A wireframe is a drawing of a screen as it might appear on a website, an online platform or a mobile app. Wireframes are very powerful tools for describing what you want to build, and for illustrating your idea. In this article, I’ll explain the different types of wireframes and how you can use them to create your platform or … Read More
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 ones are more important than the other ones. Sounds simple enough?! When you’re building an online web platform or mobile app, prioritisation comes up all of the time! In this article, I’ll look at prioritisation as it relates to defining … Read More
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 in software development. I introduced it in my article on “Tips for Building a Web Platform or Mobile App”, and now I’m going to expand on it to tell you why you need to be aware of it and how … Read More
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 their app to do. This week, I thought I’d share the basics of defining your web platform or mobile app. In “biz” speak, this is really your product definition and in “tech” speak, these are called “business requirements” and they … Read More
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 a developer what they want. Defining your product is part of the requirements writing activities in the software development process and it’s an important part of building your app. Imagine you describe a feature to your developer and when it’s … Read More
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 post, I want to bring it all together and explain what it means to a non-technical person starting on their app development journey. This all might seem a little daunting, so for now, here’s what you need to know: Product … Read More
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