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The Grio MVP Blueprint
For over 15 years we’ve been working with Bay Area startups and global brands to create exceptional software, and it all starts with our unique end-to-end design and delivery plan, the MVP Blueprint
Combining expert strategy, creative design, and leading-edge engineering, our MVP Blueprint is a collaborative process which includes the following and other components.
Discovery and Design Thinking Workshops
Up to four 2-hour working sessions to determine the MVP product offering, including defining:
BUSINESS
The business problem
you are solving.
USER
Types of users for your
system and their specific needs.
FEATURES
Application features that
fulfill their needs.
PRIORITIZATION
Need-to-feature mapping
and prioritization.
Collaboration Tools
Effective collaboration is paramount to the success of the MVP design and development process. Accordingly, we utilize several key collaboration tools, including:
A product glossary which
defines key agreed-upon
terminology for the project
Recording all workshops
for future reference,
context, and onboarding
Miro board to gather, save,
and share all ideas,
concepts, and workshop
outcomes.
User Stories
A key component of our agile software development methodology is ensuring users come first, and essential to this process is the creation of user stories.
Not only do they describe all the features and functionality of the end product from the user’s perspective, but they also clearly represent how they translate to user value.
User stories are vital as they help visualize the user flow and provide a user-focused framework for collaboration, communication, and development of your application.
Features, Architecture, Tech, and Resources
Our team synthesizes the entirety of the user stories generated to deliver the following:
Conceptual Designs
Based on our work together thus far our team will create initial conceptual designs for your product, not only as a starting point to visualize your app’s user interface but to inspire your team, partners, and stakeholders.
Timeline and Budget
The final important components of the MVP Blueprint are the creation of the project’s initial timeline and budget, including:
A graphical timeline representation from inception to launch covering the overlapping phases of discovery, design, architecture, development, and QA, as well as their respective milestones
An initial budget based on the MVP’s required features, tech stack, resources, design, timeline, and importantly, your budget.