Product Discovery

de-risk your investment
before you build

We analyze your business context, market, and users to deliver an evidence-driven strategy that defines exactly what to build and why.

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WHAT IS PRODUCT DISCOVERY?

Product discovery is the process of gathering evidence to ensure you're building the right product for the right users. It’s the work done before major development begins to avoid the risk and cost of creating something nobody needs.

Through activities like user interviews, market research, and testing prototypes, product discovery validates that a problem is real and the proposed solution is valuable.

Diagram outlining Kaizen's Product Discovery and Agile Development Flow. It illustrates a step-by-step process from 'Understand the opportunity' through 'Identify possible solutions,' leading into a continuous 'Learn, Iterate, Measure, Build, Validate' cycle, emphasizing a data-driven approach to software development.


WHY DOES PRODUCT DISCOVERY MATTER?


Provides aClear PATH FORWARD

You get a strategic roadmap and a validated prototype that aligns everyone, your stakeholders and teams, on exactly what to build and why, eliminating guesswork before development begins.


To build a productPEOPLE LOVE

We conduct UX research to design a solution that is intuitive, valuable, and solves a genuine problem for your customers, leading to higher adoption and satisfaction.


Optimizes thedevelopment process

With a clear blueprint in hand, development teams can build with speed and precision. This avoids the costly debates and scope changes that derail projects, leading to a smoother and faster launch.


Protects yourinvestment

By validating your idea with real users first, we prevent the biggest risk in tech: spending significant time and money building a product that nobody wants or needs.


When should youCONSIDER PRODUCT DISCOVERY?


new product idea

You're confident in your vision but need to validate it with real users, define the essential features for a successful launch (MVP), and get a clear budget and timeline before committing to full development.


Software isn't delivering results

User engagement might be low, the technology feels outdated, or it's no longer meeting your business goals. Discovery helps diagnose the root problems and creates a data-driven plan to either fix, rebuild, or replace it.


Continuous Improvement

You're looking to digitize a core process or launch a major initiative, but the technical path forward is unclear. Discovery provides the strategic clarity to turn that complexity into a confident, phased, and actionable plan.


What you'll GET FROM PRODUCT DISCOVERY


A Transparent Investment Forecast

We provide a detailed breakdown of the required investment, a full project timeline, and an estimated price for the development phase, giving you complete financial clarity before you commit.


roadmap & validated blueprint

It clearly defines the problem you're solving, validates the proposed solution with real user insights, and lays out a project roadmap with key milestones and a full risk mitigation strategy.


technical & team plan

This outlines the "how" and the "who." You'll get our recommendation for the right technology stack to ensure scalability and performance, along with the ideal structure for the team needed to build your project effectively.


FROM LOST DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO GAINED FRIEND

“Kaizen did a very deep study of both our business model and code and came up with several ideas for moving into the future. They listened to our needs and understood the big picture. Here’s the most amazing part – in the course of their research, they determined that our best course of action was a SaaS solution that they didn’t offer. And they were right. Choosing this path has saved us considerable time and money.

Instead of trying to sell us on something they could do, they gave us expert advice. In all of my years in business, this is one of the most memorable experiences of integrity and technical know-how. This is how business should be done.”

Headshot of Alex Farkas, co-founder of UGallery, an online art marketplace and a client partner of Kaizen Softworks.

Alex Farkas

Co-Founder at UGallery

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