Our Process.

Efficient collaboration
and workflows.

Efficient collaboration and well-defined workflows lie at the heart of successful product development. At BeanMachine, we structure our approach into six distinct phases, each with clearly defined milestones, so you gain full visibility into every step of the journey. By combining strategic planning, agile methodologies, and transparent communication, we ensure that your product evolves from concept to market-ready solution without needless complexity or delay.

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Our Process

Our Process consists of 6 main phases to ensure every project is successful
Phase 01
Research and Discovery
We start every project by conducting research to discover exactly how your product should function and be used. If we are taking over legacy code, this phase will consist of an in-depth code review. This first phase will focus on defining software feature sets and user scenarios to create technical documentation. Our main goal is to understand your customer base and how they are looking to interact with your platform.  
Deliverables:
  • Competitor analysis
  • Code review
  • Question and answer documentation
  • Site map, user flow, and layout suggestions
  • Technical stack suggestions and requirements
  • Documentation of functionality and feature sets
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Phase 02
UI/UX Design and Wireframes
We start the UI/UX phase by creating mood boards to define the styles and brands you want to show users. We will create user flows, wireframes, and a brand identity that get pulled into high-fidelity user interfaces.
Deliverables:
  • Logo and brand package
  • User flows
  • Wireframes
  • User interface high-fidelity design
  • Clickable prototypes
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Phase 03
Development Stage
The development phase is broken up into two critical milestones, frontend and backend development. We utilize tools such as Jira and Confluence to track development sprints on a 2 week basis.
Deliverables:
  • Your platform(s) on a local staging server such as a website, mobile app, hybrid app, or web app
  • Production server instances that can be fully managed by your organization
  • Proper repository setup to make future maintenance easy
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Phase 04
Testing and Quality Assurance
One of the most vital phases that should never be skipped is quality assurance and testing. This includes onboarding our quality assurance engineers to test the full feature set deliverable of your product. Our team does full QA sweeps, audits, and logging to fix any bugs or issues to get your platform ready to launch.
Deliverables:
  • Quality assurance audit
  • Bug fixes
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Phase 05
Preparation for Launch and Going Live
Before launching and deploying we will help train you and your team so you know how to maintain your new product. First, we will move all code off our internal servers and onto your production servers. If necessary we will help setup the proper DevOps environments needed such as a development sandbox, staging site, or Git/Repo protocols. We will work closely with you to schedule the best “go live” date and time to keep downtime or interruptions minimal.
Deliverables:
  • Training sessions
  • DevOps roadmaps and architecture maps
  • Live website and/or application
  • Staging or sandbox sites
  • DNS configurations
  • Proper redirect setup
  • Recommendations to keep your platform healthy during and after launch
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Phase 06
Post-Launch Support
BeanMachine knows that websites, mobile apps, and applications are never a one-size-fits-all when it comes to post-launch support. We offer different package sizes and offerings to ensure you get the support you need after launch.
Deliverables:
  • Retainer package support
  • Ad-hoc or hourly support
  • Recommendations and consulting for further optimization and support
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