rely on a web designer or developer to make the updates for them.

Having your site in a CMS ensures you the most flexibility and control over your site without having to worry that you'll mess up the design.

Adding and updating pages in a CMS is as easy as updating a page in Word with a template applied to it. The template controls all the formatting so your page looks great but you're in total control of the content.

At NimblePros, we use three popular CMS applications:

  • Umbraco for web sites
  • Wordpress for blogs
  • Graffiti for blogs

The NimblePros site is built on Umbraco.

View our portfolio to see a sampling of sites that we've created using these CMS applications.

I would whole-heartedly recommend the NimblePros approach to anyone”

— Jeff Widmer, IT Director, Communication Resources

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