Product design principles are the basic rules to be followed in product design. If the design principles are not followed and the product design is carried out directly, the product design will often be unstable and redundant, and cannot truly meet the needs of users. This will bring greater risks to the project and affect the project. Smooth delivery.
Generally speaking, a good product design should follow the following five principles:
1. Demand principle
The requirement principle is the most basic starting point of product design. The functional requirements of the product come from the requirement, and the product needs to meet the objective requirement. The demand will change with the change of time and place, and this changed demand is the basis for designing and upgrading products.
In order to further improve the quality of user requirement analysis and discover requirement defects as early as possible, CoCode has developed a requirement analysis tool that uses AI to quickly analyze user requirement defects, such as ambiguity, repetition, and omissions, within a few minutes through requirement testing and consistency testing , inconsistency, complexity and other issues, and precisely pinpoint the demand problem, so as to modify the defect more efficiently and improve the quality of user demand.
2. Reliability and stability
Product design needs to pay attention to product reliability and stability, because this directly affects user experience and satisfaction. Therefore, when we design products, we should take product safety, stability and compatibility into consideration. And during product testing, ensure the quality and stability of the product.
3. Scarcity
Generally speaking, when a product or service is in short supply, it will appear more scarce and precious. This will cause people to worry about missing some kind of information or service to improve their lives, so they actively buy or take the desired action. Because of their uniqueness and status as a commodity, demand for such goods increases as prices rise.
When applying the principle of scarcity to formulate product strategies, the following strategies are generally adopted: exclusive privileges are "privileged" user groups; "privileged" user groups with limited access; control quantity authorization; sudden drop in supply; sales restrictions, etc.
4. Innovation
Product design requires continuous innovation. We need to keep an eye on market trends and competitors, and keep learning and trying new design concepts and technologies, so as to maintain innovative and excellent design levels.
In innovative design, we need to pay attention to:
(1) When a lot of training and "help" is required to explain the design, then the design itself is too advanced or complex.
(2) Understand the target audience's skill set, learning rate, and capacity for change.
(3) Advance the design step by step, using an incremental approach to reach the final vision.
5. Cost-effectiveness
Cost-effectiveness itself is an economic concept, and a product will be pursued only when its benefits are equal to or greater than its costs. The user's time, effort, fees and other resources constitute the cost and will be compared with the potential benefits of using the service or product. Product teams often use cost-benefit principles to assess the financial returns associated with new features and elements, and to prioritize features.
The caveat is to focus on streamlining the process and consider how to minimize the effort for each task in the platform, with emphasis on focus groups and usability testing.
At present, CoCode has released a series of AI development tools: Co-Project intelligent project management tool (requirement itemization, automatic generation of test cases), demand analysis tool, review analysis tool, and story point estimation tool. Among them, the Co-Project project management platform has released 4 major versions, free trial for 30 days; and released a series of CMMI efficient implementation tools to achieve full coverage of the CMMI standard process and fully support the implementation of CMMI3-5 levels.