Question 1

Lean canvas

Accepted Answer

With lean canvas, you can map out your product’s essentials in one place: target audience, key metrics, value proposition, and distribution channels. It’s a simple way to align your vision and make sure you’re solving a real problem, not just building for the sake of it.

Question 2

Value proposition canvas

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Value proposition canvas makes it easier to identify what matters most to your users, helping you shape your product around their pains and gains for a stronger market fit.

Question 3

SWOT analysis

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With SWOT, you can get a balanced view of where your product stands, helping you capitalize on strengths, prioritize improvements, and spot potential risks before they become problems.

Question 4

Requirements elicitation sessions

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These are structured conversations, interviews, and brainstorming sessions that help us align everyone who is involved in software product discovery services and avoid surprises later. We discuss your business requirements and goals to understand what software needs to do and why.

Question 5

Business requirements document (BRD)

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The BRD outlines the ‘what’ and ‘why’ behind your product: business solution to users’ needs and expectations, along with potential high-level constraints. It’s the foundation for aligning business goals with technical execution.

Question 6

Use case scenarios

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Use case scenarios describe how users will interact with your software, ensuring it meets actual user needs and covers essential actions.

Question 7

User story map

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It’s a visual tool that organizes features and tasks around the user journey, helping you prioritize development based on what users value most.

Question 8

BPMN diagram

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BPMN diagrams visualize planned business processes within your system step by step, making complex workflows easier to understand and improve.

Question 9

Business data diagram

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This diagram simplifies understanding your data’s structure and relationships, ensuring that all data flows logically and supports your business processes.

Question 10

Entity relationship diagram (ERD)

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An ERD maps the relationships between data entities in your system, creating a visual blueprint for your database. It ensures your data is organized logically, making database design and development smoother and more efficient.

Question 11

Non-functional requirements (NFRs)

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NFRs outline standards for the performance, security, scalability, adaptability, etc., of your software, ensuring your product works as expected under all conditions.

Question 12

Software requirements specification (SRS)

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The SRS is the technical guide for your product, detailing features, behaviors, and constraints. It minimizes misunderstandings and ensures developers know exactly what to build.

Question 13

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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A WBS breaks your project into smaller, manageable tasks, creating a clear visual structure for planning and tracking progress. It keeps teams organized and aligned on priorities.

Question 14

Roles and permissions matrix

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This matrix defines who can do what in your software, helping to prevent unauthorized actions, maintain compliance, and reduce security risks.

Question 15

Moodboard + UI concept

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A moodboard and UI concept capture the visual style of your software (colors, typography, and design elements), setting the tone for a consistent and appealing user interface.

Question 16

Wireframes (low/high fidelity)

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These visual drafts ensure everyone understands how the app will look and work, aligning teams and stakeholders on functionality and usability. They help you plan user flows and refine ideas early, saving time by catching design issues before development.

Question 17

Clickable prototype

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Prototypes help stakeholders visualize the product and simulate the user experience, making it easier to agree on design decisions and avoid costly reworks.

Question 18

UI kit

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A UI kit is a collection of ready-to-use design elements (buttons, fields, fonts, colors), that keep your software’s interface consistent and development faster.

Question 19

Usability testing sessions

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Usability testing involves real users interacting with your software and providing feedback to improve navigation, features, and overall user experience, increasing product satisfaction

Question 20

Technical stack

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The technical stack lists the technologies, like programming languages, frameworks, and tools, that will be used to build your software, tailored to its functionality and scalability needs.

Question 21

Risks register

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A risks register tracks potential project risks like delays or technical hurdles along with mitigation strategies. This document keeps everyone aware of challenges and prepared to respond, reducing the chance of disruptions during development.

Question 22

High-level architecture diagram

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A high-level architecture diagram outlines the core components of your system and how they interact, like a bird’s-eye view of your software’s structure.

Question 23

Architecture decisions report

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This report documents key technical choices, explaining why we chose certain tools, frameworks, or patterns. It acts as a record for developers who will work on your product, explaining decisions so they can adapt or scale the system without confusion.

Question 24

3rd-party APIs analysis

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This report summarizes the evaluation of external APIs, detailing their reliability, limitations, costs, and compatibility with your software. With this analysis, you avoid unexpected costs or performance issues later on.

Question 25

Delivery approach & acceptance criteria

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This document defines how we will manage your project and what criteria the software must meet for approval.

Question 26

Project plan

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A structured plan detailing key milestones, deadlines, and resource allocation. It aligns development priorities with business goals, helps prevent scope creep, and keeps all stakeholders on the same page.

Question 27

Communication plan

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A communication plan includes roles, channels, and intervals for communication and outlines how updates, feedback, and decisions will flow between teams and stakeholders throughout the project.

Question 28

Test plan

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A tailored test plan ensures quality control, mapping out the testing strategy and defining what will be tested, how, and by whom.

Question 29

Team composition

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An overview of the team working on your project, including roles, expertise, and responsibilities.

Question 30

RACI Chart

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A clear responsibility matrix that defines who makes decisions, who executes tasks, and who needs to stay informed. Essential for projects with multiple stakeholders, it streamlines communication, prevents bottlenecks, and ensures smooth decision-making at every stage.

Question 31

Estimate

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A breakdown of the time, cost, and resources needed to develop your product, helping you plan effectively.

Question 32

Development plan

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A step-by-step process for building your product, where tasks are broken down into manageable phases and milestones for minimizing confusion and keeping progress predictable.

Question 33

Product roadmap

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A high-level timeline that shows the progression of your product from concept to delivery and beyond. With a roadmap, you can track progress, adjust strategies, and maintain focus on delivering value to users.

Software Product Discovery Services

Discovery done right

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Steps we take in the discovery phase

1. Define project goals

2. Create a value proposition canvas

3. Research the target market

4. Define scope and requirements

5. Decide on the technical implementation

6. Develop an interactive prototype

7. Develop documentation

8. Estimate time and cost

Industries we cover

Marketing & advertising

Real estate

Logistics

Healthcare

Social media

IT and service

E-commerce

Entertainment

Project discovery team

Product owner

Project manager

Business analyst

Product designer

Software architect

QA engineer

What sets us apart?

Discovery cases

Skip tracing platform

A digital marketplace for software consultants

Location tracking and route planning software

SaaS platform for backing up data

Project discovery for the cost estimation platform

Business process optimization platform

SMM platform for a marketing agency

Discovery phase deliverables

Discovery costs & timeline

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Medium package

Large package

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Key people

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