Ascend Integrated Blog
Stay up to date with our most recent news and updates
A Business Christmas Carol?
The novella, and subsequent multitude of film adaptions of Charles Dickens’ classic represent a long time honored pastime for Western civilization during the months leading up to Christmas and the holiday itself. In case you’ve not turned on a television between...
Your Trusted Advisers (and Investors)
As our “Startup DNA” blog series comes to a close, we would like to touch on a few important factors outside of company culture, employee motivation and the responsibility of the founder/s. In this installment we will discuss the role of the Board of Directors and why...
Startup Culture: Why it Matters
In our “Startup DNA” series we have previously discussed what separates startups from traditional businesses and why the vision, voice and buy-in are absolutely critical for success. In this installment we will be discussing why culture is an especially important...
What Startups Do Differently
Welcome to part-two of our “Startup DNA” series where we discuss the key components every startup needs to be successful. If nothing else, you will walk away from these blogs with a deeper understanding of the startup environment, cultural differences and why each...
HIMSS AsiaPac15: A Look Back
As many of you know, HIMSS AsiaPac15 recently wrapped up in Singapore. There were two main sections of the conference, the courses held in separate rooms and the Exhibit floor. Our blog will focus on the great content we observed at HIMSS. If you have any additional...
The Startup DNA – Startups, Leadership and Culture Change
Here at Ascend we traditionally blog about Health IT, Agile, and SCRUM. However, we felt that since we are still in the startup phase and growing, we could share some of our insights. Everyday many new startups emerge in technology, e-commerce,...
What To See At HIMSS AsiaPac15!
Healthcare IT is continuing to evolve; over the past several years we have seen a shift in healthcare away from several antiquated standards and technology to the adapting of new, lighter, and more usable technologies than ever before. Leading Healthcare IT is the...
Designing Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise
Probably nothing in this blog is news to anyone. In fact, I plan to get a little techie. At this point, nearly everyone is reading this blog post through their smartphone or tablet. It’s weird that only 5 years ago, the idea of an iPad, while not too farfetched (face...
Sprinting to the Requirements
It has been a while since posting on this blog. Apologies to my readers, Ascend has been growing at a rapid pace thanks to our Agile project management and software development methodologies. As we continue to pick up steam, it is important for us to remind ourselves...
MAGFest 2015 Indie Showcase: What do we want to see?
We recently had the pleasure of registering to attend MAGFest 2015. For context, MAGFest is a 4-day event where video games from all generations, including independently (indie) developed video games are exhibited. There’s music, parties, and a great...