7 Essential Steps For App Development

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November 27,
2019

You may have an idea about an app and you’re just starting to examine what developing
a mobile app would require. Or, you might be on the verge of spending in a native
mobile app and are currently on the lookout for the best mobile app development
company in Noida.

It’s been three years since iTspell Technologies went into the business of developing
native mobile apps. And we thought it’s about time we let the world know just how we
do it.

Here is how the standard android app development method works in your case.

1. Non-Disclosure Agreement
Trust is an essential factor for us. We think that open communication is the key to
effective work. This way, both we and the client can rest assured that the info and ideas
we replace are protected. And we can reach the project details.

Which begins us to our next question.

2. Product Specs & Design

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The specifications of the app, as well as its design, should be the result of research about
the market the client’s going into and the target audience they’re seeming to interact
with. The features of the product must come as a solution or complement to an existing
situation.

If the app specs are missing or lacking specific areas, we normally work together with the
client to explain all the features of the product.

Within these workshops, we’ve got the client team, if it’s a startup, or product manager &
other product people in case of more well-established businesses and a few senior
mobile professionals on our side: a Product Strategist, a Tech Lead and, when needed, a
UX designer. In this team setup we work collectively to determine the business model
from one end to the other and the user sections, then move on to the features, flows,
technology assumptions and final screens of the app.

The deliverables one can require from our product discovery workshop are a full list of
product specs and patterns for all the major flows, aggregated in an Interactive Model.

Having an Interactive Prototype of the mobile app is the closest you can get to know if
it’s what you needed, without actually spending on developing the whole thing. We
suggest that, as far as possible, changes to the product should be made in the app
prototyping phase. A prototype is a lot more affordable, easier and faster to work with,
as the actual mobile app would be.

3. Project Development Estimate

Once we’ve got a definite definition of the product – fully documented product specs and
a prototype we can play with, it’s the turn of the assigned development team to take a
close look at the project.

In our practice, working with user stories has proved itself most efficient.

As we concentrate on having analyzed user stories, to mix up, the product’s specs, things
are pretty mild in the evaluation phase. Every mobile developer can determine the time
it would take them to develop a distinct functionality, making for a clear development
plan.

The final assessment is the result of including all the hours required and multiplying that
by our rate card. We use seniority-based pricing in our rate card.

4. Signing the contract

Holding a definitive budget both we and the client agree upon, we can go for signing the
contract. Besides being an official contract, this agreement is very helpful documentation
of the project we’re embarking on, particularly for the client.

The contract includes a development plan and a schedule. Possessing these at hand, the
client knows what to expect from us at all times.
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5. Coding
In our case, ios app development appears under the stringent rules of agile
development. We work in 2-week races and have a demo for the client at the end of
every race.

The advantages of agile development have been declared loud and clear in the past
years. As per our experience, an agile practice to developing mobile apps has made
agreements for both us and our partners.

For us, agile development means a closer, more efficient collaboration with our clients. It
allows us to better understand the client’s requirements, this work in a use that has a
positive impact on their business. We can develop each app feature with the accurate
customer portrait in mind, because every step of the way, the client shares their
knowledge and penetration with us.

Agile development is a transparent work process, that enables the client to plan and
make changes easily. Having a timetable of when each feature is ready, makes for
expected delivery and costs. So, it’s easy for the client to combine the mobile product in
the overall business plan.

6. Testing & QA
The process of agile development applies to our testing phase as well. By managing the
project into manageable units, we twist the testing phase with the development phase
for the best results. Conducting the required tests and reviews for every development
unit, we never fall behind with any bug fixes and can prognosticate future changes that
might be necessary early on.

7. App release
Finally, we help the client by submitting the app into the selected app store(s). If
necessary, our in-house marketing team can write the required copy and prepare the
appropriate visuals for the product’s app store page.

We tried to better personally and come up with solutions for the requirements of the
people we work with. All of the experiences we had and all the feedback we got has
played a part in deciding on the work method presented earlier.

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