Full project process description for making an iPhone, Android or any other Mobile Apps....

1. Presentation By:
Moud Nuri
Project Manager
www.apps-training.com.au
@moudbiz

3. CREATING A
MOBILE APPLICATION

4. CREATING A
MOBILE APPLICATION

5. 1. PICK A PLATFORM

6. 1. PICK A PLATFORM
Droid?
Windows Mobile?
iPhone, iPad?

7. 2. TOOLS
●Get a SmartPhone or iPad.
2. Join the Apple iPhone Developer program.
3. Prepare a Non-Disclosure
Agreement.
3. Download and Install the latest
iPhone SDK.
Make sure you have all the basic tools
needed to execute the app.

8. THE JARGON
3. GET TO KNOW

9. The more GeekSpeak you know in the
mobile industry the better. Visit the UW
Smartphones website and familiarize
yourself.
THE JARGON
3. GET TO KNOW

10. Understand What Makes Apps
Successful
4. PICK A CONCEPT

11. Understand What Makes Apps
Successful
4. PICK A CONCEPT
For this slideshow, we’re gonna talk Mac

12. BE THE DOVE IN A
STORE OF PIGEONS

13. There are 1,000’s of apps in the app store.
BE THE DOVE IN A
STORE OF PIGEONS

14. What will make yours STAND OUT?
There are 1,000’s of apps in the app store.
BE THE DOVE IN A
STORE OF PIGEONS

15. ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS
1.Does your App solve a
unique problem?
~Jen Gordon, Smashing Magazine

16. ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS
1.Does your App solve a
unique problem?
“Figure out what sucks, and how your app can make
the life of its user more comfortable.”
~Jen Gordon, Smashing Magazine

17. ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS
2. Does your App serve a specific
niche?
Smashing Magazine

18. ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS
2. Does your App serve a specific
niche?
Find a passionate niche audience
(i.e. dog lovers) and watch your app
go viral. Passionate people spread
the word.
Smashing Magazine

19. ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS
3. Are you building a better wheel?
Smashing Magazine

20. ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS
3. Are you building a better wheel?
You may essentially be
doing the same thing as
other apps, but you must
do it better.
Smashing Magazine

21. ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS
Smashing Magazine
4. Is your app sticky enough to
warrant return visits?

22. ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS
Smashing Magazine
4. Is your app sticky enough to
warrant return visits?
Attention spans are short.
Make sure you’re
engaging your user
enough by encouraging
participation.

23. 5. RESEARCH YOUR
COMPETITION
What are their core
functionalities?

24. What are their core
functionalities?
How are you going
to do it better?
5. RESEARCH YOUR
COMPETITION

25. 6. USER
EXPERIENCE

26. 6. USER
EXPERIENCE
Using your app should be
‘as easy as pie.’

27. SUCCESSFUL APPS ARE:
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

28. FAST
SUCCESSFUL APPS ARE:
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

29. FAST
SIMPLE
SUCCESSFUL APPS ARE:
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

30. FAST
SIMPLE
EFFECTIVE
SUCCESSFUL APPS ARE:
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

31. 4. Nobody wants to
dig through layers, icons,
or prompts to get where
they need to go.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

32. Easy Navigation is Key.
Nobody wants to
dig through layers, icons,
or prompts to get where
they need to go.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

33. Get familiar with
Interface
Guidelines and
Usability.
4.6. USER
EXPERIENCE

34. Get familiar with
Interface
Guidelines and
Usability.
4.
List at least 5
features you’d
incorporate in
your own app.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

35. Play with the Top 10 apps.
4.
Smashing Magazine
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

36. Play with the Top 10 apps.
4.
How do they navigate?
Smashing Magazine
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

37. Play with the Top 10 apps.
4.
How do they navigate?
How are they organized?
Smashing Magazine
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

38. Play with the Top 10 apps.
4.
How do they navigate?
How are they organized?
How much info do they have?
Smashing Magazine
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

39. Play with the Top 10 apps.
4.
How do they navigate?
How are they organized?
How much info do they have?
Smashing Magazine
How do they take advantage of the
unique characteristics smartphones
offer (GPS, touch, etc.)?
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

40. FIND YOUR TARGET
AUDIENCE
Predict what they will
want to do.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

41. FIND YOUR TARGET
AUDIENCE
EX: If Your App is a GAME users will want to beat
their high scores, or new users may need guidance
and encouragement to keep playing.
Predict what they will
want to do.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

42. FIND YOUR TARGET
AUDIENCE
EX: If Your App is a UTILITY think about how or
where the task will be completed in real life, what
will happen when the task is completed?
Predict what they will
want to do.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

43. FIND YOUR TARGET
AUDIENCE
Figure out what types of people will use your app.
Don’t leave anyone out, and create live scenarios
for testing.
Predict what they will
want to do.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

44. SKETCH YOURINTERFACE
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

45. SKETCH YOURINTERFACE1. What info will beon each screen?
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

46. SKETCH YOURINTERFACE1. What info will beon each screen?2. How will you guideyour users?
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

47. SKETCH YOURINTERFACE1. What info will beon each screen?2. How will you guideyour users?
3. How should itemsbe displayed?
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

48. YOU CAN BUY THEIPHONE STENCILKIT TO AID THISPROCESS.
TO CREATE ADIGITAL VERSIONCHECK OUT iPLOTZ.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

49. Designers:
Download the
iPhone GUI
Photoshop
Template of the
PSD Vector Kit.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

50. Developers:
Get involved early
so designers know
what’s feasible and
what isn’t.
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

51. Not a Designer or
Developer?
Find mobile
interface pros
on sites like
CoroflotFind
mobile interface
pros on sites
like Coroflot,
CrowdspringFin
6. USER
EXPERIENCE

52. 7. THE APP STORE
Ask your developer
to do the following:
1. Create your Certificates
2. Define App IDs
3. Create your Distribution Provisioning Profile
4. Prepare Application
5. Upload iTunes Connect

53. 8. PROMOTION
Get involved in Social Media.
Set up fan
pages and
start creating
hype about
your app to
your target
market(s).

54. Contact Friends
and Family.
Create email lists
and start spreading
the word on your
app. You may be
surprised how fast
20 people turns to
2000.
Smashing Magazine #2
8. PROMOTION

55. Prepare for
Multiple Releases
8. PROMOTION

56. Prepare for
Multiple Releases
Save some features for
future releases. It will
take too long to get
your dream list on the
market. Multiple
releases also give an
opportunity for more
promo down the line.
8. PROMOTION

57. Prepare for a Huge
Launch.
8. PROMOTION

58. Prepare for a Huge
Launch.
Exploit all resources
including, online PR,
App review panels,
niche networks, social
media, to build launch
anticipation.
8. PROMOTION

59. KEEP THE
MOMENTUM
GOING
If you have a great
app, following
these steps are
guaranteed to bring
you mobile app
success.

60. Thanking You,
Project Manager
Moud Nuri
Mob: 0452197801
mhnuri121@gmail.com
LinkedIn au.linkedin.com/in/moudnuri/
Twitter: @moudbiz