Are you a small to mid-sized business looking to build your perfect application or software? Where do you start?
You may have an idea in your head of what you want your product to be, but now you need to make it a reality. In order to guarantee success you need a a strong, actionable set of software requirements to start.
Start writing your software requirements BEFORE doing anything else. Your software requirements need to highlight both the key technical and business aspects needed to complete your product. But, how do you write a set this strong set of software requirements?
Find Your Audience
Always start with your end user in mind. Your product should address challenges and solve problems that real people are having. Making a crucial part of your SMBs development process determining who is going to be buying your product before determining anything else.
Use discovery questions like;
- Who are these people?
- What do they like/dislike?
- What types of apps do they regularly download
These questions will allow you to deliver a product that is user friendly while actually offering something of value to your end user.
Work Towards Solving a Problem
Now that you've determined who your audience it is you can figure out what problem your product has to solve in order to be successful.
Since you know who your audience almost as well as you know your self it should be easy to identify their pain points. Figure out the problems your end users have that only you can solve.
Define What Success Means
Next, you need to figure out exactly what's key to the success of your product. The features that you determine are key to success may be valuable, but they may not solve the user's problems.
Create a list of the features your app NEEDS to have to help you reach your goal and be a solution for your users. Try segmenting your list of features into could, should, or need to haves. This will help you define what features will really make your product successful.
See the rest of the tips for in our guide "7 Writing Software Requirements for Your SMB's App Development." Download your guide today!
