App Process.md

App Dev Process

Premise: Many small wins, short sprints, frequent collaboration, k.i.s.s. every step.

Stage 1 Discovery

1. Understand that YOU do not understand.
2. Gain understanding by interviewing end-users & mapping current process.
3. Iteration #001: Deduce current process to the most basic needs.
4. Iteration #001: Plan a data model for just the basic needs.
5. Iteration #001: Design a user interface for just the basic needs.
6. Iteration #001: Develop an app for just the basic needs.
7. Iteration #001: Dream up a feature roadmap including an estimate for time & money.

Stage 2 Establish Foundation

1. Present #001 to clients, note their response, ask them to expound & together modify roadmap.
2. Iteration #002: Plan a data model per presentation response, without adding features.
3. Iteration #002: Design a user interface per presentation response, without adding features.
4. Iteration #002: Develop an app from modifications above, without adding features.
5. Iteration #002: Modify your roadmap's estimate for time & money.
6. Present #002 to clients, note their response, ask them to expound & together modify roadmap.
7. If clients have more than 3 changes you should repeat stage 2.
8. If clients approve your interpretation and roadmap move to next stage.

Stage 3 Follow Through

1. Iteration #003: Implement next roadmap stage on the Model, UI & Controller(app).
2. Present #003 to clients, note their response, ask them to expound.
3. If clients have more than 3 changes you should repeat the current iteration.
4. If clients’ changes are significant enough that the roadmap needs to change then a pivot and re-bid is required.
5. If clients approve the iteration move to next roadmap step.