Q&A: How we find and nurture talent – and why it’s vital for great code
By Craig Girvan
Headforwards co-founder Craig Girvan reflects on our hiring process, how we choose the right talent, and the work we put in…
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By Craig Girvan
Headforwards co-founder Craig Girvan reflects on our hiring process, how we choose the right talent, and the work we put in…
By Owen Hodge
With low-code tools growing in popularity, is citizen development a worthy investment for organisations – or could it cause…
By Barney Nicholls
Software dev Barney Nicholls reflects on how 24-hour development challenges can help organisations encourage creative…
By Andy Roberts
As councils adopt new software and processes to improve operations, digital literacy and change management are becoming vital…
By Craig and Toby
Headforwards founders Toby Parkins and Craig Girvan discuss the transition to working from home – and how to preserve an…
By Emma Grimes
We explore some of the misconceptions and risks around AI – and how to overcome them for a successful implementation.
By John Howell
What’s the difference between onshoring and offshoring – and does it really matter in modern software development?
By Helen Stembridge
Outsourcing can be the secret to software development that delivers long-term value for organisations across all verticals…
By Andy Roberts
We asked three of our own to talk about their focal points when practising the art of Scrum. Andy Roberts talks about his…
By Craig Girvan
We asked three of our own to talk about their focal points when practising the art of Scrum. Craig talks about his take on…
By Dave Longman
As staff around the world have moved to working from home during lockdown, Headforwards has looked at its productivity impact…
By Mike Fosker
We asked three of our own to talk about their focal points when practising the art of Scrum. Mike Fosker talks about his take…
By Toby Parkins
As a company that has been delivering outsourced software for many years, we have come to understand any possible pitfalls…
By Andy Roberts
Find out how we are helping Cornwall Council create a new digital architecture and a forward looking culture with Business…
By John Howell
Outsourced software development is a huge worldwide industry and one that is growing fast, fuelled by the rapid emergence of…
By Helen Stembridge
Data science is one of the fastest growing fields in tech and one of the most exciting, as it has such huge potential to help…
By Rahul Lamba
Rahul Lamba is developing a pioneering health tech system in partnership with a hospital in India, which will lead to…
By Toby Parkins
People increasingly expect their council to provide services quickly and efficiently, using the online technology which makes…
By Peter Conway
Last week I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to attend Software Cornwall’s TDD workshop being run by Jon…
By Andy Roberts
From a little seed planted at Agile on the Beach, Cornwall Council has gone through a real transformation in how they’re…
By John Howell
As an outsource software development company Headforwards has worked with a lot of people in building the right business case…
By Toby Parkins
The UK government has already committed to a £250 million investment in AI technology, which includes the setting up of a…
By Toby Parkins
A recent national survey has revealed one in six councils are anticipating savings between £750,000 and £1m through the…