Creating a product is like a way of story telling powered by imagination and crafted by creativity that has zero limits.
...a full service consulting agency for the hard- and software industry bringing your products to life. Wether the idea of a new product has just popped up in your head or you have already produced a first version, it doesn't matter. We have a lot of business experience how to develop ideas to existing products, from scratch to a mass market ready item.
We are the bridge between you and all the "complex technical stuff" in the world.
...support you during the whole lifecycle of a new product. Together with you we create concepts, do feasibility studies, technology and market researches, build prototypes, support you during the first production series and help you building a good product support. Either with your existing team or with the help of well experienced and hand selected professionals. We even help you building your new technical department and development team by supporting you during the recruitment process.
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Forming an idea to a production ready product is a long way, even if it's short in time.
First of all a product idea is about the functionality of the product. Then usually it is about design. And the last thoughts are about how to produce it. But this is one of the most critical steps in bringing a product to life. How should a concept be changed to fit the specific production requirements? What materials should be choosen and how should they be used and manufactured? We have a lot of experience of a big variety of production methods and therefore we can answer this questions at a very early stage in the process to save time and money.
A concept is more than a small specification and less than a fully detailed plan.
A concept is made up of writen ideas about the product, first drawings about processes and forms, different options for development and production and a first estimation about time and money the project will cost.
The first concept is the base for all the stackholders of a project to decide wether to run it or not. To be able to do realistic estimations about possible problems, times and other costs usually there is a lot of experience needed in the field of the new product.
It is not all about function, but it should. Good design is a must for a good product!
Usually when we talk about design we think about beautiful forms and colors. We don't think of ideal production methods, shorter production cycles and reduced costs because of a perfect design. This is valid for both worlds, the hardware and the software world. Design brings the idea into a visible form to have the first "contact" with the product.
Do you know what should be all included in your product? Take a pen and write it down.
A specification is not only for technicians, it is also for marketing guys and other business related people in your company. A specification will include all use cases for the product, all technical relevant dimensions, requirements and needs. It will include all regulatory concerned issues and how it should be checked against them. The specification should be done in a well thought way and it shouldn't be underestimated.
Development needs control, otherwise it will be a chaotic hasle for all the team members!
As soon as the specification of a product is done, all members of the team wants to start immediatelly with their work. But what team, what work? That is where our project management is cominig into the game. We define team members of the project team, assign tasks and work to them and control the outcome and execution of each task.
Most of the projects needs real experts for doing the work. And experts needs to be controlled if they should use their skills in the best way and towards the project goals and specification. This ensures a development project which keeps on runnig in time and budget
This is the time when the product starts to breath and is visible for the first time.
It is no question, either in the hardware or in the software industry, there is always a need for a prototype. A prototype (some software guys call it alpha versions) is the first chance to check the product about its user interface, the way the user or customer can interact with it and how things are working. It is very important to do a well planned prototype phase during the development of a product.
It is ok to make things wrong for one time, but you should learn from this lessons.
After a prototype phase there is usually a re-design phase in the process of development. This re-design can be small and smart (if the team did a good job before) or it could start sometimes with a complete new way of thinking. Anyhow, the most important lesson for a re-design is to take care of the experiences from the past and avoid to do the same failure a second time.
The re-design phase for an existing product is almost the same, it should make things better than before. Try always to think outside of the box when deciding what to do for a re-design.
The production is the last cheap way to solve problems before the rollout!
Each product on the market runs through a production. Most of the time the production is about how to build a mass product that it is as close a possible to the prototype. When you think about possible production problems already during the design phase you can save time and money. Also it is very important to keep an eye on the first production lot to do the fine tuning and make a good production documentation. This will bring you big advantages on scaling up your production line for the future.
Together with you we can support you where your strategic technological decisions should go to. Based on company and product history we build a roadmap according to your needs.
Building a product is the ball, defining the future for a product is the entire game.
Daily rate starts at € 1200
Contact usBy the help of the "external" view on problems we can support you during a redefinition of prozesses. Or our team gives you the power and resources to create your product.
Either a redefinition and implementation of new development or production processes or the fully outsourced development cycle. From scratch over a prototype to the delivery ready product. You can trust in the long lasting experience!
Hourly rate starts at € 140
Request a quoteBased on a deep business experience in creating new products we can do research studies about new ideas, feasibility studies, concepts and specifications.
There is a lot of experience needed in the research on ideas and approval of concepts. We have worked in a lot of different industries and countries and have a good understanding of different environments. This is very useful on generating valuable documents and materials as a profunde bases for decisions.
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