Start Development with Discovery Phase
The Discovery Phase is a preparatory stage before development and the first step from an abstract idea to the implementation of the intended project.
We can suggest the optimal way to implement your business idea or help improve an existing product.
Undertaking a Discovery Phase can reduce development costs by up to 46%.
Benefits
A clear concept
provides an overall picture of the project and allows for a comprehensive examination from different perspectives.
Structural analysis
minimizes the risk of errors during implementation, saves budget and development time.
Estimating the development time and budget
streamlines financial planning.
Do you want to
Develop the product concept
We can help you assess prospects and choose the optimal development path:
- We will refine your idea by analyzing the situation, assisting in formulating and testing hypotheses, and structuring requirements.
- We will create a consistent product development plan.
- We will select the optimal implementation approach, including technologies, stack, and architecture.
- We can assist you in presenting your project and securing financing.
Refine a ready-made solution
We will propose ways to enhance your product's effectiveness:
- We will audit your current product and assess the usability of processes, interfaces (UX), code, integrations, and architecture. We will identify bottlenecks and provide recommendations.
- We will provide guidance on how to replace imported software with a solution from the Register of Russian Software.
- We will suggest optimizing the current solution through process automation, RPA robot implementation, and more.
- We will develop an improvement plan, compare the new solution with competitors, and identify features for further product development.
1200+ completed projects
20 years of enhancing our expertise
830+ clients
Discovery Phase Stages
For each project, the stages and tools of the Discovery Phase are individually tailored based on your goals and needs, project type, and level of concept detail.
Research
We will conduct interviews with stakeholders, audit systems and integrations, and analyze competitors.
Concept Development
We will visualize the project's architecture, outline user interactions with the product, develop an implementation plan, and provide a project estimation.
Prototyping and Launch
We will create layouts and validate the concept.
Research
Conducting Stakeholder Interviews
• We will document the goals and objectives, and define the criteria for the success of the product.
• We will describe the business processes and their relationships within the product.
• We will develop business requirements for the application and external services.
• We will engage scientific expertise in the project if necessary.
• We will describe the business processes and their relationships within the product.
• We will develop business requirements for the application and external services.
• We will engage scientific expertise in the project if necessary.
Audit of existing systems and upcoming integrations
• We will identify potential development stage difficulties in advance.
• We will determine possible limitations.
• We will develop technical requirements for the application and third-party services.
• We will determine possible limitations.
• We will develop technical requirements for the application and third-party services.
Data Visualization and Analysis
• We will conduct an audit of data storage and analysis models.
• We will analyze data quality.
• We will describe user-friendly and clear data showcases — BI dashboards.
• We will analyze data quality.
• We will describe user-friendly and clear data showcases — BI dashboards.
Competitor Analysis
• We will analyze similar products in the market and establish priority functions.
• We will define behavior patterns and create a user journey map (CX and UX).
• We will analyze user feedback, identify weaknesses in competitor products, and proactively address them in the customer's project.
• We will define behavior patterns and create a user journey map (CX and UX).
• We will analyze user feedback, identify weaknesses in competitor products, and proactively address them in the customer's project.
Concept Development
General project scheme
• We will visualize business requirements. We will demonstrate the current state of the project (AS IS) and how it will be implemented (TO BE).
• We will elaborate on the main functionalities (features) and uncover the connections between them.
• We will design the architecture and define the development technologies.
• We will elaborate on the main functionalities (features) and uncover the connections between them.
• We will design the architecture and define the development technologies.
User Engagement with the Product
• We will outline the user roles.
• We will optimize the user interface interaction scheme (UX) to improve the user experience.
• We will assist in selecting devices for your project.
• We will optimize the user interface interaction scheme (UX) to improve the user experience.
• We will assist in selecting devices for your project.
Execution Plan
• We will compile a list of all planned product features in order of priority (Backlog).
• We will define the minimum viable product (MVP).
• We will develop a product evolution roadmap (Roadmap).
• We will define the minimum viable product (MVP).
• We will develop a product evolution roadmap (Roadmap).
Project Assessment
• We will provide a preliminary project evaluation.
• We will compile a list of the necessary specialists.
• We will estimate the cost and timeline for the entire project or MVP.
• We will compile a list of the necessary specialists.
• We will estimate the cost and timeline for the entire project or MVP.
In the case of project initiation, this information will serve as the foundation for the technical specification.
Prototyping and Launch
The additional stage of the Discovery Phase allows you to visualize the product or changes in the product and conduct simplified hypothesis testing.
Design
• We will create the visual design of the screens.
• We will showcase the potential capabilities and appearance of the product.
• We will shape the ideas for future presentation and sales to interested parties.
• We will conduct project planning and ensure readiness for launch.
• We will showcase the potential capabilities and appearance of the product.
• We will shape the ideas for future presentation and sales to interested parties.
• We will conduct project planning and ensure readiness for launch.
Concept Validation
• We will rapidly deploy the initial working version of the product using No/Low-code platforms or conventional development.
• We will advise on how to test hypotheses, functionality, and interface usability in real-world conditions.
• We will explain how to gather and interpret user feedback.
• We will advise on how to test hypotheses, functionality, and interface usability in real-world conditions.
• We will explain how to gather and interpret user feedback.
The Discovery Phase can become the first step towards the digital transformation of enterprise IT infrastructure.
Client Reviews
Client Reviews
LUKOIL Lubricants company is the leader of the Russian market of oils and greases. It produces lubricants at 9 plants in Russia and Europe supplying its products to consumers in more than 100 countries. We were happy to work with SimbirSoft. Together we developed a new marketing mobile application. SimbirSoft implemented this application turn-key. We appreciate their attitude and sense of responsibility for the work they do, our cooperation became the smoothest experience of many we had. We look forward to having new projects with SimbirSoft!
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Our cooperation with SimbirSoft started in 2014 with only one front-end developer. In just a month, we became convinced of their high qualification, and as a result, we expanded our cooperation and engaged more specialists in other web projects. Later, SimbirSoft used their expertise in our mobile application development.
Within a year of collaboration, the SimbirSoft team demonstrated very high front-end and mobile development. Thanks to their involvement, we have released six large and important projects. It should be noted that during the collaboration, an amicable interaction was established between the project managers of ABBYY LS and SimbirSoft, as well as the developers, which in turn had a positive impact on the whole communication process, the level of mutual understanding and the overall project vision.
All Abbyy managers were provided with full reports on the completed tasks and the time spent on the development process. It is no doubt that SimbirSoft is a company that can be recommended for a long-term partnership in software development.
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