Digital product discovery services

COAX provides software product discovery services that help you rationally plan project development, choose the right technology stack, optimize costs, and reduce potential risks.

The discovery phase service for software development is designed to bridge the gap between your business idea and a future software solution. Drawing upon in-depth analysis and direct product development expertise, our software discovery team will transform your idea into a clear product vision or breathe new life into your existing project.

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Why digital product discovery is the basis for project success?

Top-tier product quality

The discovery phase empowers the team to deeply understand your vision and analyze technical challenges in every detail, which will inevitably translate into a better quality of the final product.

Effective risk management

Product discovery forecasts and eliminates risks, helping build the optimal route to achieve your business goals through technical solutions.

Predictable costs

Our discovery phase services for product development focus on your core features, equipping you to estimate expenses accurately.

More fruitful partnership

The project discovery phase allows companies to assess the team they will work with, ensuring they grasp your business processes and create product discovery solutions to last for decades.

We use the most effective product discovery frameworks

Agile product discovery

Digital product discovery leverages sprints to ideate, prototype, and validate solutions within condensed timeframes. This keeps your project flexible and adaptable, empowering you to react quickly to changing needs.

LEAN startup methodology

We accelerate your discovery phase project with rapid testing and validation, ensuring every step is purposeful and avoids unnecessary waste. We prioritize speed, adaptability, and delivering solutions that truly meet your customers' needs, increasing your chances of success.

Design thinking

Transform user insights into winning solutions. Each product discovery tool we use digs deep to uncover what your customers truly need. We blend creativity with proven product discovery techniques to drive innovation and rapid market entry.

When do you need product discovery services?

Starting from zero

When you intend to develop a digital product from scratch, well-executed software discovery will test the concept, map your business goals, and identify the potential project scope and technical stack.

Complex projects & large-scale initiatives

If you have a massive project in line, continuous product discovery breaks down complexity into manageable pieces. We untangle complex requirements and create clear, easy-to-follow roadmaps.

Digital transformation

During product discovery, we thoroughly examine your current architecture, codebase, deployment approach and pipelines, and business processes to find room for improvement and add features that convert into revenue.

Product redesign & feature revamp

Digital product discovery is the initial stage of refreshing your product’s look & feel. We'll perform a discovery phase UX audit and craft an evolution strategy that reimagines old features while preserving what works, transforming intricate business logic into simple user flows.

Unclear project scope

If you’re starting with foggy requirements, the software discovery phase service helps you pivot uncertainty into a crystal-clear action plan. No more guesswork — just structured, strategic progress and fast time-to-market with a scalable MVP.

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Main stages of the discovery phase

Assembling the team

Your first product discovery steps begin with building the perfect team. The discovery team typically includes a project manager, UX/UI designers, developers, and a business analyst. However, we adjust your team composition and size depending on your project’s requirements.

Research & user mapping

For starters, we schedule a kick-off call to ask you questions and collect all the information about your idea. Next, we do in-depth research to identify your target audience and analyze the market and your competition.

Feature prioritization

During the UX discovery phase, we run ideation sessions to unlock your product's potential. Through collaborative workshops, we cut down on the noise, identify key features, and wireframe the concept of the solution. Join us in the creative process if you want — or leave it all on us.

Technical assessment

We evaluate architecture options to ensure your foundation is built for both immediate needs and future scaling. We locate the closest path to implement the needed features from scratch or integrate them into your existing architecture.

Documentation

The discovery phase ends in concrete deliverables. We prepare the Product Requirements Document (PRD), SLA, technical specifications, architecture, detailed time and cost estimates, and a product roadmap.

Assembling the Team

Our project manager brings together a professional team to render the discovery phase service for a software project. The discovery team typically includes a project manager, a UX/UI designer, a technical expert/developer, and a business analyst, however, at COAX Software, we can adjust our team composition and size depending on your project’s requirements.

Research

For starters, we schedule a kick-off call to ask you questions and collect all the information about your idea. Next, we do in-depth research to identify your target audience and analyze the market and your competition.

Brainstorming

This stage of discovery services for product development involves a series of sessions, which result in identifying key product features and wireframing the concept of the solution. We can do it independently, but you’re always welcome to participate!

Design

After confirming the concept, we prepare the PRD (Product Requirements Document) and select technologies that best suit this project.

Discovery phase deliverables

A successful product discovery helps you see how the initial brief is transformed into the final deliverables, setting actionable steps in product development.

Product requirements document

The Product Requirements Document describes the key requirements for the future product, including the product's purpose, features, and functionality. It will serve as a guide to help build, launch, and market the product.

Service-level agreement

The SLA describes the services and their expected levels, duties and responsibilities of each party, metrics by which the services will be measured, and a protocol for adding and removing metrics.

Technical risk analysis

This document defines all possible risks associated with achieving the project’s goals.

Test strategy

This document describes the way testing will be carried out. It includes test objectives and guidelines for achieving them.

Wireframes

A wireframe is a graphic representation of the structure of a website or app that clearly determines what is supposed to be on each page.

Project estimation

It identifies the team needed to deliver your project and estimates monthly and/or total costs.

Infrastructure architecture

It focuses on various hardware/network components (servers, routers, firewalls, etc.) and how they fit together.

Product roadmap

A product roadmap is a document that describes the product vision and determines the timeline for delivering new functionality to users.

Software architecture

This document provides a comprehensive architectural overview of the system, including:

  • Logical architecture of software, layers, and top-level components

  • Physical architecture of the hardware on which the software is intended to run

  • Justification of technical choices

  • Traceability between the architecture and the system requirements

Product backlog

A product backlog is a prioritized list of tasks for the development team based on the project roadmap and requirements.

How long it takes

If you already know your target audience and have an idea of your product features and design, the discovery phase will take around 1.5 weeks. Otherwise, it will last up to 3.5 weeks.

1.5 — 3.5 weeks

Our clients’ feedback on product discovery service:

We really liked working with COAX in the discovery phase very much! The team is great and very professional. By always asking the right questions, it helps guide the process in a clear direction and makes working together very efficient and successful.

Michael Dunphy

For almost 10 years now, I’ve enjoyed working with COAX Software on various projects. Their team of highly-talented, cross-functional software engineers and architects helps us meet development timelines quickly and reliably.

Joe Heenan

CEO, Proteineer

I was delighted by COAX Software’s attention to detail and ability to deliver such a complex project. COAX’s team is second to none designing, developing, and deploying websites. I highly recommend COAX to anyone looking for a reliable and talented web development team.

Mason Blake

Co-founder and CTO at Ratio

The team followed a clear direction and had an open-minded approach to creating a solution. The standard of the design is of a very high standard with a model that can be clearly presented to all current and future stakeholders.

George Johnson

From the first day, the COAX team established themselves as optimistic. After the guys spent a dozen hours sorting out our problems and never once talked about money, we realized that this team was ready to go the extra mile.

We were finally convinced of the prospects for cooperation when the COAX CTO came to our British office in person with a detailed presentation of the renovation. You will not often find such an approach in the outsourcing development market

Richard Murray

CEO at Antique Ecommerce Marketplace

In working with COAX, we found them to be highly professional and have continued our ongoing relationship and cooperation with COAX on this project thanks to the ongoing support they continue to offer us. We have complete confidence that they will continue to be a responsible development partner.

Ashley Greenfelder

director of the Re:Plan

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FAQs

What is a software discovery phase service?

Discovery phase services of IT projects mainly aim to establish project goals and define risks. The software discovery process helps figure out what needs to be done for the successful completion of the project, in what order, how long it will take, and which technical solutions it will require.

What are the objectives of the discovery phase services for IT projects?

The objectives of product discovery services are the following:

  • Pinpoint your business strategy, needs, and product vision

  • Create product architecture to achieve specific business goals

  • Optimize development costs

  • Identify and minimize risks

  • Produce a clear product roadmap

What happens after the discovery phase?

Once the digital product discovery is completed, the team kicks off the product development.

Who needs the project discovery phase?

The discovery phase benefits both startups and established businesses. Whether you only have an idea of a project or want to reconsider your processes, product discovery saves the day by providing you with a comprehensive view of where you are and how you can move further.

Is the product discovery associated with any downsides?

In general, the software discovery phase service isn’t associated with any obvious downsides or risks. However, you might not be happy with two things:

  • The product discovery services cost money

  • Since the product discovery takes some time (usually 1-4 weeks), the development will start later than you could expect

Who is engaged in conducting the product discovery?

Digital product discovery usually involves a business analyst, a UX designer, a software architect, and a project manager.

What happens if you skip the project discovery phase?

Skipping product discovery often translates into failing to validate your idea, analyze the market, and come up with a shared vision of success. While you might save a little time and money upfront, you risk wasting more developing a product that flops.

Who doesn’t need the product discovery?

If you have all the necessary documents, such as the UX/UI concept, detailed product backlog, and architecture concepts, a cost estimation from us will be enough to start the development. Sometimes, clients might need a part of discovery services, for example, when they migrate their current product to new technology with the design and functionality preserved.

What is AI-powered product discovery, and how does it enhance the process?

With AI-powered discovery software, you add an extra layer of intelligence to your product discovery process. It helps analyze vast amounts of market data, user behavior patterns, and industry trends more efficiently. The AI discovery tools help predict potential challenges, estimate development complexity more accurately, and identify opportunities that might be missed in traditional discovery approaches.

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