What is Project Discovery Phase in Custom Software Development
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A project discovery session is the first stage in product development where the project manager determines clients’ expectations and business needs along with the information about the market and audience. Then, the collected information is being analyzed to generate a product roadmap.
Product discovery is the first mandatory stage of any product development. Thanks to the discovery phase, clients will get an accurate project estimation and costs of development. And for the software development providers, it brings a clear vision, goals, and scope of a project.
The main result of this phase is a detailed project plan including time and cost estimates. Also, project discovery brings a product roadmap containing a project scope, technical specification, and wireframes. So, project discovery ends when all the above are delivered to the client.
Project discovery is the first stage of product development that has a huge impact on the final product. That is why it may take a while to analyze all the information and formulate a product roadmap. Depending on the project scope and complexity, the project discovery phase can last from a couple of days to several weeks or even months.
Depending on the project scope and complexity, costs of product discovery may vary from 5 to 10% of the overall project costs. The final price of the product discovery stage will, of course, depend on the hourly rates of your software development provider.