Project Discovery Phase
Identifying a promising idea is not simple. That’s why Softjourn offers project discovery phase as an interactive way to examine the possible future of your product. Using our domain experience in Fintech, Cards & Payments, and Media & Entertainment, we work on turning your idea into a reality, from both a business and a technical perspective. While customers are the experts when it comes to their needs, Softjourn has the technical skills and acumen to provide the right technology and solutions to real-world problems.
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Moving from an innovative idea to a high-quality product takes planning and skills. Softjourn has the right talent pool to bring your ideas to life, as well as firm up your project discovery by understanding your technical needs.
If you have an existing project, we can set up a dedicated team to examine your current architecture, codebase, deployment approach, and pipelines to ensure that everything is in place to start working. Once we outline your goals, Softjourn has the technical know-how to generate a new solution or rewrite the current on—and give you a new direction for product development.
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Contact UsWhy Work With Softjourn
Softjourn has a three-pronged, iterative approach when it comes to the first phase of the discovery phase of a software project:
- Interview with the client to understand the needs and gather all the necessary information
- Documentation analysis and market research are needed to understand the product and its market position.
- System requirements analysis that gives engineers a better perspective on the whole project and it's requirements.
- Defining tech stack and system architecture for the project that aligns with project goals.
- Budget and project timeframe for the project that includes all necessary information and the project estimate.
The discovery process is highly interactive and requires client participation. Softjourn will conduct working sessions with you and your team to analyze each of the functionalities and workflows. Working one-hour sessions are typically held twice a week. In between sessions, Softjourn's business analyst/product manager defines workflows and functionalities using visuals and texts to present how potential users might flow through the system.
The most valuable deliverables that the client gets at the end of the Project Discovery Phase are the Software Requirements Specifications document (SRS), timeline, and pricing estimation for the entire development process.
What Makes Project Discovery Phase Valuable
1. Evaluation of System Requirements
The discovery phase helps our customers to think through the entire product definition process in order to see where there might be gaps in knowledge and potential risks, and to gain a better understanding of the development phases.
2. Detailed Documentation
One of the biggest benefits of the discovery phase is the documentation, which explains the whole development process with all of its stages in detail. Our clients can later use this to attract investors and have a more in-depth understanding of the overall process.
3. Accurate Cost and Time Estimate
Using a discovery phase, you will get a more accurate estimate of the costs and time required to develop an MVP of your service. Once clients have a clear understanding of how much money they'll have to invest in the process, they can inform investors and plan their future steps.
Software Development Case Studies
System Rewrite
IMS Management Services: Software Rewrite to Modernize Legacy Systems
IMS Management Services, a provider of ticketing support and cash management for festivals and fairs, developed its own ticket and cash management system, which had met IMS needs for years. But the owners were aware that they would have to update it to a modern tech stack to remain reliable. That's
Dedicated Team
Rewriting and Developing an Event Registration System
An event registration system is necessary for a company to effectively plan and manage any event. Working with Softjourn on the discovery phase, this client realized that their labor-intensive legacy system needed replacing, so that their clients, as well as non-tech employees, would be able to set
Outdoor Cinema
Cinewav: A/V Solution for Outdoor Cinema Experience
Cinewav, a Singapore-based startup, allows users to watch a movie on a big public screen and listen to the audio on their mobile phones using earbuds/headphones. Softjourn's team developed a solution that aligns video and audio perfectly and proved that the idea works incredibly well for live events
Fintech StartupDiscovery Phase as The Basis for Startup Product Development—Our Take
Making decisions in the early stages of business can be difficult. Unsure about their next steps in product development, a Malaysian-based client turned to Softjourn for help with the project discovery phase. Upon realization that building a customized solution comes with a price, the client-focused
Access ControlTixnet: Discovery Phase as the Foundation of Every Successful Project
Building a detailed Product Discovery Document (PDD) enabled our client to become one step closer to creating a solution that will cater to all of their needs. With a PDD, the client acquired descriptions of the user and data flow for the access control application, including a UI design. One of the
Discovery Phase
Using Discovery Phase as the Base for Future Development
In the discovery phase, Vanco Payments, a US-based online payment services company, sought to enhance their platform by partnering with software development experts. With Softjourn's reputation as a trusted and experienced partner in fintech, Vanco recognized the opportunity to expedite development
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Our 9-Year Partnership with Myers-Briggs
Softjourn collaborated with Myers-Briggs to transform initial ideas into fully realized features, such as the Resume Builder and Education Planning tools. Our team supported product definition by aligning technical capabilities with business goals. This partnership demonstrates our ability to guide
Engagement Models
Need technical skills or expertise? A dedicated software development team can help extend resources, and can work seamlessly with your company under your guidance or ours. This model is ideal when planning long-term or larger scope projects, have several projects or a pool of tasks, or don't have a clear vision of future project objectives. Learn more about how Softjourn's dedicated team can support your projects and scale your business goals.
Client Testimonials
Tacit Corporation chose Softjourn as their technology partner, impressed by our technical expertise and direct approach. Brenda Crainic, CTO of Tacit, highlighted, "Softjourn stood out because of the technical acumen of the team and their directness.
Our team's dedication to understanding Tacit's needs has been instrumental in enhancing their platform's capabilities, ensuring a robust project discovery phase. This ongoing collaboration underscores our commitment to delivering high-quality, innovative services that support our clients' visions." - Brenda Crainic, CTO and Co-Founder of Tacit
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We have been working with Softjourn for 12+ years now and our developers continue to impress me with their expertise, knowledge, and dedication to our project. I count a lot of Softjourn's expertise and I am confident in our ability to deliver cutting-edge technology for our clients. They are my team and I count on them as if we were all working in the same office!
Brenda CrainicCTO at Tacit Innovations
We were encouraged because Softjourn asked the right questions, involved people with the right experience in to the conversations. Showed good leadership in managing the process of walking them through the sales process, keeping them on track, and has a lot of strong knowledge in the financial area, as they are a small software developer company and there are always so many other things that are pulling us in multiple directions. As well Softjourn shows a lot of experience in multiple programming languages and in combining them in to one product.
Softjourn built out our QA process and provide true structure for QA going forward. I really enjoyed working with Softjourn, and am excited to keep on working with them.
We believe in Softjourn's expertise in payments. The team was very responsive and easy to work with. Everything has been positive thus far, and our team is very satisfied with the team's responsiveness. Softjourn team really knows their stuff regarding payments.