Why discovery process is critical for Mobile App Development & How to initiate the discovery process?

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Why discovery process is critical for Mobile App
Development How to initiate the discovery
process?
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• Imagine you are venturing out in your brand new
  car, and have just hit the road, all pumped up
  with excitement. But then, you realize that you
  don't have a map for the destination where you
  are planning to go.
• Where will you end up in this situation?
• Nowhere to be precise.
• You will not only lose time but also resources
  and you will never be able to reach your
  destination.
• This is why the discovery process for mobile app
  development is probably the most important phase.
  Without a discovery process, you are like that
  traveler without a roadmap.

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Why Discovery Process?

• Discovery process is a roadmap for the
  development of any project It can be a mobile
  app, a new website, new software, or even a new
  building. Within the discovery process, we need
  to gather critical information that will help us
  to conceptualize and design the said project.
• In this blog, we will focus on the discovery
  process for our mobile app development firms and
  find out how we can trigger and initiate the
  discovery process for mobile app development.
• Lets take an example of why the discovery
  process is important for mobile app development
  Assume you wish to launch a mobile app for
  creating a community platform for those who love
  fishing

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• In case we dont execute the discovery process,
  and directly jump into the development phase,
  then the mobile app can be a failure. We wont
  have any idea what our target audience prefers,
  what are the basic requirements for fishing, is
  there any market for such a community, and what
  features can such an app for anglers have.
• Without the discovery process, the entire mobile
  app development becomes a gamble, and we lose
  control over its success.

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Definition Of Discovery Process

• A discovery process strives to find answers, that
  will lead to the optimal design,
  development, UX/UI, and overall mobile app
  development. These answers form the foundation on
  which we at TechAhead understand the requirements
  of the client, connect them with the market
  needs, and subsequently develop a mobile app
  solution.
• The eventual answers that Discovery Process leads
  to, are
• Critical information that will form the base of
  the mobile app development (for example user
  journeys, personas).
• Information on how users can get benefited from
  using the mobile app (why will they use our
  app?).
• Set of features of the mobile app, that will
  establish the user interface and user experience
  of the mobile app (this will lead to wireframe of
  the new app).

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How To Initiate the Discovery Process?

• Although different mobile app development
  projects have different Discovery Processes (app
  for the fishing community will be different from
  an app for programmers), there are a few basic
  processes that form the foundation for all
  discovery processes.
• The three main steps for initiating the discovery
  process are Research, Ideation, and Evaluation.

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Research

• Via exploratory research, the developers and
  mobile app architects will be able to gain
  information about the domain of the mobile app,
  and it will induce more clarity into the overall
  development of the mobile app.
• Surveys and questionnaires can be used to scoop
  out relevant data and information about the
  domain, and it opens up new ideas about the new
  app. Competitive analysis can also be an
  important part of the research process, and it
  will help to have a better understanding related
  to the objectives and purpose of developing the
  app.
• In the example of a mobile app for fishing
  lovers, the research phase can help the
  developers to understand why some people are
  passionate about fishing, what are terms they use
  for fishing, and the psychology of a typical user
  via user persona

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Ideation

• Based on the information gathered via the
  research process, we will ideate the app
  development agency, and this happens due to one
  critical aspect of this stage Pain Points.
• In the ideation stage of the discovery process,
  we will try to understand the pain points of the
  userbase, and brainstorm ideas to resolve those
  pain points.
• By figuring out how we can solve the pain points,
  the very foundation of mobile app development is
  created. We can precisely, and specifically focus
  on the pain points, and ideate on all the aspects
  of the mobile app development features list,
  user interface, user experience, and product
  experience.
• For example, for the app for fishing lovers, we
  can ideate on the pain points, and then
  brainstorm ideas to resolve them. Their biggest
  pain points can be location, good fishing spots,
  buying fishing equipment, learn how to fish, and
  developing connections with other fishing lovers.

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Evaluation

• Based on the ideation process, and the ideas
  generated, we arrive at the final and eventual
  stage of the discovery process Evaluation.
• At this stage, we have the information about the
  domain, we have the typical user persona, and we
  have a set of ideas related to the features, user
  interface, and user experience based on the pain
  points.
• Now, all we need to do is connect the dots, and
  evaluate the final structure of the mobile app.
• In most cases, a wireframe of the new mobile app
  is the outcome of the evolution stage, which is
  created after concept testing. Developers can
  create the concept of the mobile app via
  wireframe, insert navigational parameters based
  on the users expectations, and then evaluate
  this framework with the client, and subject
  matter experts.

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• For example, a wireframe based on the available
  information about the app can be shown to the
  fishing lovers first hand, and those who have
  knowledge and experience about fishing.
• Let them evaluate the features list, navigation,
  and overall user experience of the app via
  concept testing, and then based on their inputs,
  the actual design and development of the mobile
  app can be initiated.
• Thus, after the discovery process ends, the
  mobile app developers and designers are empowered
  with the right information and inputs to initiate
  the mobile app development process.
• And this is a sure-shot path to success.
• Need more clarifications on the discovery
  process? Talk to our mobile app consultants
  today, and start the process of launching your
  mobile app, right now!
• You may contact TechAhead Top Mobile App
  Development Agency to Develop Your Profitable
  App.

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Thank You

• Read Original Article Here-
• https//www.techaheadcorp.com/blog/discovery-proce
  ss-for-mobile-app-development/

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