Getting started
Planning your app
Solution Requirements
3min
The first step is to identify or define the requirements of your App.
- Write down the purpose of the app in a few sentences, start with I want to.....
Now break it down and list the requirements. create a list of must-haves and nice-to-haves; always keep in mind that it is a mobile app solution.
Purpose statementNext create a user flow diagram or mindmap mapping out the user journey, whether that is on paper or in an application like Miro, Powerpoint, Visio. The user flow diagram helps later in the solution design, to plan out the screens of the app.
Flow chart
- What is the purpose, story, or use case of the app?
- What business solution or problem is to be addressed?
- Are there specific requirements?
- Who is the target audience or persona, e.g., employees, customers, sales staff, targeted age groups such as scholars?
- Is the requirement based on an existing process? If so, gather the requirements and steps from that process or site.
- If it is a new process or idea, research similar apps to get an understanding of what works.
- How will your users onboard? Will they download the app, register a profile?
- Use a tool or method that allows for collaboration with others and groups. Create the plan in a single location that is easy to refer to. Planning is a living document, a work in progress. As the plan starts to form, you want to be able to add, edit and collaborate on it.
- Think of yourself as the end user of the app, and what you would expect an app to provide, this helps personalize the experience and creates a user-centric approach.
Updated 17 Jul 2023
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