Joined March 2022
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We currently have 17 supported sellers and are working to have the entire outdoor industry (sellers large and small) in the next couple months!
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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.
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- start with wireframes and get your information hierarchy down. - once stakeholders are satisfied, turn these into designs. - not all designers are created equal. Also, ensure you have an expert in UI/UX and not just a good graphic designer. …very different skillsets.
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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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
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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.
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- 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.
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- Typically just 1-2 hours is all that it should take @303Software #productdevelopment #founders #Innovation @fullsend_mgmt
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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…
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- the teams software design expertise and experience starts to mold business requirements into software reqs, system logic, interaction design, etc Can’t stress this enough - your product lead should be setting clear and proper expectations through every phase of the process.
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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
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…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
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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
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Decide that you’re ready to bring your software idea to life and ready to start System Design & Planning? Here’s what to expect:
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- 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
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- 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
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