Do you feel excitement when you think about starting a project? Are you afraid of failure despite the brilliant idea? You’re not alone. Many projects stumble before reaching the finish line. But what if I said that most failures can be prevented? That there is a clear plan for success? We will dispel the myths about preparation for launch and prove: each stage is an investment in your future victory. Find out how to protect your project from failure!
In IT, there is a myth: to succeed you need only an idea and hard-working developers. Everything else – bureaucracy. Reality: 90% of startups die precisely because of ignoring the basic stages. Success is a marathon with a clear track.
1. Analysis: «We already know» vs «We checked»
Trust intuition – play roulette. Without analysis of the market, competitors and users you risk to create an unnecessary product. The truth – in CustDev-interview and clear understanding: what problem are we solving?
2. Planning: «The plan is outdated» vs «The plan is a map»
Although the agile plan is flexible, its absence leads to chaos. It is prioritization, choice of technologies and realistic estimation of resources. Key point: often there is not enough expertise to create a viable TK. This is where Mifort helps: our architects turn an idea into a structured, implementable plan, preventing fatal errors before writing the code.
3. Design: «First logic» vs «Design is experience»
Delaying design is an expensive mistake. A clickable prototype is a cheap test site for hypotheses. Changing a layout in Figma is 100 times cheaper than redoing the finished code. UX/UI should run parallel to the design of the architecture.
4. Development: «All and at once» vs «Only MVP»
Striving for the ideal from the first time leads to endless development. MVP (Minimum Viable Product) allows to quickly get feedback from real users and iterate. Development should go in short cycles.
5. Testing: «At the end» vs «Always»
Testing: «At the end» vs «Always» Testing in the final – guarantee avala and bugs in production. QA is a continuous process. Starting from the first sprint, the tester should be a part of the team, and the autotests should be written in tandem with the code. The code needs to be written concurrently. This speeds up the release of stable updates. Each step is not a bureaucracy, but an investment. Passing one creates a «debt pit», for which you will have to pay more. Start wisely.
Here it is, really! A successful launch is not magic, but the result of careful work at each stage. Abandoning any of them is not saving, but investing in the future failure. Remember that every step of pre-project preparation is your insurance, your shield from failure and your springboard to success. Quality investing from the start is essential, as it will pay off when your project takes off and conquers users’ hearts.
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