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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.
Featured image for “What is Technical Debt?”
As your developers are building your online platform or mobile app, you might acquire something called “technical debt”. There’s a…
April 1, 2019
Featured image for “What can you do to reduce the cost of building an online platform or mobile app?”
In my last article, I looked at some of the major things that can affect the cost of building an…
March 25, 2019
Featured image for “How much does it cost to build an online platform or mobile app?”
Cost is a big factor with any investment, and software development is no different. So, how much does it cost…
March 17, 2019
Featured image for “Do you really need a mobile app?”
Mobile apps are the ‘in’ thing. About 119,000 new apps were added to the Apple App store last year. However,…
March 10, 2019
Featured image for “Common mistakes when determining whether you will make money”
In my last article, I talked about how to figure out if you’ll make money from your online platform or…
March 4, 2019
Featured image for “Will your platform or app make money?”
The idea of building a platform or app and having this steady stream of passive income is very attractive prospect.…
February 25, 2019
Featured image for “Why should you build a prototype?”
Prototyping is a common approach for developing a mock or sample product to help test concepts before building out the…
February 18, 2019
Featured image for “What are acceptance criteria?”
Acceptance criteria define what the system needs to be able to do in order to be considered ‘complete’ from a…
February 11, 2019
Featured image for “What does CRUD mean?”
When you have an idea for a platform or app, you might start paying closer attention to ones you use…
February 5, 2019
Featured image for “Agile – The buzzword for software development”
Everywhere you turn these days, people are touting the virtues of agile. Large corporations are adopting it in droves, and…
January 29, 2019
Featured image for “What’s a process flow (business process flow or workflow) diagram?”
A process flow (business flow or workflow) diagram maps out everything that’s required to get from point A to point…
January 20, 2019
Featured image for “What’s the difference between Web Design and Web Development?”
Do you know the difference between web design and web development? I often see people looking for recommendations for one…
January 13, 2019
Featured image for “Why you need to focus on “what” not “how” (when defining your product)”
In order to turn your online platform  or app idea into a living and breathing thing, you need to define your…
December 16, 2018
Featured image for “What you need to do to manage your development project”
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
Featured image for “5 Foundations for non-tech people with platform or app ideas”
Software technology projects can be tough at the best of times, but what happens when you have an idea for…
November 25, 2018
Featured image for “Why words like ‘easy’ and ‘quickly’ don’t belong in requirements”
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
Featured image for “What’s the Difference between UI and UX?”
This article is going to look at the topic of UI and UX. These two similar, but very different terms…
November 11, 2018
Featured image for “How much detail do you need? (writing requirements)”
When you start breaking down your idea and deciding what your platform or app needs to do, it can sometimes…
November 4, 2018
Featured image for “Features vs Benefits (define your product based on benefits)”
The idea of focusing on benefits has been a common approach for marketing products and services for years. Tell your…
October 28, 2018
Featured image for “How your pricing model affects the development of your product?”
Platform and app pricing plays an important part in the success of your product, but did you know that it…
October 21, 2018
Featured image for “Does your platform or app solve a problem?”
Ultimately, a product or service exists to solve a problem, or it addresses a need or goal of the customer…
October 14, 2018
Featured image for “What is a Wireframe?”
A wireframe is a drawing of a screen as it might appear on a website, an online platform or a…
October 7, 2018
Featured image for “Why you shouldn’t always rely on a recommendation”
Getting a recommendation from a friend or an acquaintance is a great way to find people or things – a…
September 23, 2018
Featured image for “Idea validation isn’t much fun, but you should still do it”
As you may know, I’m a big advocate of idea validation – the activities around deciding whether you should pursue…
September 16, 2018
Featured image for “How do you plan for your platform or app project?”
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
Featured image for “Get from “idea to launch” with my new checklist!”
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
Featured image for “How do you manage issues with your platform or app?”
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
Featured image for “What’s in your platform or app? (Product Definition)”
Taking your idea and making it into a product involves a very important step around defining what you want your…
August 19, 2018
Featured image for “Looking for an idea for an online platform or mobile app?”
Ideas come easily to some – but for others, it’s seems like every idea they come up with has been…
August 12, 2018
Featured image for “What are your options for hiring a developer?”
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
Featured image for “How do I prioritise what I want? (requirement prioritisation)”
Prioritisation is probably a concept that you’re familiar with – you take a list of things and figure out which…
July 29, 2018
Featured image for “What’s scope creep?”
The term “scope creep” might conjure up images of spiders and other crawling insects, but it’s actually a real concept…
July 22, 2018
Featured image for “What kind of business do you want to be?  (Startup vs Small Business)”
This week’s article came about as I was thinking about the types of people that I want to work with,…
July 15, 2018
Featured image for “What’s a minimal viable product? (and why start small)”
A minimal viable product (MVP) is the smallest possible thing that you can build to tackle a core need, problem…
July 9, 2018
Featured image for “What happens after you’ve launched your platform or app?”
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
Featured image for “Waterfall vs Agile: An intro to development methodologies”
Waterfall and Agile are the two most comment methodologies used to build software (e.g. the programs and components that make…
June 24, 2018
Featured image for “How do I make sure my platform or app works?”
Testing is the step in the development process for making that your online web platform or mobile app works before…
June 11, 2018
Featured image for “What are the different types of testing?”
Did you know that there are different types of testing that should be done on your new online web platform…
June 4, 2018
Featured image for “The Story of the GPC Logo (and what it means to you)”
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
Featured image for “Customers vs users (what’s the difference and why do I care?)”
Do you know the difference between “customers” and “users”? When I was creating my requirements writing course, these terms created…
May 20, 2018
Featured image for “What’s in a web application?”
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
Featured image for “An intro to defining your product (aka writing requirements)”
In my last post, I talked about how people often have trouble briefing their developers and specifying what they want…
May 6, 2018
Featured image for “Telling a developer what you want your app to do (challenges and strategies)”
A common challenge of non-technical people building web platforms or mobile apps is that they struggle with how to tell…
April 29, 2018
Featured image for “Tips for building a web platform or mobile app”
Curious about how to get your web platform or mobile app developed?  There’s a lot to figure out and sometimes…
April 22, 2018
Featured image for “I have an idea for an app – what happens next? (idea validation)”
Getting a great idea for a new business venture is such an exciting feeling. Finally – you have something that…
April 15, 2018
Featured image for “Intro to Product and Software Development and Product Management (part 4 – launch and beyond)”
You’ve finally made it! You’re ready to launch your product – but what does that mean? In the last article…
April 8, 2018
Featured image for “Intro to Product and Software Development and Product Management (part 3 – build your app)”
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
Featured image for “Intro to Product and Software Development and Product Management (part 2 – at the beginning)”
In my last post, I introduced you to the concepts of product management, product development and software development. In this…
March 25, 2018
Featured image for “Intro to Product and Software Development and Product Management (part one)”
In my last post, I talked about app building being a complex process, so in this post, I want to…
March 18, 2018
Featured image for “Our story (and welcome)”
Welcome to the Great Products Consulting blog! This blog will look at topics related to all aspects of conceiving, building…
March 11, 2018