discovery phase
The discovery phase is a bridge between a theoretical concept of the product and its technical realization
Discovery phase
The discovery phase is the initial stage of a development project. During this stage, we validate the market, analyze competitors, identify our strengths, and get a well-rounded understanding of the target audience. Structured analysis helps to uncover legal constraints, identify potential project risks, and take proactive steps to mitigate them.
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Discovery phase process
In the beginning, we analyze the target audience, define product-market fit, and gather all the project requirements. Our team will ensure that you are going to build the best possible product at the right price for your customers.
Deliverables can vary according to the project’s specifications and the stakeholders’ requirements.
Competitor analysis helps to uncover your competitors’ weaknesses and find a gap in the market. To understand whether the solution will genuinely add value, we evaluate your competitors’ features, market share, pricing, marketing, differentiators, culture, and reviews.
One of the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs is turning ideas into plans. And Lean Canvas offers a deeper look at the problems a product can address and the solutions it can bring to its users. It’ll map out the key points that will help you to transform your ideas into a concrete action plan.
Discovery phase process
Before jumping into the design, it is crucial to identify broad challenges that your product can solve. At this step, our product team decides which features to prioritize.
The discovery phase is the initial stage of product development — these two processes could be separated. You can sign a contract with another company or stay with us.
The scope baseline provides the approved deliverables of the project decomposed into smaller work packages.
A user role provides a collection of defining attributes that characterize users and their intended interactions with the system.
Discovery phase process
Our team will create wireframes, a prototype, and information architecture to provide decision-makers with a holistic understanding of whether or not to move forward with a product concept. A design represents the team’s initial response to the project brief and articulates the broad outlines of function and form.
Deliverables can vary according to the project’s specifications and the stakeholders’ requirements.
A wireframe provides a layout of a web page. It demonstrates what interface elements will exist on key pages.
A prototype helps to understand how users will interact with the product. It displays particular states depending on the actions the user takes.
Information architecture gives a bird’s eye view of the system. It displays pages, content, interactions, and behaviors for the entire product.
Discovery phase process
At this stage, our product teams refine ideas by deeply understanding user problems and then land on the best way to solve them. During intense research, we analyze all aspects related to the execution of a project to propose its technical implementation.
The discovery phase is the initial stage of product development — these two processes could be separated. You can sign a contract with another company or stay with us.
A technology stack offers insights into how your product will be built. It summarizes the programming languages, frameworks, and tools developers would need.
Discovery phase process
When all necessary research is conducted and project goals are clear, our team moves on to finalizing deliverables. We focus on various layers of project planning and drive the process in a way that gives you tangible deliverables.
Deliverables can vary according to the project’s specifications and the stakeholders’ requirements.
A project roadmap helps to break down your project into the distinct steps required to accomplish a particular goal.
Rough cost estimates provide you with a potential range of costs you might expect. This assessment involves a breakdown of the development process into stages and technologies.
It’s important that you as the customer understand the roles required within your team to bring your project to successful completion.
Tech Lead translates the business requirements into a technical solution.
The business analyst’s goal is to ensure the end product matches the needs of your business and customers.
The designer crafts the form of the product to match its purpose.
The project manager is responsible for budget, risk, schedule, and contract management. PM ensures that the team has sufficient performance levels.
You have the final say about the product – including how feedback is incorporated and which features are included.
End users help to foresee and eliminate project risks, including lack of market demand.
Discovery phase
Discovery helps to understand the target market on a deeper level to develop products that suit the needs of all stakeholders.
Product discovery helps organizations deeply understand customers and greatly reduce project risks.
The more you understand what your customer needs, the better you can cut effort that won’t deliver value.
You’ll get a full timeline of the project with interim goals, deliverables, and deadlines.
Discovery Phase
Size S The project rough estimation is under 2 months. Example:Small
Google Translator
Size m The project rough estimation is 2-4 months Example:Medium
Twitter
Size L The project rough estimation is > 4 months Example:Large
Airbnb
Employee Wellbeing Platform
Water Supply and Sewerage Infrastructure Management App
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