Getting started on a new project is no joke, there are always challenges to be faced. But what if it is a new project in a field that you’ve never tackled before?
That sets the bar really high.
This is usually the case as I begin working with a new client. They have an idea they want to try, but have very little if any experience in the tech industry.
When you are getting started on your app development project, and you’re not a developer, you have a problem. How do you share the vision that you have in your mind, with your developer? The software industry has created/adopted documentation and visualization practices, but that doesn’t mean that you, with the idea should have to learn them.
Keep on reading to get my thoughts of how I’d prefer someone with an app idea share those ideas with me as a developer.
In a previous post we just got done talking about knowing why it is you want to make an app. That information is key to this discussion. So if you haven’t already read that post, jump on over to it and then be sure to come back.
This discussion is more about prioritizing the first platform that you choose, as each platform brings its own challenges and benefits.
As a road map to this discussion, let’s just lay down a few thoughts here:
As I mentioned in my previous post, there are a number of reasons you might want to make an app. A few of them might be:
Own the next viral app on the app stores Solve a business problem Minimize errors and improve efficiency (this is my favorite reason actually) Knowing your purpose for making an app will help inform your development process.
Some benefits of knowing why you want to make an app Understanding your audience Understanding your audience will help you with marketing and gauging success.
You’ve been thinking about it for awhile now. In fact you can’t get the idea out of your mind. You want to make an app.
There are some great reasons why you would want to make an app. It might just be that you want to bring the next viral app to market and have millions of users. Or it could go all the way to the other side of the spectrum and you just have a problem that you face regularly and reallly want an elegant solution for.