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Let’s articulate your product idea into a well defined scope of work

A scoping session is the initial interaction between you and our tech team.

We believe communication is key in order to turn a path-breaking idea into a functionally designed product. Here’s why a scoping session is a good starting point.

  • Focuses on bilateral communication which generates value and knowledge sharing.
  • Strategizes and equips you with all the information regarding project planning.
  • Provides insights into our work culture and practices.
  • Documenting a scope of work seamlessly guides you towards your end goal.
  • Tailor-made technological stack that aligns with your requirements.
  • Outlines project delivery along with potential cost estimates.
  • Delivers results in the easiest and fastest way.

We help shape your vision

We deliver the right product by asking the right questions. Here’s a glimpse into how we conduct a scoping session.

Before we deploy our team and kickstart the development process, we would want you to communicate your requirements, goals and vision. After spending a considerable amount of time on your idea, we shape your vision by offering you insights on tech expertise, user experience, and business know-how.

Getting to know you

We believe in setting the right foundation. The preliminary information you share with us facilitates in streamlining the entire development process. Our aim is to understand your business requirements. Afterall, we can strive to develop a finer product only if we understand your vision and brand. So we commence the session by asking you a series of questions. By getting to know your target audience, we gather a clear understanding of your business goals. We provide you the necessary insights and carefully analyze all your project concerns.

Analyze the scope of the project

By advancing the understanding of your goals and vision, we analyze the scope of work. We put years of experience and technical expertise to steer your project into the right direction. After thoughtful review, we discuss expectations and strive to enhance your understanding of the idea and its functionalities.We infer your value propositions, characterize your product and define the scope of the project.

Sketch your business ideas into an epic

Epic is an integral part of the software development process. We map your business ideas, outline the MVP and prioritize your milestones. A well organized project facilitates smooth sailing towards the end goal.

Document a scope of work

After outlining the project scope and drafting an epic, we arrive at the end goal of this session - a well-defined scope of work. A Statement of Work (SOW) is a detailed report where we underline your designed project scope and a ballpark estimation of project budget and timeline.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have been pondering over an app idea for a while, Scoping session is a good starting point. It is the best way to validate your product idea and the first step towards transforming your vision into a business reality. A Scoping session facilitates knowledge sharing. It lets the app development company understand your vision, capture your unique requirements and streamline the entire process.
Yes, A Scoping session plays a fundamental role and has a major impact on the final outcome of the product. It ensures you are working on the right solution. A scoping session covers all aspects of project planning and streamlines a roadmap, which steers the project towards the end goal.
A Scoping session helps you unravel unique insights and refines your product idea. By the end of the session, your implementation partner documents a Statement of work, which is a detailed proposal outlining the project scope, timeline, required resources and pricing.
Running a Scoping session is crucial. But participating in one does not require a lot of preparation. You need to have due clarity about your product idea and you should be able to convey it to the dev team with ease. Conveying the idea, capturing the vision, and outlining the end goals should be your only concern. The development company will elicit pertinent information to assist you in your digital product journey.
Since a Scoping session is the first official interaction, it involves the key executives, particularly the Project Manager, the tech team and a UX specialist. All the key executives that have a role to play in the project’s course will participate to share their insights and assess the project’s scope.

Business Analysis

We transform conceptual business requirements into well designed applications by providing end to end mobile strategy solutions.Request a Proposal

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Tackle big challenges through strategic planning and in-depth analysis

Our Business Analysts act as intermediaries managing the interests of the client and the team, and perform strategic analysis throughout the various phases of development cycle.

We know that the success of any mobile app depends highly on precision, planning and finer details. We prioritize our client’s unique needs and adjust our strategies to provide tailormade solutions. Our Business Analysts work closely with the key stakeholders to elicit the necessary requirements, find out the vision of the app and understand the overall scope of the project.

The pivotal role of a Business Analyst

An Analyst breaks down the sheer number of mobile app possibilities and identifies only the significant game changing solutions.

  • Align expectations with value.
  • Define the metrics for success.
  • Work closely with the allocated stakeholders to turn their requirements into a viable product.
  • Work alongside the development and design team to filter out any unseen gaps.
  • Process models and specifications to provide direction to the cross-functional team.
  • Outline project delivery along with potential cost estimates.
  • Flesh out a tactical roadmap and timeline to accelerate action.

Business Analysis Framework

The Macincode business analysis framework is a collaborative and analytical process which involves discovering, eliciting, and defining business, user, functional, and nonfunctional requirements.

  • Capturing business requirements through elicitation

    Capturing business requirements through elicitation Our Analysts conduct an elicitation where they document the key requirements by communicating with the team and the client.

  • Stakeholder and competitor analysis

    To provide solutions that form an indisputable niche, we assess the market to understand what similar solutions are available. We also conduct key stakeholder analysis.

  • Foreseeing the problem areas

    We identify and outline any problems that may come up at any level during the development process. We streamline a structured roadmap to counter such problems.

  • Generating requirements based solutions

    Our Analysts evaluate the list of proposed solutions. They examine the feasibility of options and validate only requirement-based solutions as approved by the client.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Business Analysis plays an instrumental role in the app development process. It involves strategic planning, in-depth competitor and stakeholder analysis and helps you uncover any gaps in the development process.

From ideation to deploying the final application, a Business Analyst sticks with you till the very end. Business Analysts acts as an intermediary between you and the team members.

It is the responsibility of an Analyst to capture unique business requirements and ensure everything is aligned between the cross-functional teams.

Yes, Business Analysis pays in the long run. An Analyst plays a defining role and provides you the best possible solution. Through strategic analysis, we propose a list of solutions based on your unique requirements, evaluate the feasibility of options and foresee the problem areas. We have witnessed projects taking major leaps after conducting strategic planning and analysis.

Product Design Sprint

Design Sprint facilitates quick ideation, prototyping and validation of a product idea. Find solutions for business problems through an integrated design thinking approach.

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A pilot study to surpass your product

Pioneered by Google Ventures, a Design Sprint is a pilot study that minimizes risks and arrives at a user tested prototype within a span of 5 days.

We, At Macincode believe that a design sprint process is fundamental to the development of any digital product. We have kicked off multiple end to end projects and witnessed tangible results by following this methodology.

Empathy

Empathy lies at the core of our business values. We view the world through the eyes of our customers in order to understand their problems firsthand. We always strive to diversify our understanding and believe in having a holistic outlook to counter any big challenges.

Originality

We lay a lot of emphasis on originality. Each person on the project team thinks independently and suggests insights which are valued and always taken into consideration. Through a series of creative exercises, we unravel unique insights and arrive at a perspective synergistically.

Rationality

We believe in reason and logic to arrive at potentially viable solutions. And we achieve that through rigorous experimentation, testing and strongly adhering to qualitative/quantitative measures every step of the way.

We have come to realize the numerous benefits of Design Thinking and therefore do not limit it to our Design sprint process. This holistic approach helps us in facilitating other components of the development process.

A 5 Phase 5 Day Approach

In a Design Sprint, months of designing, prototyping and testing is conducted in a few days to validate assumptions and assess the gaps in the process.

A Product Design Sprint is a 5 phase brainstorming exercise spread across 5 days. The end goal is to develop a product into a functionally designed prototype. This provides clarity to the entire team and guarantees success at the end of the development process.

  • Mapping on Mondays

    Knowledge sharing and developing a shared understanding are our key priorities. Our first step is to initiate the development process by setting the right foundation for the project team. So Mondays are about enhancing the understanding of your problem and mapping the problem areas. We discover and learn more about your business, clients, value proposition and arrive on the main goal collectively. Consequently, the discussion leads to an effective roadmap of the sprint. By the end of Monday, we not only identify all the probable risks and assumptions but formulate a game plan on how to eliminate them.

  • Targeting potentially viable solutions on Tuesdays

    The goal for the second day is to shape abstract ideas into a concrete idea that serves as a building block for the prototype. On Tuesdays, we review old ideas, look for inspiration and get insights to build new solutions. By the end of the day, through brainstorming sessions and a series of creative exercises, we sketch detailed ideas on paper and identify all the potentially viable solutions.

  • Weighing on the best solution on Wednesdays

    After tracing out a bunch of ideas in the previous two phases, it is time to review the potential solutions. Wednesdays are about deciding which ideas work and which do not. We critique each solution keeping in mind the main goal.Through structured decision making processes, we arrive at a final solution that will be developed into a prototype. By the end of Wednesday, we lay down a realistic storyboard that acts as a roadmap for building the prototype.

  • Turning storyboard into a tangible prototype on Thursdays

    Knowledge sharing and developing a shared understanding are our key priorities. The fourth phase is turning previously generated ideas, sketches and blueprints into a tangible prototype that can be tested with real users. So on Thursdays, we gather the right tools and build an almost realistic facade to jump to the final step.

  • Finalising what works for you on Fridays

    The foremost and final phase of the design sprint process is to test the prototype with real and existing users to generate feedback. This phase validates your solutions before you kickstart developing an actual product.So on Fridays, we learn how the user interacts with the prototype and filter out what works for you and what does not.

  • Turning storyboard into a tangible prototype on Thursdays

    Knowledge sharing and developing a shared understanding are our key priorities. The fourth phase is turning previously generated ideas, sketches and blueprints into a tangible prototype that can be tested with real users. So on Thursdays, we gather the right tools and build an almost realistic facade to jump to the final step.

  • Finalising what works for you on Fridays

    The foremost and final phase of the design sprint process is to test the prototype with real and existing users to generate feedback. This phase validates your solutions before you kickstart developing an actual product.So on Fridays, we learn how the user interacts with the prototype and filter out what works for you and what does not.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Design Sprint works on the premise of validating potential solutions with real users in just a few days. During a Sprint, ideas are exchanged, solutions are outlined and a clickable prototype is developed by the end of the week. Follow the the understand, diverge, converge, prototype and test approach to find answers to the most pressing concerns.

It is ideal to conduct a Design Sprint when you have a rough idea for an innovative product in mind, or an existing product in the market and you are keen to identify pain points in order to improve it, or you want to move beyond key functionality and tap on new features to enhance your product. A Design Sprint is ideal for Startups and Enterprises alike to assess the gaps in the process and overcome roadblocks.

Assembling the right team is a prerequisite to run an effective Design Sprint. Since Sprint is a group brainstorming workshop, the key ingredient here is a cross-functional team(a team that represents everyone). A Sprint team involves all the key executives- Product Manager, Tech Lead, Design Strategists, Facilitator and a Decider. A Decider takes most of the decisions in a Design Sprint.

Design Sprint is a collaborative effort and generates maximum value when all the key executives participate and share their unique insights. A lot of creative brainstorming exercises are conducted in a span of five days to arrive at potential solutions. It is important for everyone to be present in the Sprint to contribute to the combined effort but the one person that needs to be present on all 5 days is the Decider. A Decider has the most say on important matters and takes crucial decision in the Sprint.

A Scoping session is the initial interaction where the project roadmap is outlined and the scope of the project is assessed. Whereas, in a Design Sprint, a clickable prototype is developed rapidly to validate assumptions with users and observe how the user interacts with the product. A Design Sprint is conducted to garner user feedback while a Scoping session is done to outline the project scope.