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Discovery Sessions
Mobile App Discovery Session
Mobile App Discovery Session

A mobile app discovery session follows seven key steps to define the app’s vision, scope, and feasibility.

Mobile App Development
Mobile App Development
Agile Transformation and PMO
Agile Transformation and PMO
Mobile App Design, Development & Deployment

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Discovery Sessions

Mobile App Design
Mobile App Design

Typical Flow of a Mobile App Discovery Session

1. Understanding the Vision & Goals

  • Discuss the purpose of the app (e.g., solving a problem, business expansion, customer engagement).

  • Define success metrics (e.g., number of downloads, revenue goals, user retention).

  • Identify target audience (demographics, pain points, behaviors).

2. Competitive & Market Analysis

  • Review competitors’ apps, features, and user feedback.

  • Identify gaps in the market that the app can address.

  • Discuss monetization models (subscription, in-app purchases, ads, etc.).

3. Feature Brainstorming & Prioritization

  • List essential core features vs. optional nice-to-have features.

  • Use a MoSCoW method (Must-have, Should-have, Could-have, Won’t-have).

  • Discuss phased development (MVP vs. full feature set).

4. User Experience & Journey Mapping

  • Create user personas representing different types of users.

  • Define the user flow (from onboarding to completing key actions).

  • Sketch rough wireframes or UI mockups for early visualization.

5. Technical Feasibility & Development Considerations

  • Discuss platform choice (iOS, Android, or cross-platform).

  • Identify third-party integrations (payment gateways, APIs, AI tools).

  • Evaluate scalability and security requirements.

6. Timeline & Budget Estimation

  • Define a realistic development timeline based on feature complexity.

  • Discuss budget constraints and cost-effective solutions.

  • Determine the team structure (in-house, freelance, agency).

7. Next Steps & Deliverables

  • Summarize key takeaways from the session.

  • Define actionable next steps (e.g., prototype development, detailed wireframes).

  • Assign responsibilities and set up follow-up meetings.

Deliverables Typically Include:

✔️ Project brief summarizing goals and scope.

✔️ User personas and journey maps for UX planning.

✔️ Feature list and MVP definition for development.

✔️ Initial wireframes or UI sketches for visualization.

✔️ Technical recommendations for development approach.

A discovery session is a structured meeting or series of workshops where stakeholders, designers, developers, and business analysts collaborate to define the app’s vision, goals, technical feasibility, and development roadmap. This stage is crucial to ensure alignment before development begins.

Mobile App Design, Development & Deployment

Mobile App Development
Mobile App Development
Getting Started

How we start the project is critical for the outcome. Once the product owner's responsibility is clearly established, depending on the needs, one ore more onboarding sessions will set the training, process and roles.

  • Define the Product Vision: Clearly articulate the app’s purpose, target audience, and high-level goals to guide the project.

  • Assemble the Scrum Team: We form a cross-functional team, including a Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Development Team.

  • Create a Product Backlog: List and prioritize features, functionalities, and tasks based on the app’s requirements and user stories.

  • Conduct Sprint Planning: Define the scope of the first sprint by selecting high-priority items from the Product Backlog and breaking them into tasks.

  • Set Up Tools and Infrastructure: Choose collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Trello) for task management and establish the development environment.

  • Establish a Definition of Done: Agree on criteria to consider tasks and features complete, ensuring quality and consistency.

  • Plan User Testing: Identify how and when the app’s early versions will be tested with end-users for feedback.

Mobile App Development
Mobile App Development
Getting Results

Continuous feedback and adaptation is key to building a successful app and rapidly deliver a minimum viable product. The work in progress is controlled to allow for manageable workload and high quality output.

  • Incremental Development: Deliver working software at the end of each sprint, providing tangible value to stakeholders and opportunities for feedback.

  • Sprint Reviews and Demos: Showcase completed work to stakeholders at the end of each sprint, ensuring transparency and aligning the product with business goals.

  • Adapt and Adjust: Incorporate stakeholder and user feedback into the Product Backlog to ensure the product evolves to meet real-world needs.

  • Stabilize: Fix known bugs, optimize infrastructure, and enhance UX/UI based on real-world usage.

  • Scale: expand features, optimiz performance, and grow the user base. This involves enhancing infrastructure to handle increased traffic, refining UX/UI based on user feedback, and automating processes for efficiency.

  • Move to a reduced burn rate once the product is released and you have achieved diminishing returns.

Our effective Agile sprint maximizes productivity through structured planning, execution, and continuous improvement.

  • Sprint Planning: The team prioritizes high-value work, defining clear deliverables and a Definition of Done (DoD) to ensure quality.

  • Controlled WIP & Execution: Tasks are pulled, not pushed, keeping work manageable. Daily stand-ups align the team, while code reviews and automated testing provide fast feedback.

  • Strong Feedback Loop: Continuous peer reviews, stakeholder input, and CI/CD ensure quality and early course correction.

  • Clear Sprint Deliverables: Each sprint produces a shippable product increment, reviewed with stakeholders for validation.

  • Sprint Retrospective: The team reflects on improvements, ensuring the process stays adaptive and efficient.

By following these principles, our Agile teams stay adaptable, productive, and focused on delivering value with each sprint

Mobile App Delivery
Mobile App Delivery
Efficient execution

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