Software Development with a Product Discovery Phase

Software Development with a Product Discovery Phase

1. PRODUCT DISCOVERY

   • To discuss the next questions with the client: What is the product?, Wich is the main goal of the product?, Who is the target audience?, How can we make it usable? How can we make money from it? What are the functionalities? Is there a roadmap? Are there any restrictions or considerations to keep in mind?

2. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

   • Output
     • Is everything that results from a development process:Functionalities, Requirements, Interfaces, Story Points.
   • Outcome
     • Is considered as the mid-term results. This includes: value, Impact, Behavior, ROI, Profits.

3. Understanding the problem and eploring solutions

   • The following activities are essential during product discovery.
     • Uncovering the purpose: learning about the product with the client, and what would be the ultimate goal of the development process.
     • Business Overview: discussion about the business model
     • Defining some metrics: Identifying possible milestones and criteria that could help assess the app's success.
     • Laying out the constraints:It is necessary to identify the importance that the client demands such as: Time, Quality, Budget, Scope.
     • Identifying the risks: is about identifying the risks that are worth worrying about and ignoring those that aren't
     • Taking the users into account: understandying who are the final users to propose a UI suitable for those users.
     • Process and working agreements: defining with the client how the software development process will be, how Scrum works, feine the schedule for the daily and the ceremonies
     • Building a story map: building a grid of user stories which are laid out under headings that represent the workflow moving through your product. It provides a sense of the project size.
   • Adding more steps according to the needs
     • Aesthetics alignment; Architectural discussion; Choosing the project tools; Mapping out the first sprint.