The document outlines the discovery phase process for starting a new project. The discovery phase involves gathering information about the project, market, and customers to gain a comprehensive understanding of goals, scope, and limitations. It proposes conducting a one or two week sprint to test existing or new product ideas with real users and develop deliverables including a vision/scope document, estimates, technical architecture diagram, and prototype. The deliverables provide analysis of business context and opportunities, estimated timelines, system models, and initial design concepts to help evaluate solutions before full development begins.

1. Discovery phase
or ART of stARTing
By ITSDev team

2. Outline Definition
Challenge
Solution
Discovery phase sprint
Deliverables

3. Discovery phase
definition
Avoid mistakes and save time!
The project discovery phase is the process of
gathering and analyzing information about a
project, its market and potential customers.
This allows your company to gain a
comprehensive and deep understanding of your
goals, scope and limitations.

4. Challenge
statement
You need to find a solution to two
questions:
1. How to start product development in
order to achieve short-term and
strategic goals?
2. How to test your main product idea on
real users?

5. Solution proposal ● Discovery phase
1. Vision and scope;
2. Estimation duration;
3. Technical architecture;
4. Prototype.
● Discovery phase sprint
1. 1 week sprint for testing an existing idea
2. 2 week spring for new idea testing

6. Discovery phase sprint
Prototype
SEPT
Testing and
review
AUG
Choose the best
solution for ST
goal
Day 3
Vote for a short-
term (ST) goal
Day 2
Determine long-
term goals
Day 1

7. 1
Discovery phase
deliverables
Vision and scope
1. In-depth analysis of the business
context
2. Business opportunities/goals
3. Customer needs

8. Discovery phase
deliverables
Estimation duration
1. Estimated number of hours for product
development
2. Estimated number of hours for testing
3. Team members (quantity and positions)
Julia
Front-end developer
Anna
UX designer

9. 1
Discovery phase
deliverables
Technical architecture
1. System architecture context diagram
2. System architecture model
3. Others

10. 1
Discovery phase
deliverables
Prototype
1. Graphics solutions with low or high details;
2. Static or interactive ones;
3. Paper or digital prototypes;
4. Layout or model etc.

11. Let's stay in touch
You can find more information about discovery phase process on https://itsdev.io/