You have a great idea for a new project. Maybe you want to redesign your site to improve your conversions and SEO. Perhaps your team wants to build a shiny new intranet that solves all of your employees’ needs. Or you want to develop a new app to solve a problem in a new, innovative way. You know what you want to achieve, but do you know how to get there?
 
Without a well thought out and detailed strategy, achieving your goals might feel impossible. Here are 7 signs that your project needs a proper discovery phase before investing in any type of design and development project.

You’re Not Sure Which Technology is Best for Your Project

No matter what kind of site or application you’re setting out to build, there are many technologies to choose from, and picking the right technology out of the gate is imperative for long-term success.

During a discovery, you’ll break down all of your project goals and features and the right tech partner will work with you to determine the best technology to get the job done.

You Haven’t Defined Your Technical Requirements

You may know what platform you’d like to build on - say Drupal, for example - but what other technical requirements are involved in building your project?

Concepts for projects are often very high level and business-oriented. For example, you know that you want an eCommerce website to sell your products, but you have no idea which software would best support your custom ordering and fulfillment integrations.

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