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We'll look at different topics that cover all aspects of building and managing online platforms or mobile apps. We'll also touch on other topics around starting and running a business in general.
As your developers are building your online platform or mobile app, you might acquire something called “technical debt”. There’s a…
April 1, 2019
In my last article, I looked at some of the major things that can affect the cost of building an…
March 25, 2019
Cost is a big factor with any investment, and software development is no different. So, how much does it cost…
March 17, 2019
Mobile apps are the ‘in’ thing. About 119,000 new apps were added to the Apple App store last year. However,…
March 10, 2019
In my last article, I talked about how to figure out if you’ll make money from your online platform or…
March 4, 2019
The idea of building a platform or app and having this steady stream of passive income is very attractive prospect.…
February 25, 2019
Prototyping is a common approach for developing a mock or sample product to help test concepts before building out the…
February 18, 2019
Acceptance criteria define what the system needs to be able to do in order to be considered ‘complete’ from a…
February 11, 2019
When you have an idea for a platform or app, you might start paying closer attention to ones you use…
February 5, 2019
Everywhere you turn these days, people are touting the virtues of agile. Large corporations are adopting it in droves, and…
January 29, 2019
A process flow (business flow or workflow) diagram maps out everything that’s required to get from point A to point…
January 20, 2019
Do you know the difference between web design and web development? I often see people looking for recommendations for one…
January 13, 2019
In order to turn your online platform or app idea into a living and breathing thing, you need to define your…
December 16, 2018
Regardless of what work you’re outsourcing to someone else to do, people often forget that you can’t just dump it…
December 2, 2018
Software technology projects can be tough at the best of times, but what happens when you have an idea for…
November 25, 2018
So, you’ve got an idea for website or mobile app that you’re really excited about, and you’re ready to define…
November 18, 2018
This article is going to look at the topic of UI and UX. These two similar, but very different terms…
November 11, 2018
When you start breaking down your idea and deciding what your platform or app needs to do, it can sometimes…
November 4, 2018
The idea of focusing on benefits has been a common approach for marketing products and services for years. Tell your…
October 28, 2018
Platform and app pricing plays an important part in the success of your product, but did you know that it…
October 21, 2018
Ultimately, a product or service exists to solve a problem, or it addresses a need or goal of the customer…
October 14, 2018
A wireframe is a drawing of a screen as it might appear on a website, an online platform or a…
October 7, 2018
Getting a recommendation from a friend or an acquaintance is a great way to find people or things – a…
September 23, 2018
As you may know, I’m a big advocate of idea validation – the activities around deciding whether you should pursue…
September 16, 2018
Following on from last week’s “Idea to Launch checklist” announcement, I thought I’d share one of the areas covered in…
September 9, 2018
If you’ve got a great idea for an online platform or mobile app, but you’re not sure where to start…
September 3, 2018
Issues are raised when something doesn’t work as expected – a user can’t log in, a picture or information doesn’t…
August 26, 2018
Taking your idea and making it into a product involves a very important step around defining what you want your…
August 19, 2018
Ideas come easily to some – but for others, it’s seems like every idea they come up with has been…
August 12, 2018
You’ve got an idea for a web platform or mobile app that you’ve decided to turn into a real product.…
August 5, 2018
Prioritisation is probably a concept that you’re familiar with – you take a list of things and figure out which…
July 29, 2018
The term “scope creep” might conjure up images of spiders and other crawling insects, but it’s actually a real concept…
July 22, 2018
This week’s article came about as I was thinking about the types of people that I want to work with,…
July 15, 2018
A minimal viable product (MVP) is the smallest possible thing that you can build to tackle a core need, problem…
July 9, 2018
You’ve made it! You’ve launched your online platform or mobile app and you hopefully have a steady stream of new…
July 1, 2018
Waterfall and Agile are the two most comment methodologies used to build software (e.g. the programs and components that make…
June 24, 2018
Testing is the step in the development process for making that your online web platform or mobile app works before…
June 11, 2018
Did you know that there are different types of testing that should be done on your new online web platform…
June 4, 2018
For today’s blog post, I thought I’d share a story with you. This one, like most stories, comes with a…
May 27, 2018
Do you know the difference between “customers” and “users”? When I was creating my requirements writing course, these terms created…
May 20, 2018
You have an idea for a web application (a.k.a app or platform), but what does that actually look like? If…
May 13, 2018
In my last post, I talked about how people often have trouble briefing their developers and specifying what they want…
May 6, 2018
A common challenge of non-technical people building web platforms or mobile apps is that they struggle with how to tell…
April 29, 2018
Curious about how to get your web platform or mobile app developed? There’s a lot to figure out and sometimes…
April 22, 2018
Getting a great idea for a new business venture is such an exciting feeling. Finally – you have something that…
April 15, 2018
You’ve finally made it! You’re ready to launch your product – but what does that mean? In the last article…
April 8, 2018
I hope you’re starting to get a feel for what’s required to build an app. I’m now onto part 3…
April 1, 2018
In my last post, I introduced you to the concepts of product management, product development and software development. In this…
March 25, 2018
In my last post, I talked about app building being a complex process, so in this post, I want to…
March 18, 2018
Welcome to the Great Products Consulting blog! This blog will look at topics related to all aspects of conceiving, building…
March 11, 2018