Questions to ask yourself before you start generating your mobile project. Mobile March 2011

5. GRILL
YOURSELF

7. WHEN SHOULD
I CONSIDER
USER
EXPERIENCE?

8. ANSWER 1:
AT THE
BEGINNING

9. WHO IS
THE USER?

11. POTENTIAL USERS

12. CORE
USERS

18. WHAT DOES
THE USER DO?

24. USER ON DEVICE

25. USER ON DEVICE

26. USER ON DEVICE

28. PEOPLE WITH
SPEECH IMPEDIMENTS

29. DEVELOPMENTAL
IMPEDIMENTS

30. K-3

33. Sarah

34. What is Sarah's
morning routine?

35. What are
Sarah's favorite
subjects?

36. What are
Sarah's least
favorite
subjects?

37. Does Sarah use
electronics in
school?

38. Which tools
does Sarah use
in school
therapy?

39. What is Sarah's
after-school
routine?

40. What are
Sarah's
favorite
activities?

41. What are
Sarah's
least favorite
activities?

42. What does
Sarah play with
her friends or
siblings?

43. To which toy
does Sarah
continually
return?

44. With which toys
has Sarah
quickly lost
interest?

45. With which
electronics does
Sarah play?

46. What is Sarah's
after-dinner
routine?

47. Sarah's life

49. WHAT TO
BUILD?

60. WHAT IS THE
SINGLE
SIMPLEST
SOLUTION?

61. WILL THERE
BE OTHER
APPLICATIONS
FOR MY
SOLUTION?

62. STOP

63. WHAT IS THE
SINGLE
SIMPLEST
SOLUTION?

68. DATA?

70. WILL I
GENERATE
ANY USEFUL
DATA?

71. ANSWER 2:
YES

72. DO I FEEL LIKE
SHARING?

77. WHERE
SHOULD I
BUILD?

79. NATIVE VS.
WEB?

80. WHY NATIVE?

81. AM I MAKING
USE OF
HARDWARE
FUNCTIONS?

82. AM I
TARGETING A
SINGLE
DEVICE?

83. DOES THE APP
NEED TO
FUNCTION
OFFLINE?

84. AM I LOOKING
TO SELL THE
APP?

85. WHY WEB?

86. WILL MY APP
BE UPDATED
FREQUENTLY?

87. AM I SERVING
UP A HUGE
AMOUNT OF
DYNAMIC
INFORMATION
?

88. IS MY DATA
GOOGLEABLE?

89. A HYBRID?

93. WHO SHOULD
HELP ME
BUILD?

94. HOW MUCH
MONEY DO I
HAVE?

97. WHO WILL
BEST HELP ME
ASK ALL OF
THESE
QUESTIONS?

98. HOW CLOSE
DO THEY WISH
TO BE TO THE
PROJECT?

99. WHEN SHOULD
I ENGAGE MY
TEAM?

100. ANSWER 3:
SOONER THAN
YOU ARE
COMFORTABLE

101. WHERE ARE
THE
SLEESTAK?

103. POTENTIAL USERS

115. CORE
USERS

130. LET'S
ASSEMBLE
OUR TEAM

131. PM

132. UX

133. DEV

134. DESIGN

135. WHAT DOES
THE KEEPER
OF THE
SKULLS DO?

136. HE WAKES UP WHEN
THE THREE SUNS* GO
DOWN
*LIKE ALL SLEESTAK,
HE IS
HYPER-SENSATIVE
TO LIGHT

137. HE PICKS UP HIS NET*
*THE PREFERRED
TOOL OF THE
SLEESTAK WHO ONLY
HAVE TWO FINGERS
ON EACH HAND

138. HE LEAVES HIS
FAMILY TO STAND
GUARD* AT THE CAVE
OF THE SKULLS
*HE ALONE WEARS
THE AMULET
THAT ALLOWS HIM
TO TALK TO THE
SLEESTAK GOD

139. ALL DAY HE SLOGS
THROUGH
INTERPRETING
VISITOR'S QUESTIONS
FOR THE SLEESTAK
GOD

140. MEANWHILE,
ALL OF HIS BUDDIES
GET TO ROAM AROUND
RAISING HELL WITH
THEIR NETS

141. MEANWHILE,
ALL OF HIS BUDDIES
GET TO ROAM AROUND
RAISING HELL WITH
THEIR NETS

142. HE PRAYS FOR THE
RISING OF THE THREE
SUNS WHEN HE CAN
RETURN HOME AND
GRAB A FEW
PRECIOUS MOMENTS
WITH HIS BUDDIES
AND FAMILY

143. AND GO DORMANT FOR
THE REMAINDER OF
THE DAY.

144. THE KEEPER OF SKULLS

145. BINGO!

147. Q&A?

148. Thank you