Indubitably, mobile product development process is intricate and costly one. Evaluating the market trends, deciding upon the app category, estimating the budget and finally the implementation, all these steps are enormously crucial and must be taken into consideration by the developers. Neglecting any one of these stages can lead to delay in release of the product.
This is why it is essential to give equal importance to all below mentioned phases of product development.
Analysis
Every start up idea is based on in-depth analysis. Who would be the end user? What would be the budget? How the product would be beneficial? All these questions are necessary to be answered since it helps in determining how the project would be tackled.
Wireframing
After the requirements are analyzed, it is necessary to turn them into the documents to get better grasp of future functionalities. Begin using sketches to comprehend the problem and determine a concept prior to proceeding further.
User Interface Design
The earlier stages, that is analysis and wireframing, are closely linked with this stage where clarity and usability gain total control. Operations of this stage are performed while keeping the users in mind. Questions like how will the users react to each phase of the application? Do they know how to navigate? Is the design intuitive, are addressed.
Planning
In case, during the initial phase of research, you failed to find out what type of product would be developed, now is the time to do that. Prior to beginning of implementation, ensure that all resources are estimated.
Prototype
After the completion of user interface design, a prototype model is built to test whether or not the design meets the requrements of the target user.
Development
During this phase, questions like what platform is used to develop an application are addressed. Business analyst, designer, team of developers, technical architect and quality analyst are the people involved in this phase.
Quality assurance
This is of utmost importance during product development. A complete quality assurance process is performed while utilizing particular tools. Acceptance testing is also performed during this stage.
Launch
After the testing is complete, the product is submitted to the store and is ready for its launch.
Maintenance
The need for product maintenance cannot be overlooked post its launch. People involved in this process include the quality analyst, the developing team and the product owner.
Building a mobile product requires long-term commitment in addition to money. Also, the project is not complete once it is in store. Assistance of internet marketing experts is necessary to popularize the app among target audience.
This is why it is essential to give equal importance to all below mentioned phases of product development.
Analysis
Every start up idea is based on in-depth analysis. Who would be the end user? What would be the budget? How the product would be beneficial? All these questions are necessary to be answered since it helps in determining how the project would be tackled.
Wireframing
After the requirements are analyzed, it is necessary to turn them into the documents to get better grasp of future functionalities. Begin using sketches to comprehend the problem and determine a concept prior to proceeding further.
User Interface Design
The earlier stages, that is analysis and wireframing, are closely linked with this stage where clarity and usability gain total control. Operations of this stage are performed while keeping the users in mind. Questions like how will the users react to each phase of the application? Do they know how to navigate? Is the design intuitive, are addressed.
Planning
In case, during the initial phase of research, you failed to find out what type of product would be developed, now is the time to do that. Prior to beginning of implementation, ensure that all resources are estimated.
Prototype
After the completion of user interface design, a prototype model is built to test whether or not the design meets the requrements of the target user.
Development
During this phase, questions like what platform is used to develop an application are addressed. Business analyst, designer, team of developers, technical architect and quality analyst are the people involved in this phase.
Quality assurance
This is of utmost importance during product development. A complete quality assurance process is performed while utilizing particular tools. Acceptance testing is also performed during this stage.
Launch
After the testing is complete, the product is submitted to the store and is ready for its launch.
Maintenance
The need for product maintenance cannot be overlooked post its launch. People involved in this process include the quality analyst, the developing team and the product owner.
Building a mobile product requires long-term commitment in addition to money. Also, the project is not complete once it is in store. Assistance of internet marketing experts is necessary to popularize the app among target audience.
