Progress
Finally had the first brainstorming meeting on the smartphone application I surveyed you all on a while back. It was a really good session. Not only did the company I’m working with say that my original design could be fairly easily programmed, we came up with an entire new “other half” to the application that really complements the overall goals of the application quite nicely.
Next steps are for the consultant to put together both functional specifications (for development costing), and wireframes (for user interface design and review). The ultimate deliverable for this phase is a cost to develop the application – basically so I know if I can afford to do it or not!
Plans at this point are to develop for both the iPhone and the Blackberry out of the gate. This is still open for discussion as all the phone platforms have their own development language, so every platform you develop on adds cost to the project. As it stands right now, there is no code translator or utilities to facilitate cross-platform development.
Also up in the air is the business model. Add tons of value to the application from the start and charge for it, or offer a “lite” version for free to drive adoption, then charge for advanced features? There is quite a discussion going on between the consultant and myself on this issue – we are definitely split on the topic. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.
The first cut of documentation is promised for next Friday. I’m really excited to finally be moving forward!!
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