Product Engineering

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Product Engineering

When a software product has to be created, it needs to be engineered to ensure perfection. Blue Guruz Company Limited product engineering services treats the process of software development as an engineering activity. Software product engineering involves innovating a product, designing it, developing it, testing it and then deploying it at the client’s site.

Thanks to the advent of SaaS (Software as a Service) the concept of product engineering has grown rapidly and is now an accepted practice. Product engineering is very helpful in IT development. It can enhance the user experience by providing an innovative product engineered to perfection.

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The various phases involved in the product engineering process are:

  • Product ideation:

    This is the innovation part of the process. Here, an innovative idea is brought out after brainstorming. The feasibility of the idea is examined to determine if the idea can be converted to a product. The idea is developed into the outlines of a product. The application of the products, features, and functionalities are created at this stage. Innovation is the key here. The product idea should be new, unique and have something which others don’t have. In today’s highly competitive world, innovation is the mantra to success.

  • Product architecture:

    In this stage, the architecture of the product is worked. This is just like how an architect designs a building. The architecture process converts the idea into a workable product and outlines its features and functionalities. The architecture process also takes into account the need for resources, budget, timelines, and other related steps. The architecture is engineered keeping in mind the needs of the market or customer.

  • Prototype:

    A prototype or a working model of the product would be prepared in many cases. This is a pilot project taken by the engineering company to create a product so that customers can understand how the end product would look it, what it would do, and how it would meet their requirements. Once the final architecture is ready, the prototype would be created. This would be used to get feedback from users. This feedback would then be made us of while developing the product before it is deployed or released in the market.

  • Product Design:

    A good product is one that is designed well and whose design features ensure the innovation can be put into practice. Software engineering activity is carried out to develop the product. The designed product is developed to ensure that innovative ideas are actualized to create a product.

  • Product Testing:

    The product that is designed needs to be tested to find out if it as per the requirements. Testing is one of the most important activities in the product engineering processes. Testing is done with the objective of making a product fail. The idea is to find out if the product is working perfectly well. Any errors or bugs in the product need to be fixed so that the product works without any problems. Multiple rounds of testing and different types of testing are conducted so that the product is of the best quality.

  • Product Deployment:

    This involves ensuring that the product is put into use. In many cases, the work would be done manually. It needs to be shifted over to the IT domain. This deployment would be done by the development engineering services company. They would make a plan for deployment and ensure that the product is deployed and ready for use. This would involve training the users, and handholding until the process is complete.

  • Product support:

    When a product is deployed there would be issues that users face while using the product. This can include technical issues, errors, as well as queries and clarifications. A support team of engineers needs to be in place to handle support issues and ensure users are comfortable with product usage. Support is a very important activity in the product life cycle. Without support, a product’s utility will be reduced.