powderDesk Inception to Prototype
Find a way to bring a new product to market in under six months with a four man team. This is the story of an idea coming to life in the form of a prototype. The rest of the story is for another time...
challenge
We were a small three man team with a great idea to revolutionize the way people use help desk software. In order to get there we needed funding and customers yesterday.
solution
We built surveys, interviewed customers, and spent many a day in front of whiteboards. Collaborating remotely and at times in person we took our research and built out wireframes with the core functionality. As quickly as possible, clickable HTML/CSS prototypes with faux data were put together for nearly the entire application. We then used the prototype to validate our assumptions and garner interest. The prototype was critical in building the application in ruby on rails in a matter of 6 months!
responsibilities
use surveys • user flows • wireframes • user testing • prototyping