You're an entrepreneur with a great idea and you're ready to build your Minimum Viable Product (MVP). You want to start running and you are full of energy and motivation. But what do you need to get there? Or rather, who? Let's list the professionals involved for the execution.
Turning your idea into reality
First you might imagine that you only need one developer to help you build it. Alright, you found the guy! He has excellent recommendations, has worked on a similar concept in the past, and loves his idea. You start working together.
Months later... you realize they have a lot of opinions and want to take the start-up in a different direction. Now you're stuck, really stuck.
Looking for a single partner to meet your technology needs and develop your product is a scenario that often plays out with non-technical founders. But building a high-quality digital product is no longer a one-man job. You need a combination of skills and knowledge working together to maximize your chance of success.
Find the right people
We have listed here the main functions that you may need to successfully shape your MVP.
Product manager
The Product Manager asks why and how. She understands her customers and the company's overall strategy and goals. She brings cross-functional experience to the team, handles product planning and marketing, and knows how to set a solid roadmap.
Project Manager
The project manager asks what and when. They ensure that tasks are optimally assigned so that everyone is kept busy and motivated and that things are delivered on time and on budget. They are a jack of all trades and display great creativity when finding solutions.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
The CTO is your co-founder or hired right-hand man. He can be or manage a team of frontend developers, backend developer, mobile developer or a part time devops guy. Either way, he has hands-on technical experience, as well as the vision and drive to lead the quest for your perfect MVP. He has extensive technological knowledge to select and employ the best in development.
Programmers
If the project is too extensive or complex, from a technological point of view, to be developed. You need one or more front-end developers, back-end developers, mobile developers, etc.
UX Designer
UX Designer uncovers user behaviors and needs to better guide user experience and product design
UI Designer
The UI Designer takes into account the UX researcher's findings to determine user requirements and design graphical elements - e.g. wireframes, storyboards, user flows, etc. He works with product managers and engineers to create a product that is visually pleasing and easy to use.
Testers
To ensure your product is ready for release, you will need to hire a software tester. Your mission is to click every button, perform every task, and test every process to make sure your MVP works perfectly. He is your one-man QA team and the bottom line for mitigating implementation risk.
We can often assign this role to the first customers, we call beta-testers. Because they are aware that the development is in beta phase and that their contribution is extremely important for the evolution of the project.
To build a quality MVP that can truly compete in today's saturated app market, these are the roles that will give your idea the best chance of success. But hiring each one is a big challenge.
Have a strategic partner.
Another alternative is to rely on the expertise of companies specialized in project development, such as CodeCIA. greatly minimizes the risk of the project being a success. Want to know more, please contact us.
Jun 16, 2023 10:51:21 PM | Investment
You're an entrepreneur with a great idea and you're ready to build your Minimum Viable Product (MVP). You want to start running and you are full of energy and motivation. But what do you need to get there? Or rather, who? Let's list the professionals involved for the execution.
