As a professional, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that the things that seem so self-evident to you could be completely foreign to others in other fields. I’m willing to wager that when you’re chatting with a friend or family member, you sometimes feel that way. And so do I.
App Development Process
Before we talk about planning, let’s get an overview on the app development process. It consists of seven main steps:
- Kick-off stage
- Discovery phase
- Code audit
- Design
- App development
- Testing
- Deployment
- Maintenance
1. Kick-off stage
The “kick-off” phase is when you and your vendor first start talking about your product’s goals and specifications. It’s important to have a clear idea of the project’s focus at this point. To what end do you envision your app? Which objectives must you fulfil? You may now be considering the most essential features your app must offer or looking to the offerings of competitors who have already gone mobile for ideas. You need a vision to communicate to your development partners or internal team what they need to undertake to meet the objectives laid forth in your strategy.
In what way does Mobindustry’s introductory stage begin? When a client approaches us with a notion, our professionals begin with an in-depth interview to learn as much as possible about the undertaking. To determine if they are a good fit for each other, they can provide a client a ballpark figure. Now that the contract has been signed, we can go on to the next phase, known as the discovery phase, during which we will plan the project in greater detail.
2. Discovery phase
Once the objectives have been established and the essential features have been chosen, the discovery phase may begin, which will entail analysis and careful preparation. A business analyst is typically responsible for this, and in the process, they will provide a technical specification that takes into account business requirements, app development best practises, market research, and the analyst’s own prior expertise.
The app development process relies heavily on careful planning. The following deliverables will emerge from this:
- A comprehensive technical description of the product, including all features, the technological stack, the requirements, the list of tools, and the recommended architecture. You and the developers on your team will be able to communicate more effectively and arrive at the same goals.
- interface and experience design idea that illustrates the project’s underlying business logic and also supplies usable graphical elements. Wireframes are a key part of the UI/UX framework because they illustrate how different user personas will engage with your product to accomplish specific objectives.
- Creating a detailed timeline and budget for your project is only possible with a well-thought-out development strategy. A development team’s head and the project manager will make estimates together.
3. Code Audit
If you have existing software and would like to employ our team to enhance and improve it, we will begin with a code audit to better understand your needs. In-depth information about your software’s quality, including the presence of problems like spaghetti code, architecture inconsistencies, and security threats, can be gleaned via a software code audit.
An audit of your code is essential before proceeding with development because it gives programmers a chance to learn about your project and offer advice on how to improve the existing code.
4. Design
Based on the wireframes, a designer now constructs a prototype of the app’s user interface and user experience. Both the business analyst and the UX designer can make the wireframes. Depending on the complexity of the app, the UI design phase can consume as much as 20% of the total development time. Take into account that the time and money required to complete the project will increase if complicated animations are included in the app.
5. App development
Your development team is ready for you to present the design concept, wireframes, and technical specification to them. Most businesses use an agile approach to app development, which means the process is broken down into iterative phases called “sprints,” and that subsequent sprints can be modified based on the results of the prior one.
The amount of developers needed, their expertise, and the technological stack all affect how long it takes to build an app and how much it costs. Keep in mind that setting up the development environment, databases, backend, and architecture takes time, as does merging the code of multiple developers working on the same project.
6. Testing
Each new piece of code is tested as soon as it is written, so testing may be said to occur in parallel with development in a modern mobile app’s lifecycle. Since it’s easier to detect discrepancies in small bits of code than it is to make modifications to a large code at the end of development, this helps to speed up the development and quality assurance processes.
However, quality assurance experts also do checks on the entire product to ensure its functionality.
7. Deployment
Once all of the tests have been run and passed, it’s time to release the app to the public. There are two major app stores where mobile apps can be downloaded: the Play Store and the App Store. On the other hand, there are alternative options, such as Huawei’s own App Gallery. Deployment is a separate process from app development because you must follow each store’s guidelines and register for a developer account before releasing your app.
8. Maintenance
After launching a product, ongoing maintenance is essential. When an app is being maintained, it is being brought up to date so that it may run on the latest and greatest operating systems, devices, and platforms. You’ll need to keep working to make it better by updating external resources like maps, payment processors, libraries, and frameworks on a regular basis. Throughout the lifetime of your mobile product, maintenance will be a crucial component of the app development process.
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