Discovery

Strategy Workshop

Sometimes it's hard to know where to begin. We can not only point you in the right direction, but we can help plan the journey.

Our software design and development process recognizes two competing interests: 1) the need for clear overall project objectives, and 2) the reality that understanding develops as the software is created. During our strategy workshop we assist clients to determine specific objectives from a set of needs about and desires for how their idea is implemented.

Our experience creating software grounds our process. We know that often what we initially think about how a component of the software should be constructed turns out to be incomplete or inaccurate. We know that effective software depends upon understanding the goals and motivations of the users. We know that planning requires forecasting, and that forecasting gets more inaccurate the further out it extends.

To balance these two main, competing interests, we employ an iterative approach to design and development. Although the majority of the design and development work follows a circular path through a number of iterations, the overall process has a distinct progression that can be roughly divided into beginning, middle, and end. The strategy session marks the beginning of a project and is focused on clarifying the objectives. The intent is to define how the software will be used, what challenges it will address, the context in which it will be used, and what business or organizational objectives it will fulfill. We intentionally do not focus on how the software will be constructed.

However you plan to execute your idea, our Strategy Session can help you kick off your next project.

Designing your Strategy Session

Our experienced team of designers and developers can help you answer many important questions.

Exploration

What is the core of the idea?
Who are the primary users?
What are the key goals of the different project stakeholders?

Ideation

How will the application function?
What is the business strategy?
How can we create a compelling user experience?

Definition

How can we get working software in front of users as soon as possible?
What are the core components of the application?
What will be our path to success?

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Custom Workshops

The price for a Strategy Workshop is based on your budget, the complexity of your project idea, and how much time you want to spend working with us. We can design a workshop to fit your goals and will provide you with a cost after evaluating your needs.

Starting at $4,000

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What our clients say

…clearly among the best and brightest in their field and it was apparent at every step of the process. They helped us understand the nature of the problem we were facing and then worked TOGETHER with us in creating an innovative, groundbreaking and elegant solution.

David Chasteen, Former CTO, L-3 MPRI EMSS

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