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Lean Mobile App Development

By : Mike van Drongelen, Aravind Krishnaswamy
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Lean Mobile App Development

By: Mike van Drongelen, Aravind Krishnaswamy

Overview of this book

Lean is the ultimate methodology for creating a startup that succeeds. Sounds great from a theoretical point of view, but what does that mean for you as an a technical co-founder or mobile developer? By applying the Lean Start-up methodology to your mobile App development, it will become so much easier to build apps that take Google Play or the App Store by storm. This book shows you how to bring together smarter business processes with technical know-how. It makes no sense to develop a brilliant app for six months or longer only to find out later that nobody is interested in it. Build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) first. Validate your hypotheses early and often. Discover effective product development strategies that let you put Facebook's famous axiom "move fast and break things" into practice. A great app without visibility and marketing clout is nothing, so use this book to market your app, making use of effective metrics that help you track and iterate all aspects of project performance.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)

Summary

In this chapter, we looked at the concept of MVP and why it's important. We covered techniques that will help you define and build your MVP. We outlined a Lean Agile UX process to follow, and demonstrated the advantages and benefits to validating your MVP. Lastly, we discussed evolving your MVP from viable to lovable, and how to evoke an emotional response from your users. Use these building blocks to save time and money, and begin building products that you know your users will love and need.

In the next chapter, we will review case studies that illustrate many of the ideas discussed here.

USER FIRST + GOOD DESIGN = LOVABLE PRODUCT