What is project discovery phase
and why do you need it
With Project Discovery Phase, your ideas transform into well-structured and proven requirements that
fulfill the product’s needs at the market.
What is “discovery phase in software development”?
The Discovery phase is a process of gathering information to make clear and understandable requirements based on deep market research. During the Discovery phase, we create proper business requirements for the product to meet all the end users' needs.
Discovery phase is suited for those who:
What experts are engaged during
the project discovery phase?
Business Analyst
Business Analyst conducts market research and develops clear and understandable requirements for the product that meet its business needs.
UI/UX
UI/UX specialist is responsible for developing user requirements for the product by researching and collecting all the necessary information and statistics to create requirements.
Technical Expert
Technical experts provide assistance and problem salvation that can occur with the software or check if everything has been done correctly on the technical side.
Our Technology Stack
Front-end
DevOps
Databases
Back-end
In our company Discovery stage
of a project includes:
Researching and Requirements gathering
We start with thorough research and create correct requirements because further development of quality features depends on the quality of the requirements.
Feature breakdown list
After gathering all the possible requirements, the Technical Expert checks what requirements are technically proper and can be realized and which must be removed.
Then the client conducts final consideration and approves of the chosen requirements.
Rough estimate
During this stage, developers, designers, and the QA team estimate timeframes for developing each feature.
Prototypes
Prototypes allow you to validate all the requirements and features and confirm that they are correct and meet initial needs and expectations.
What are the steps in the
discovery phase?
The following six steps are based on our experience where each step has its purpose and impacts on the next one, and they cannot be separated or removed. Our team thoroughly follows each step to make the development process successful:
Software development and discovery phase service are thoroughly connected since the second gives you detailed answers to such questions:
- How much do I need to invest in project development?
- What is the perfect team composition for my project?
- What will the project development process look like within my project?
What do you get?
- WBS (work breakdown structure) with estimates
- Prototypes
- Project Roadmap
Why do you need a discovery
phase as a service?
Clear requirements
Gathering all the necessary information and conducting market research allows you to create clear and proper requirements based not only on your assumptions or vision but on statistics and results of the research.
Minimized Risks
Discovery Phase allows you to minimize risks, and the decision what features to add or remove will be based on facts.
Optimal budget
When you have enough information about your product needs and what solution you need to cover them, you have a clear vision of what team and resources you need and what reduces budget waste.
Don’t see your niche in the list?
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Travel & Hospitality
From reports functionalities to complex payment systems integrations or API developments, we’re dedicated to developing a product tailored to your needs and goals, solving your business and industry challenges, as well as delivering value to the end-users. Our top priority is to help you:
- Launch your product
- Increase market share
- Provide a high level of connectivity for end-users
Transportation
Optimize cost, refine delivery routes, and step up your sustainability game with our transportation software development services - get everything you need with the help of an experienced team:
- Car rental systems
- Fleet management
- Traffic management
- Road infrastructure
- Navigation
- Shipment tracking
ASD For A Reason
There is a particular set of reasons that justify your decision to opt for ASD as your software development partner.
Numbers
We develop software only for those who make the world move
We offer our clients immense scalability freedom
We know how to take you to market; we’ve done it like a hundred times
We leave no one disappointed because we dig deep into the business needs of our clients
Facts
We work only within defined niches and business allowing us fully dive into client’s project
We scrutinize every single aspect pertaining to our clients’ project, thus making sure all our steps are planned in advance
A cooperation process that boils down to having everything defined, planned, and stipulated from the onset
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FAQs
The Discovery phase in SDLC takes the first stage, which includes gathering information, confirming gathered data with the client, creating requirements, developing Proof-of-Concept, outlining timeframes and budget, and agreeing on the next steps with the client. After the Discovery phase goes the planning stage, designing product architecture, coding, testing, and maintaining the product.
The timeframes of the discovery phase depend on the project’s needs, but in general, the phase lasts around from 4 to 8 weeks.
It is the process of gathering and researching necessary information for product development, which includes revealing users and market demands, goals, and risk estimation.