If you’ve got a great idea for an online platform or mobile app, but you’re not sure where to start – you’re not alone. Tech can be intimidating for those that have never had any experience with it before. Sometimes you want someone to guide you through the process – but you just can’t afford to hire someone to help … Read More
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. You’ve documented what you want the product to do and you may have even drawn up some screens. So, now you need someone to make your idea into a living, breathing product. Along with figuring out how to brief a developer, … Read More
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 your platform or app work). In a previous post, I went through the activities involved in software development. These include requirements, design, build, test and implement. A methodology is the way in which those activities are completed. It’s the process … Read More
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 lesson for you about building and growing your web platform or mobile app. The story begins about ten month ago, when a young (ahem) lady decided to go out on her own and start a new business. Even though a … 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
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 it helps to get a few pointers on what to look out for. So, in order to get you going in the right direction, I wanted to share with you some tips to help you successfully complete your app-building project … Read More
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 of this series on product development, software development and product management, I’ll talk about the “Implementation” and “Launch” phases. If you missed the other parts in this series, you can find part one (intro) – here, part two (beginning) – … Read More
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 of my series on introducing concepts in product management, product development and software development. In part 1, I provided a general introduction to these concepts and in part 2, I looked at what happens at the beginning. In this post, … 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
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 introduce to you some of the processes and concepts that you’ll need to be aware of. Building a web platform or mobile app falls under several disciplines and it’ll help your journey if you understand a bit about each one. … Read More
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