"They were very accessible, and we had a better experience than with other companies we had worked with in the past."
Eilis Hughes, Director,
GPWales
"GoodCore Software hit their promised timelines and they delivered within our budget."
Sam Nimmo, Director,
Kittle Group
"GoodCore’s organization, methodology, and transparency distinguish them from other providers"
David Williams, Head of IT,
London Women's Clinic
Why starting with Product Discovery is essential for your project
For every bespoke software development project, Product Discovery is an indispensable exercise. It involves a series of interactive sessions, nurturing a strategic dialogue between the client and our project teams. These workshops lay the cornerstone for a strong blueprint that steers the design, development, and delivery of software solutions:
Visualise your idea
The Product Discovery helps you visualise the design of your software. You get a realistic idea of the feel of the final product from the start, spotting any logical imperfections that might lead to revamps down the line.
Streamline development
Engaging in Product Discovery ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Clarity about project requirements and challenges upfront streamlines development, avoids costly re-works and saves you time and money.
Choose the right tech stack
With well-defined requirements and understanding of the project scope, it becomes possible to identify a tech stack that's not only robust but also sustainable for the long haul. This results in fewer disruptions, reduced maintenance costs, and a longer product lifespan.
Prioritise features for the MVP
With the Product Discovery, you’re able to prioritise features for the MVP. By focusing on the essentials first, you can minimise initial costs, streamline development, and ensure a quicker path to profitability.
Understand time and resources
The Product Discovery outlines the exact resources - in terms of time, money, and skills - that your project will need. By understanding these requirements, you can budget accurately and set realistic timelines.
Align all stakeholders
The Product Discovery aligns all stakeholders under a unified direction for the project. It minimises miscommunication, reduces costly mid-course corrections, and ensures that the final product meets everyone's expectations.
The team works in an incredibly efficient way, and their level of engagement is great. They’ve really worked to understand the business, listened, and asked questions when they haven’t been sure.
Viki Smith, General Manager,
Printed Music Licensing Ltd
Project discovery team: who are the people involved?
As the client, you play a pivotal role in the software discovery process. We rely on your insights and industry knowledge to gain a comprehensive project understanding. Expect frequent meetings and discussions during this stage to set the project on the right path. Your involvement is essential at this stage.
GoodCore team
Business analyst
Technical architect
Project manager
UI/UX Designer
Client team
Product owner
Functional area expert
What we need from you to get started
To understand your project better, it would help if you provide us with the following details. If you don't have them already prepared, we will work closely with you to develop these during Product Discovery.
Preliminary feature list
Competitor references
Wireframes/Rough sketches (if any)
Technical specifications (if any)
Our 6-stage discovery approach
The Product Discovery is a collaborative journey. Here's how we engage with you through a series of stages:
Start with clarity.
Avoid surprises, and build a product in line with your vision - on time and on budget.
Every single time we’ve created a ticket or talked to GoodCore about an issue, it was solved incredibly quickly. They are always on hand, always supportive. From start to finish, it’s been fantastic — the understanding, the engagement, the willingness to work.
Viki Smith - General Manager
The thing with GoodCore is that we get good value for money, quality, delivery - everytime we have asked them for it!
Peter Treadwell - Operations Director
One aspect of the engagement process I really appreciated was GoodCore’s communication. I truly felt like I could have been the only client during this process. Once our product went live, I still felt like I was GoodCore’s only client. I reached out, they responded, they delivered.
Scott Gardiner - Founder & CEO
What’s the duration of the Product Discovery?
The duration of the discovery workshop isn't one-size-fits-all. It's tailored to your project and its unique needs. The following will directly impact the length of the discovery:
The Product Discovery deliverables
The deliverables you get at the end of our discovery workshops depend on your product needs, expectations and the nature of your business. Here’s a list of the deliverables you can expect:
Business analysis
Business requirements document
Functional requirements
Non-functional requirements
Epics and user stories
Process flow diagrams
UX/UI design
Moodboard + UI concept
Wireframes (low/high fidelity)
Clickable prototypes
Finalised UI kit
Solution architecture
Technical stack
High-level architecture diagram
Architecture decisions report
Entity relationship diagram (ERD)
3rd-party APIs analysis
Project management
Work breakdown structure
Team composition
Cost estimate
Development plan
Future product roadmap
The project with GoodCore Software certainly met my expectations. They created what we asked them to. Additionally, they helped us avoid some risks and problems, and it was a positive experience.
Sam Nimmo, Director,
Kittle Group
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