Stages of product creation

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I suggest you remember a little what are the stages of product development: what stages do you need to go through to develop a product from scratch, starting from the idea and ending with the release to the market?

1. Idea:?At this stage, you determine which product you want to create. It can be a new product or an improved existing product. It is important to understand what exactly you want to create, what problems you are solving and for whom it will be useful.
2. Market research:?Before starting development, it is necessary to conduct market research to understand whether you have a potential audience ready to buy your product and who are your competitors. This will help you figure out what other companies are doing and how you can differentiate yourself from them.
3. Product Design:?At this stage you start designing your product. You can use special programs to create drawings and product design, as well as determine what materials and technologies are needed to create it.
4. Development:?At this stage you start creating a physical product or software. You can use special tools and technologies to create a product that meets your requirements
5. Testing:?After you have created your product, it is necessary to conduct testing to make sure that it works properly and has no errors. This may include testing for stability, security, performance, and other characteristics.
6. Product Improvement:?At this stage, you can improve your product based on test results and user feedback. This may include making changes to the design, functionality, or performance of the product.
7. Release to the market:?After you have completed the development and improved your product, you are ready to release it to the market. This may include developing a marketing strategy, creating packaging and logistics to deliver the product to customers.

Let’s consider a live example of product development in stages from scratch

Example 1 .

We are creating a new brand of natural cosmetics.

1. Idea:?At this stage we determine which product we want to create. We decided to create natural cosmetics for women that does not contain harmful substances and meets all modern requirements.
2. Market Research:?We conducted market research to understand whether we have a potential audience ready to buy our products and who are our competitors. We found out that there are several large brands of natural cosmetics on the market that have been successfully operating for several years. However, we decided to focus on young consumers who are just starting to take care of their skin.
3. Product Design:?At this stage we started designing our products. We decided to release several products: face cream, shampoo, shower gel, and hair conditioner. We conducted a study of the ingredients that will be used in our products, and decided to use only natural ingredients that will not harm our customers.
4. Development:?At this stage we started to create our products. We found a manufacturer that specializes in natural cosmetics and started working on creating our product line. We participated in the process of creating each product, starting with the selection of ingredients and ending with the choice of packaging.
5. Testing:?After we created our products, we conducted testing to make sure that it works properly and has no errors. We have tested for stability, security, performance and other characteristics.
6. Product Improvement:?Based on testing results and user feedback, we have improved our products

Example 2 .

We are creating an application for the exchange of language knowledge between people.

1. Idea:?we came up with the idea of creating an application for the exchange of language knowledge. Our goal is to help people who study foreign languages find partners for language practice and skills improvement.
2. Market Research:?We conducted market research to understand whether we have a potential audience ready to use our application and who are our competitors. We found out that there are several applications on the market that provide similar services, but we are confident in our idea and decided to continue working.
3. Product Design:?At this stage we started designing our application. We have identified the main functions of the application, such as finding partners for language practice, chat and the ability to record and listen to audio messages. We also decided to use machine learning algorithms to find the best partners for the exchange of language knowledge.
4. Development:?At this stage we started creating our application. We have found a team of developers who can create our application taking into account all our requirements. We started the work by creating the interface design and developing the functionality.
5. Testing:?After we created our application, we conducted testing to make sure that it works properly and has no errors. We have tested for performance, security and other characteristics.
6. Product Improvement: Based on testing results and user feedback, we have improved our app. We have made changes to the interface, improved algorithms for finding the best partners for language practice and corrected errors found during testing.
7. Release to the market:?After we improved our application, we were ready to release it to the market. We have developed a marketing and promotion strategy for our application, identified the target audience and launched an advertising campaign. We have also published our app in the App Store and Google Play so that users can download it and start using it.
8. Product Support:?After we released our app to the market, we started providing support for it. We responded to user feedback and corrected errors if they occurred. We have also updated the functionality of the application to meet the needs of our users and remain competitive in the market.
9. Product development:?Our work on the application did not end after its release to the market. We continued to work on product development and add new features that would improve the user experience. We also considered expanding our app to other languages and regions to attract more users.

Example 3 .

Creation of an online store for the sale of household goods.

1. Market research and competitor analysis:?At the first stage, we conducted market research and analyzed competitors to understand what household goods are in demand, what problems consumers have and what solutions competitors already offer.
2. Definition of the target audience:?after conducting the research, we have identified the target audience to which we will offer our products. We have identified the characteristics of our target audience, such as age, gender, income, interests, etc.
3. Creating the concept of an idea:?based on the analysis and determination of the target audience, we have created the concept of the idea of our online store. We have determined the range of products that we will offer, and have developed the design and functionality of our website.
4. Development of a business plan:?after creating the concept of the idea, we developed a business plan in which we defined the structure of the company, production and administrative costs, projected income, etc.
5. Creating a website and starting sales: After we developed a business plan, we created a website and started selling our range of household goods. We have also determined the pricing policy and sales strategy.
6. Website improvement and sales optimization:?After the start of sales, we improved the functionality of our website and optimized our sales strategy to attract more customers and increase our revenue.
7. Product Range Expansion and expansion into new markets:?After we achieved success in our initial market, we expanded our product range and began expanding into new markets to attract more customers and increase our revenue.

Conclusion:

Thus, we have considered examples of product development in stages from scratch. Each stage is important and necessary to create a successful product that meets the needs of users and will be competitive in the market.