SFFI Aug 10 2015 Product: Mark Manning

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Product Development for

Non Developers



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Warning

Probably not the best way, but it will get

you a product

You can do it!



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My First Development periments

• I learned to code for my FI company using

stackoverflow, google and open sourcesoftware

• Wana build an iPhone app•

Apple will teach you to do it and give you thetools• https!!developer"apple"com

• #ou$ll use google and stackoverflow a lot"

%eware& 'he tools have bugs too"

https://developer.apple.com/





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"he ugly site # $omegrown



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"he big dev pro%ect # &utsourced



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'an Y&( build it)

• #ou +A learn to develop software• -on$t give up if you don$t have a tech co.founder

• 'he /uestion is 0hould #ou1• It takes time to learn if you haven$t done it

• Would your time be better spent elsewhere in thebusiness1

• Why should you learn the basics1•

%etter understand the scope of the work• now why you need a specification

• nderstand if you$re getting ripped off



My first iPhone *pp

• 'ook the online tutorial

• 'ook code samples from

-ropbo5, Apple developer

and anyone who offers it

• ctrl.c 6 ctrl.v works reallywell

• 7utsourced what I

couldn$t understand or domyself



Where to +tart # +toryboard and Worflow

• -raw it, flow chart it, sketch it on cards• #ou have to understand the flow first

• Work with friends and family to see if they

understand it

• eep it clean and simple&



'an you use drag and drop)

• :eally only for ;arketing

• If you$re doing something uni/ue it$s a little

better than Powerpoint

• Probably helps with user ac/uisition or

customer development but not for live

applications

• Wordpress is great and templates are cheap


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Find someone to do it for you

• -evelopment as an online service•

7.-esk and >.?ance• 99-esigns

• @ipboss 'hese guys are great•

se local if you can afford it" ;uch easier tomanage

• #ou need a detailed spec and have to

enforce it

• %uild the basics yourself and outsource the

meat

• se a good designer It has to look good


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&utsource # $ourly vs Pro%ect

• Bourly

• -eveloper . Coal to bill more hours• #ou Cet the most development per hour

• ProDect %ased•

-eveloper ;eet your spec in the least hours• #ou Cet the most features in a deliverable

• %oth need to be E>:# well documented•

If not, you$ll go broke trying to get your app built• eep on top of all progress


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What-s a good re.uirement spec)• Write it down and describe it in detail

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+reate a feature list with as much detail aspossible• 'he feature list is your checklist

• What$s important1 Prioritie&

• +reate milestones and track them• 7utsource small chunks and check.in regularly

• +reate scenarios, use cases or stories•

Walk yourself through them, this will really helpwith testing



+imple "racing "ools

• 'rack how you$re doing

• 'rack how they$re doing

• -on$t leave them to it

• Prioritie

• +ommunicate

Req # Functional Area

Delivery

Priority

1 GUI 1.0

2 GUI 1.0

3 GUI 1.0

4 GUI 1.0

5 GUI 1.0

6 GUI 1.0

7 GUI 1.0

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Requirement

Need a login screen

Upon login, the user ID and passord ould !e "alidated against the "alues stored in the data!ase.

#nl$ 3 atte%pts at incorrect login ould !e per%itted.

&o change the passord, accept old passord and ne passord 'tice(

&he passord should ha"e at least 1 nu%!er and 1 alpha!et

&he passord should !e 6)* characters in length

&he passord cannot contain user na%e

Development Phase Status

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'hoose your *rchitecture Wisely

• >very developer has their own favorites

• What$s best for you1• -% is a big decision Bow big will you grow1

• Cet help or study the options

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Co for portable as things WI?? change ormove

• >verything needs an API, ensure you plan

for it• +an you use what already e5ists to get you

started1


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"esting

• #ou have to test the product• 'est it as if its real not Dust in a sandbo5

• Cet all your friends to test it too• 'he more varied hands the better

• 'here are test services that help• http!!www"usertesting"com

• http!!drunkusertesting"com

http://www.usertesting.com/

http://drunkusertesting.com/






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/asic 0ules

• 7nly build it once you have feedback•

se slides or mockups to get there• %uild the ;inimum product to meet the initial

market but build it well•

It must look good&• :evise it early and often

• Iterate, Iterate, Iterate

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;inimum Eiable Product does 7' meanlaunching crap bad product

• Cet more feedback from real users



0esources

• seful Files• :e/uirements 0pec 'emplate

• https!!drive"google"com!file!d!=%Gy)=4/3w-ibEF7a'%PW-H2;lk!view1

uspsharing

• :e/uirements 'racking ;atri5

• https!!drive"google"com!file!d!=%Gy)=4/3w-iEn@+e-hk;D:H0k!view1u

spsharing

• -evelopment :esources• 7.-esk, >lance, 99-esigns, ipboss"com

• -o it yourself1• http!!stackoverflow"com

• -eveloping an iPhone App

• https!!developer"apple"com!library!ios!referencelibrary!Cetting0tarted!:o

ad;api70!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_y507q3wDKibVFOaTBPWDQ2Mlk/view?usp=sharing



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http://stackoverflow.com/

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/referencelibrary/GettingStarted/RoadMapiOS/






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'hank #ou&

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