The Discovery Phase is where we work together to turn your ideas into a clear, actionable plan. This critical step saves you time and money by preventing costly mistakes, ensuring the project is delivered on time and to the highest standard. The cost of discovery is much higher than the $200,000 that can be saved on product development with a well-executed discovery phase.
Validating project viability
Budgeting realistically
Addressing specific needs
Optimizing workflow
Discovery phase value
With Mekanism's discovery services, you can organize project requirements into a more effective plan that accelerates development and improves the end product.
Building a Strong Foundation
We work with you to create a detailed project roadmap that acts as a blueprint for the entire development process. This ensures everyone is aligned, from our engineers to your stakeholders, and that the final product meets every expectation.
Finding Growth Possibilities
During this phase, we will identify and eliminate any potential risks that may be associated with your existing systems before we write a single line of code. In order to provide you with peace of mind, we conduct an in-depth analysis to identify any technical, market, and financial threats.
Streamlining Business Processes
Here, we establish a common language and vision. We'll work closely with you to document all requirements, ensuring our team has a deep understanding of your goals and you have a clear picture of what we will build. This ensures industry-standard security, usability, and functionality.
Place of Discovery in SDLC
To make sure our work is organized and efficient, we use the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The discovery phase is the most important first step for us. It's where we gather requirements, do a lot of research, and decide how the product will look. This planning for the future makes sure that the whole development process is successful.
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Collecting requirements
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Preparation
In this stage, we identify your challenges, project goals, and a preliminary scope to guide the discovery process.
Duration: 1-3 days
- Business Analysis
- Business environment exploration
- Market investigations and research
- Detailed plan for implementation.
- Overall project strategy
- Solutions Architecture
- Business goals analysis.
- Technology landscape research
- Architectural limiting factors.
- Technology stack research.
- UX/UX Design
- Competitor analysis.
- Mood board creation
- Discovery plan revision.
- UX activities planning.
Ready to Start With Our Discovery Team Experts?
Other Mekanism experts are engaged in the process if additional expertise is needed.
A team of experts creates a detailed project blueprint during Discovery. Our team works hard to lay a solid foundation for successful development.
- Business Analyst
- Solution Architect
- UI/UX designer
- Project Manager
Ready to Start With Our Discovery Team Experts?
A team of experts creates a detailed project blueprint during Discovery. Our team works hard to lay a solid foundation for successful development.
- Business Analyst
- Solution Architect
- UI/UX designer
- Project Manager
Other Mekanism experts are engaged in the process if additional expertise is needed.
Discovery phase deliverables
Documents that describe the project requirements and tech aspects of the development
Business Analysis
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Feature breakdown list
It includes user stories and defines the scope of work to ensure stakeholders agree on what to build. This list is the main source for future planning and development.
Impact Map
Impact maps show how business goals, user actions, and features tie together. This helps us decide which features to prioritize. It ensures every feature directly impacts business results.
Activity/UML/BPMN diagrams/Flowcharts
For complex user flows and system operations, we create clear diagrams. These visuals help developers and business stakeholders understand the system.
Software Architecture Document (SAD)
SAD business analysis is a key discovery document. It details all functional and business requirements. This document will help all teams understand the finished product.
Why you need a discovery phase
Clear requirements
Discovery involves defining your technical and business needs. We identify every feature and user requirement to ensure that the project meets industry standards and fits your budget.
Architecture tailored to goals
From the start, our solution architects collaborate with you to build a solid technical architecture. By using this strategy, our technology will support and align with your long-term business goals.
Optimal development costs
Early detection and resolution of issues are the goals of the discovery phase. We can create a detailed plan to avoid surprises and stay on budget by identifying all project risks.
Minimized risks
Discovery involves extensive analysis and planning of your product idea. Effective preparation reduces the risk of missed deadlines and budget overruns.
Discovery phase includes
Discovery is about learning everything about your project. We start with a solid technical and design foundation that meets your needs, allowing us to provide a precise project timeline and cost estimate.
Feature breakdown list
Rough estimation
Team composition
Concept creation
Specification
Wireframes
Detailed estimation
Questions you may have
If you still have discovery-related questions, we're here to explain the most common one.
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