Discovery service
Aspects
Why Do You Need the Agile Discovery Phase? 3 Reasons to Consider
This phase allows you to take a consistent approach to the development process to build a startup on time and within budget.
Project documentation is a roadmap for your future digital product. It allows you to structure your team and plan all the stages of development. Thus, you get a document that regulates all the necessary resources at different stages (design, development, testing, and project management). This roadmap allows you to control the process and keep it in a consistent state.
Design of UX Prototypes A prototype file is a monochrome, low-fidelity version of an application design based on requirements documents. This file provides the program's basic functionality and does not display visual components. Prototypes are needed to verify that the design can be built according to requirements, and also allows you to focus on enhancing the user experience.
At this stage, it is crucial to have bilateral talks between the customer and the development team about the project. Our team makes sure to discuss everything: from the concept of the future product to potential problems during development and after launch. Besides, during this phase, we provide an estimate of the project cost.
Benefits of the Discovery Phase
How Much Will a Product Discovery Phase Cost?
The cost of the discovery phase of a project is between $5000 and $15,000.Traditionally, the cost of the discovery stage is 10% of the development budget. After the exploratory discussion of all the necessary details, developers already have an idea of the functionality of the final product and its development process. Therefore, the cost of this stage can inform you in advance about the price of an MVP or a digital solution.
out of
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Discovery team
Here are the most important professionals who can easily handle the entire discovery phase of your software project.
Project manager
Business analyst or solution architect
Chief technology officer
UX/UI designer
Backend, frontend, or mobile developer
Marketing manager
Web development solutions
This phase involves an interview with the founder (business or product owner) to understand the overall concept of the product, as well as what makes it different from the competition. After obtaining all the necessary information, the discovery phase begins.
At this stage, specialists conduct an in-depth analysis of all the information received, as well as determine the main goals, requirements, and business objectives.
The initial technical requirements (workflow and technologies) are developed based on the business requirements. After a comprehensive analysis of the potential and prospects of the future product, developers make the final choice.
During this stage, a general analysis
of the client is carried out. It will be necessary to understand how much the future product will be needed by customers. To do this,
a whole group of aspects should be checked:
Customer Profile, Demographics, The buying process, Problems and pain points
Particular attention should be paid to customers’ pain points because the product should offer a solution to their problems.
This is the final phase of the analysis, which involves a comprehensive assessment
of competitors. The following factors
are analyzed:
Competitor’s location, Business model, Monetization model, The pricing offered
by the competitor, Main features and aspects of their product.
These factors will help you understand where you can outperform your competitors.
Software requirements specifications (SRS) are descriptions of the future software in the form of user stories. This documentation includes the application workflow, user paths, key functions, roles, and necessary technologies for the back-end, front-end, and marketing. During the project discovery phase, the necessary documentation is developed and used by the team to visualize the functionality of the future platform and create the user experience.
Wireframes help the team understand and interpret stakeholder expectations. They visualize the workflow and make it easier for devs to understand it and modify it if necessary. UX wireframes also improve platform workflow and user experience.
The final stage of the discovery phase is the creation of project blueprints, which are a collection of the deliverables of the previous phases. They help to make sure that all processes are completed within the stipulated time frame. Usually, blueprints contain the technical requirements for the project and other aspects:
- Project scope and timeline
- Technical details and project requirements
- Cost estimation
- Milestones
- Deadlines
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