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Strategy & Product Definition
Why do you need to build a strategy and create a technological specification?
Depending on the size of software projects, the development stages may differ, in some cases they will be very detailed and complex stages, and in others they will simply be formulated in any form convenient for developers
If the project is large and very important, which will possibly affect people's lives or is associated with huge financial risks, all stages of software development will be followed, i.e. detailed and even new stages, micro-stages and so on will be added
All this is done in order to prevent errors and implement the product that is really needed
The main stages of creating a strategy and product criteria
Task Definition
Before you start coding, you need to clearly formulate the problem that your future program should solve. Because, without a good definition of the problem, you can spend a lot of effort and time on solving the wrong problem that you want to solve.
This stage will allow the development team to determine the final goals of the customer and identify a number of suitable competitors.
Analysis of competitors and existing solutions
A business analyst conducts a comprehensive analysis of existing competitors and solutions, and then, based on this, draws up a description of detuning from competitors. The strengths and weaknesses of competitors are highlighted - this will be the basis of what should be taken into account from the start of development. So at this stage, the audience and the region of the future product are taken into account.
This stage will reduce the amount of time for thinking through and creating a competent architecture for future software.
Create a BOM
The specification is a detailed description of all the features of the program and the actions that the program must perform. This ensures that the functionality of the system is determined by the customer and not by the programmer. Such requirements must necessarily be official, i.e. documented.
This stage will minimize changes to the system after the start of direct development.
Development of a high-level architecture
At this stage, technical specialists together with Tech. Lead develop high-level system design, which includes:
- Main Components
- Format and method of data storage;
- Specific business rules;
- Way of organizing the user interface;
- Approach to system security;
- Performance ratings;
- Scaling options;
This stage will allow an accurate assessment of the timing and cost of future software.
Cost and time estimation
Estimation of cost and terms is carried out by the development team together with Tech. Lidom after the approval of the technical specification and the creation of a high-level architecture.
This stage will allow you to calculate the project budget even before the start of development and minimize budget changes in the future.
UI/UX design
Based on the technical specification and the wishes of the client, the designer creates a representation of the user interface, taking into account all the rules of UI / UX. Then several regular stages of making adjustments and approval.
This stage will allow you to work out the appearance of the future system and optimize user interaction.
Management
Dedicated manager
Each project is assigned a responsible Project Manager, who participates in the collection of requirements, the process of creating a technical specification, the development of each stage, QA and stabilization.
The manager is your friend
Each project manager has the main goal - to make the client happy through a high level of understanding and communication. You can share absolutely any idea and thought with the manager.
Agile methodology
One of the most important tasks of a project manager is to control the delivery of a high-quality digital product - this is achieved through competent iteration planning, constant filling of the backlog and the use of custom task-tracking systems. The productivity of the team can be seen not only in the final product, but also in the figures of the reports.
50%
The success of the project depends directly on the management
5+
Years of experience in management for each of our PMAs
25+
Performance metrics for each project
Our principles and tools
Agile, Scrum
Our core project management methodology
Iterations
We work with the client in iterations (~ 2 weeks)
MVP
We are committed to launching each product with a minimum set of features
Transparency
We are ready to provide the client with access to any of the available tools
User story
The basic principle of describing the business logic of future software
Reporting
Based on the results of each iteration, we prepare reports (discussed individually)
Management
Built-in project management processes
Zoom, Google meet
The main tools for team interaction with the customer
Mockups, Figma
Basic tools for creating prototypes, mockups and sketches
Jira
The main tool for managing and maintaining projects
Confluence
The main tool for creating a technical specification
Slack
The main tool for internal communication of the development team
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