The first stage of the development process is understanding your organization’s vision and ensuring that the proposed solution is designed for maximum value impact while minimizing deployment and maintenance resources.
High level product definition milestones:
Building a well-defined and well-executed prototype will be critical to the successful execution of your vision. It is a sand box of sorts enabling for a physical representation of your IoT product that you can test, tweak, and validate, before committing to a much more stringent and less forgiving process of mass production.
Iterative prototype phases:
No matter how advanced the technology is, or how valuable the scope of features are, if there is a misalignment between the user experience and target application, the initiative will ultimately fail. A clear, easy to understand, and engaging user experience will be one of the key factors in the success of the product roll out.
Dimensions of the user experience to be considered:
Now that we have defined the target product, finalized the prototype, and designed a stellar user experience, we are ready to transition into manufacturing! This is where we leverage our experience in IoT production to prepare production files for manufacturing, secure a production line that meets your technological, budgeting, and timing requirements, and last, but certainly not least, ensure an effective and efficient execution of the project.
Additional aspects of the manufacturing process to be considered:
Testing a prototype is very different from testing a commercial sample. While the former leaves plenty of wiggle room for future development and bug fixes, the latter is the backbone of a successful product deployment. And as such, we spare no effort or detail when it comes to QA.
Dependent on where in the design, develop, and deploy phase we are, here are some of the major considerations with regard to QA:
IoT introduces a vast array of new opportunities for the enterprises leading its deployment. More specifically, IoT enables the maintenance of a digital relationship between user and operator that goes far beyond the point of sale, a relationship which can be leveraged to generate new and highly profitable revenue streams.
Example IoT revenue opportunities:
Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of IoT is the digitalization of data and information generated by the explosively growing number of devices connected to the internet. Be it healthcare, industry, smart cities, or consumer goods, IoT will continue to create exponentially growing value for both its users and operators.
Questions to be addressed when establishing a cloud based IoT service: