what is mobile app requirement document?how to create one?

There are several factors that contribute to the success of the mobile app some one of the factor that plays a very vital role in the success of the app is to list down the what all you require for a mobile app before starting with the actual app development and the term for that is called as “mobile app requirement document”

Now what is the mobile app requirement document?

It is nothing but a specification document that provides the clear picture of what is required for the mobile app to achieve the output when the app is released.This document also helps the coordination between the management and the developers through out the process of mobile app development

Now once we have said what is the mobile app requirement document now lets start to see

What all should be in the mobile app requirement document?

The mobile app requirement document should consist of some precise information and they are as below

Business requirements

Business requirements will have the details of how the product will become the solution to the business needs of the company There are several things that business requirements should include when you are listing it down

Why are you developing the app?what is the solution that you are expecting from the app?

What is the upgradation that the app can bring to the business?

Is there a app that has to be worked on or the app should be developed

What are the functionalities that the app should do

And some of the other details needs to be included in the business requirement

What is the objective of the mobile app

This is stage where you document of what the app actually needs to do when you are documenting the objective make sure you are trying to solve the a single problem that the user are facing when you start with the aim if solving the single problem then the solution to the problem would be robust and make the app reliable This is the better way when compared to solving the problems in bulk

Create a flow of user behaviour

In the document you should include how the user is expected to interact with the app or user will interact with your app When the term user comes it includes all kind of users be it the a normal user or admin or some one else it is better ot document user flows of each user in this part of the document

A vision statement of the what the app should achieve?

A vision statement is nothing but what you want to achieve out of the app at the end this paart of the document also consists of the solution to the problem of what your users are facing There are a lot of other stuff the vision statement should include like who the app is for,why is the app for and how it can be a solution to the problem of the user

Make a list of features that you need to include in the app

It is the features of the apps that decides on the success or failure of the app and the feature of each app differs from one another based on the requirements But at the same time there are some of the standard features that all the apps almost have

Login and sign up

Social media sharing icons

Notifications

Navigations

Forms

App analytics

These are the above features that most of the apps will have in their apps and the list of features can be added on according to the requirements

Specifications

This should include the technical and non technical specifications this makes sure that developers can easily get to know the requirements and the goals Some of the specification that should include are as fallows

What is the platform that is being developed

Credentials for that platform

The versions of the operating systems

What are the servers and the databases that are used

What all are required for the maintenance of the app

And the list goes on according to the app requirement

Platform for the development

This is where you document of which is the platform that you are developing the app some of the apps are developed on both the platforms where some of the apps are precisely for the single platforms when you are deciding on the platforms make sure you have a good discussions with the clients and then decide on the platform

Information regarding the maintainance and the updation

A track of updates and the schedule of the maintainance should be documented so that the developers have the enough time to spend on the updates and also the maintainance of the app and it avoids spending a lot of money ona single release with out concentrating on the further updates or the maintainance of the apps

Information about the limitations and the assumptions of the project

The mobile app requirement document should have the assumptions of user behaviour ie how are they going to behave with the app this helps with the insight of the users for the designers and developers of the app and also make sure that the document should consist of the limitations in terms of budget, technology used and also the deadline

Submission

When you have chosen both the platforms for the development of the app then the details of launching the apps in both the platforms have to be clearly mentioned here so that it will be a easy go for the developers during the deployment stage

Conclusion

AS said earlier the success of the mobile app depend on several factors and one of them is the mobile app requirement document and most of the best mobile app development companies in dubai and around the world take this as the priority since it also makes easy for the entire team involved in creating the app to have a outline and also manages a good understanding with the developer and management