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Back to System Design & Planning. Once you’re through the workflows phase, it’s a good time to bring in your UI/UX specialists to start building out wireframes.
These wireframes (and eventually designs) will be a visual culmination of the work and artifacts to date.
We’ll put the conversation around design and planning on hold this week. Who you got for the natty Monday night? As a Buckeyes fan, after several years of heartbreak I think this is the year they get it done.
Next phase of System Design & Planning is the creation of Technical Workflows…
We pick out the most impactful workflows along with all of the areas that need more eyeballs to ensure the desired UX.
- Define step by step process to navigate the system
- Navigate major inputs, outputs, dependencies, and interactions between components
- Aids in understanding system architecture and integration points.
We use @LucidSoftware for the technical workflows as this gives everyone an easily digestible visual. Very useful for client and product team alike! #innovation #productdesign #founder #startup @303Software
System Design & Planning Cont’d…
After the Epic to Feature is complete, it’s a good time to go through a Lean Canvas exercise.
- Takes the client through clearly articulating everything from Problem and Solution to Value Prop and Revenue streams.
- This is often as beneficial to the client as it is to the product team
- There are always nuggets that come to light through this session that help inform product and development.
- Typically just 1-2 hours is all that it should take
@303Software #productdevelopment #founders #Innovation @fullsend_mgmt
System Design & Planning for a new software build cont’d…
Once discovery is complete, the next step is creating the first artifact… the Epic to Feature Map.
We use @LucidSoftware but any post it note application will do. Here you start digesting discovery…
Picking up on System Design & Planning after the turkey break. Some thoughts on kicking off a productive discovery phase..
1) I like to bring in all key stakeholders here for a variety of needs and perspectives from the client side
…surface questions and clarification around your business model as well. If your discovery phase doesn’t challenge your business model or processes - you should be looking for a new team
4) I’d expect the discovery phase to span anywhere from 2 sessions to as many as 6 to 8 on a large build. #software #product #startup #founders @303Software
Decide that you’re ready to bring your software idea to life and ready to start System Design & Planning?
Here’s what to expect:
- In depth Discovery phase
- Build an Epic to Feature
- Lean Canvas exercise
- Build Technical Workflows Diagram
- UI designs
- Setup Jira board (or other Project Mgmt tool)
- Write User Stories
- User Story Analysis & Estimations
- System Architecture & Data Mapping
- Build Visual Release Plan
- Product Launch Plan
Will look through each one of these in depth as we work through this process. #startup #founders #innovation #ProductDevelopment #productlaunch @303Software

