Discovery Phase

Implement your business idea consulting Inoxoft experts and you
get the best solutions ever to satisfy your target users’ needs. You’ll
also enjoy reasonable cost estimation of the project
implementation.

Advantages of discovery stage can not be underestimated. Since the moment business idea is presented to the company, its implementation demands a thorough research of business analysts beforehand. The request for discovery phase is almost urgent if both the company and the client understand that their further work and success of the product depends on improvements during this stage. What discovery phase reveal to the client? In general, it is estimation of whether client’s solutions and requirements for the app match business needs correctly.

It is important to bring the maximum value for end users and product owner via fulfilled business needs. Evaluation of business, functional and non functional requirements, advice on system’s functionality and searching user’s pain-points in order to solve them through designed software – these are key pillars of discovery stage. To reach accurate evaluation of idea stakeholders analysis also should be done. That is the prime road to consistency of project plan and clarified vision of product usage and benefits it gives to users.

Key principles to measure
project success

Communicate effectively: more questions we set, better product we create

Exploring customers’ ideas lies in the process of intense interviewing, discussions and meetings. The discovery stage may provoke many turns in the initial ideas of the customer which are always improved greatly by designers, managers and techleaders.

The Inoxoft team has great experience in conducting smooth communication with clients using best project and time management practices.

Trust us with your idea. We are ready to analyze it for your benefit

Discovery phase means guaranteed support by the company’s professionals mainly to help you optimize the functionality of the product and estimate the value of both business and technical requirements. We provide consultations and engage the client into a constant communication and discussions over the future product. Not only you get the fixed price, but it is as well a chance to learn about the company’s commitment.

Discovery stage is a huge benefit in web development

Both the company professionals and the client benefit from the discovery stage because clear requirements are set, features are discussed, the budget is known and the timeframe is decided. Everything you need to feel calm about the smallest application feature, app button design and whether it could be technically achieved.

Thus, the discovery phase deliverables make the customer feel secure about the outcomes of the project implementation. The discovery stage results in:

Handling client’s business problem, estimation of business idea efficiency and its overall improvement.
Client gets the all-level architecture structure of the
web-development process.
The company offers the cost and time estimate.

Exact Deliverables of the
discovery phase: how do
they look like?

Special document exists to cover all the issues structurally.
That is Solution Vision and Scope Document which is created and provided
to the client. Before we explain what this document contains, let’s have a
look at the roles of professionals working for discovery stage results:

Business Analyst defines business goals, risks and product feasibility

Under the supervision of the Delivery manager the Engagement Manager collects analyzed needs and requirements, works on the further scope of the project and defines the best systems to plan technical and design tasks

Solution architect manages solution strategies according to business problem and specifies the logic of project stages

Technical leader is responsible for software solutions and defines technical possibilities for a desired app features

UI/UX Designer works on the product usability, the best choices for navigation and innovative design

During discovery stage which might last up to 2-3 weeks depending on the
scale of the project, the next documents are step by step included in the
Solution Vision and Scope Document:

Business requirements

Analysis of business background, goals and risks

Solution scope

Solution strategy diagram

Functional&Non-functional requirements

Specification of web-application features and how the system works

Technical vision and architecture

Applied technologies and effective technological solutions

Basic UX design

At the end of the Discovery phase the cost of product development is
determined after which the time for the process of approval by the customer
comes.

Conclusion

As our experience tells us: better planned apps – that’s the key to get higher profit and happy users.

The discovery phase is a proven bargain which provides the client with a detailed picture of the future product, solves all dubious questions at the initial stages and testifies to all whims are satisfied.

It certainly ensures successful fulfilling of client’s expectations by the company. That’s how Inoxoft works – our projects are based on properly organized management and we are happy to provide our experience for you and share the advantages of the discovery phase.

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Discovery Phase

Key principles to measure project success

Discovery stage is a huge benefit in web development

Exact Deliverables of the discovery phase: how do they look like?

Conclusion

Key principles to measure
project success

Exact Deliverables of the
discovery phase: how do
they look like?