A discovery workshop was a fairly low-risk, value for money, intermediate step that took the project forward. It should be part of any feasibility analysis prior to actually committing to building an app.
Johann Tay, Manager of ICT and Innovation, CDC Victoria
reinteractive’s App Discovery Workshop
Key stakeholders from CDC Victoria engaged in a reinteractive App Discovery Workshop by reinteractive, fully scoping out the requirements for the new charter bus application they are building.
Building a new application can be a significant capital investment. When done right, it can dramatically boost productivity, automate key functions and increase customer loyalty and satisfaction. If it is poorly planned, it can chew up your budget while still not delivering the features required.
You have a great idea you want to build into an application. So, what is the next step to get exactly what you want, within budget?
The Process
Before any coding begins, engaging in a detailed app discovery workshop is essential to formulate the exact requirements for an application. A thorough dive into your application includes:
Business Model Overview
Ideation Session
Discovery Session
Findings and Review
There are many variables when it comes to building an application and more than one way to do it. Key stakeholders contribute their input in the discovery session. The end result of the expert consultation process is a design of the software architecture, including a breakdown of the features of the application to be built in detail and a road-map for the next stages. This allows a realistic estimate to be priced up for budgeting purposes.
Johann Tay, Manager of ICT and Innovation at CDC Victoria saw a lot of value in developing a clear plan of the application functions their users would need.
Building an application can often be broken down into various stages. The first stage being a fully functional application that is up and running, providing core services to its users, in as short a time frame as possible.
Subsequent stages can then build on that core functionality, adding new features to the existing application and responding to feedback from various users.
We also look at better ways to structure your application to lower development costs and how to utilise any internal developers as part of the project.
Initially we allocated an amount of money to develop an application, but we didn’t think how the app should actually work or how much the ongoing running costs would be. We were just thinking, ‘this is CapEx, here is a sum of money’ and hopefully at the end of the process we will have an asset. But you have to think about the ongoing costs as part of that process before you start.
A discovery workshop was a fairly low-risk, value for money, intermediate step that took the project forward. It should be part of any feasibility analysis prior to actually committing to building an app.
Johann Tay, Manager of ICT and Innovation CDC Victoria
Benefits of working with reinteractive?
One of the focuses of reinteractive’s operational philosophy is that great applications are built with close collaboration and communication with the client. Really understanding the business model, products and services and culture of the client allows our whole team, from business analysts to UX designers and developers, to come on board as part of the client’s team, working together to build them an exceptional application.
reinteractive has a level of professionalism that causes them to stand out in the market. It’s a whole package including the ability to match their approach to the client’s various needs and for a collaborative partnership. They bring a strong value proposition to the table and work to create added value.
Another standout factor of reinteractive compared to the others in the market, is the willingness to support a client long range and not to just create a cash-cow and sit on a maintenance contract.
We gained the confidence that somebody with reinteractive’s experience has reviewed our requirements and has documented it in a way that is easy to understand and enables us to present our requirements to the broader market.
Johann Tay, Manager of ICT and Innovation CDC Victoria
Hard Line Wealth used the App Workshop to determine the scope for their application
A reinteractive App Workshop helped define and validate Hard Line Wealth’s application plans to disrupt the financial services sector.
In looking at the list of reinteractive’s clients it is a ‘been there done that kind of thing’ so we can trust the capability overall of their products. reinteractive have the main strengths we value— character and capability. We will be obviously be working with reinteractive into the future as well.
We build stable, well-tested software, built with Ruby on Rails and Javascript. reinteractive provides a complete solution from project scoping, to UX, design, web and mobile development, through to hosting and maintenance. All driven by our seamless, agile project management processes.
We are experts at large, complex and customised solutions. Bring us your ideas, wish list, integration problem or technical need and we will solve it.
We work hard to find the right digital solution for you. Through our AppWorkshop we work with you to identify opportunities and engage in expert planning for business-critical applications. The aim is to get your application delivered and operating as fast as possible, with the viewpoint of incrementally adding features as the site matures and grows.
We help make even the most complicated web and mobile apps easy to navigate and create solutions that engage users, keeping them happy and on your page longer.
Our Visual Designers work with you to create the final look and feel of your website or application, including the strategic implementation of images, colours, fonts and other elements.
We take pride in working as your development partner to get the best bang for your development buck. Our team of Senior Ruby on Rails developers, and our Javascript and Front End Developers, combined with our agile project management ensure your project is completed rapidly, and successfully. We make your app fast, reliable and secure. We care about the ROI for our customers by ensuring we build exactly what is needed to successfully grow their business.
We will protect, monitor and scale your Ruby on Rails website or app 24/7. Hosted on AWS or Heroku. We wear the pagers, so you can concentrate on growing your business.
An application review is where reinteractive reviews your application code base for security flaws, performance issues, or anything that should be improved.
With over 200 major projects completed by reinteractive, we have a very deep understanding of best practices and ideal scenes in software development, positioning us to deliver a comprehensive report on the quality of any Ruby on Rails based code.
Our expert team have intimate knowledge of the Ruby on Rails framework, making reinteractive a fantastic choice for upgrading your application to the latest version of Rails and Ruby.
We have in-depth experience in utilising the Salesforce® API and the Heroku platform that allows us to build custom applications that sync with Salesforce, allowing you to leverage the full power of the Salesforce Cloud.
storeConnect is our 100% customisable, fully integrated Salesforce ecommerce solution based on Heroku. Your online store is managed from Sales Cloud® with all customer, product & order data sync'd with Salesforce, creating a smart, custom online shopping experience.
We work hard to find the right digital solution for you. Through our AppWorkshop we work with you to identify opportunities and engage in expert planning for business-critical applications. The aim is to get your application delivered and operating as fast as possible, with the viewpoint of incrementally adding features as the site matures and grows.
We help make even the most complicated web and mobile apps easy to navigate and create solutions that engage users, keeping them happy and on your page longer.
Our Visual Designers work with you to create the final look and feel of your website or application, including the strategic implementation of images, colours, fonts and other elements.
We take pride in working as your development partner to get the best bang for your development buck. Our team of Senior Ruby on Rails developers, and our Javascript and Front End Developers, combined with our agile project management ensure your project is completed rapidly, and successfully. We make your app fast, reliable and secure. We care about the ROI for our customers by ensuring we build exactly what is needed to successfully grow their business.
We will protect, monitor and scale your Ruby on Rails website or app 24/7. Hosted on AWS or Heroku. We wear the pagers, so you can concentrate on growing your business.
An application review is where reinteractive reviews your application code base for security flaws, performance issues, or anything that should be improved.
With over 200 major projects completed by reinteractive, we have a very deep understanding of best practices and ideal scenes in software development, positioning us to deliver a comprehensive report on the quality of any Ruby on Rails based code.
Our expert team have intimate knowledge of the Ruby on Rails framework, making reinteractive a fantastic choice for upgrading your application to the latest version of Rails and Ruby.
We have in-depth experience in utilising the Salesforce® API and the Heroku platform that allows us to build custom applications that sync with Salesforce, allowing you to leverage the full power of the Salesforce Cloud.
storeConnect is our 100% customisable, fully integrated Salesforce ecommerce solution based on Heroku. Your online store is managed from Sales Cloud® with all customer, product & order data sync'd with Salesforce, creating a smart, custom online shopping experience.
If you are not completely happy with the result of your bespoke development project when we are done, we will give you $10,000 worth of our development time, at no charge, to make it right.
Our OpsCare® and CodeCare® services also have their own simple one month refund and guarantee which you can read in our Terms of Use.