Product Discovery

The Product Discovery service is a comprehensive and collaborative approach to defining digital health software projects. It involves workshops with your team and culminates in clear blueprints - Implementation Scenarios - for your project. These scenarios are based on the collected information and expert insights.

This service empowers you to evaluate multiple approaches and select the optimal implementation strategy, facilitating an iterative and efficient path towards achieving a complete and successful software solution.

Empowering Your Vision:
Path to Successful Digital Health Solutions

  • Product Discovery engagement will provide you with a few Implementation Scenarios for your needs.
    Each Implementation Scenario contains:

    • Potential scope of the project

    • Duration of implementation

    • Specifications of deliverables

    • Top-level solution architecture

    • Implementation plan and schedule

    • Tech stack

    • Third-party tools

    • Total cost

    Duration: 1-2 sprints

Learn more about how the Product Discovery is applied to various digital health projects, including:

Remote Patient Monitoring

FHIR Interoperability

EHR Integration

Breaking Down Business Barriers

Complex Regulatory Landscape

You must navigate a complex and ever-changing regulatory environment in the healthcare industry. Product Discovery service helps you by leveraging our expertise in the digital US healthcare domain. We ensure that the proposed solutions align with industry regulations and best practices, helping you meet compliance requirements and avoid costly regulatory issues.

Unclear Project Scope and Requirements

You may lack a well-defined project scope and requirements, leading to confusion and delays during implementation. In Product Discovery, we conduct collaborative workshops and gather all relevant documentation to define and clarify the project scope. This ensures that all stakeholders have a clear understanding of the project goals and deliverables.

Limited Understanding of User Needs

Understanding the needs of end-users is critical in the healthcare sector. Product Discovery involves close interaction with users during workshops and interviews. This process allows us to gather valuable user feedback, ensuring that the final solution is user-centric and addresses the specific needs of healthcare professionals and patients.

Integration Challenges

Integrating new digital solutions with existing systems and workflows can be challenging. Product Discovery service includes a thorough analysis of your existing architecture and workflows. We identify potential integration points and provide a top-level solution architecture that outlines how the new software will seamlessly integrate with your current systems.

Budget and Timeline Constraints

Budget and timeline constraints are common in software projects. Product Discovery offers you accurate cost and duration estimates for different implementation scenarios. This helps you make informed decisions about the most suitable approach that aligns with your budget and timelines, avoiding unexpected expenses and delays.

Resistance to Change and Adoption

Healthcare organizations may face resistance from staff when introducing new digital solutions. Through Product Discovery workshops, we involve key stakeholders from your organization, addressing concerns early on and promoting buy-in. This approach fosters a sense of ownership and increases the likelihood of successful adoption.

Data Security and Privacy Concerns

Protecting sensitive patient data is paramount in healthcare. Product Discovery focuses on addressing data security and privacy concerns from the outset. We incorporate robust security measures and adherence to privacy regulations into the proposed solution architecture.

Scalability and Future Growth

Healthcare organizations must consider scalability and future growth when implementing digital solutions. Product Discovery helps you plan for future scalability by providing a roadmap for iterative development. This approach ensures that your solution can evolve and expand as your needs grow.

Learn more about Product Discovery, or schedule a deep dive with our Engagement Team who can help you audit the complexity of the challenges you are encountering.

Why Choose Product Discovery?

Product Discovery service helps you overcome the typical challenges faced during the implementation of digital health projects. We provide a structured and collaborative approach that addresses regulatory, scope, user, integration, budget, and security concerns, resulting in a well-defined, user-centric, and scalable solution that aligns with your organization's goals and ensures successful project implementation.

Clear Implementation Proposals

We will provide you with clear and detailed implementation proposals, known as Implementation Scenarios. Each scenario will outline a specific approach to address your project goals and requirements, along with the estimated cost and duration of implementation.

Scope Definition and Deliverables

The Implementation Scenarios will clearly define the scope of work to be done and the deliverables that you can expect at the end of each implementation phase. This will give you a comprehensive understanding of what to expect from the development process.

Top-Level Solution Architecture

We will design a top-level solution architecture that outlines the software components and architectural decisions required for the implementation. This architecture will ensure that the proposed solution aligns with your existing systems and infrastructure.

Implementation Plan and Schedule

The Implementation Scenarios will include an implementation plan and schedule. This plan will highlight the possible start dates, major milestones, and delivery dates, allowing you to plan and allocate resources effectively.

Tech Stack and Third-Party Tools

We will specify the technology stack and third-party tools that we recommend using as part of the solution. This information will help you understand the technologies involved and make informed decisions about the technical aspects of the project.

Roadmap for Iterative Development

The deliverables will include a roadmap for iterative development, detailing how the project can evolve beyond the initial implementation. This iterative approach ensures that the solution can grow and adapt to changing needs and requirements over time.

Expert Input for Decision-Making

Throughout the engagement, you will have the opportunity to seek expert input and guidance from our team of senior engineers, analysts, and domain experts. This will aid you in making well-informed decisions about the project's direction and strategy.

Basis for Further Engagement

The Implementation Scenarios and detailed information provided in the Product Discovery service will serve as a solid basis for further engagement with us. You can use this information to evaluate proposals and decide how to proceed with the full-scale implementation.

Product Discovery FAQs

  • The Product Discovery service is a collaborative and comprehensive approach to defining and scoping software development projects in the US digital healthcare domain. It involves engaging our team of senior engineers, analysts, and domain experts to conduct workshops and gather relevant information to define project goals and requirements.

  • No. Product Discovery service is much more thorough process than just estimating the time and money required for implementation of your requirements. During the Product Discovery, we will tap into solutioning process and give you few recommendations on what would be the optimal way for addressing your needs.

    There are many ways to solve every problem, and the main goal of Product Discovery is to surface various solutions - many of which may even never occured to you before - so that you can choose the one that best fits your need, budget and strategic goals.

  • Product Discovery helps you gain clarity on project scope, user needs, and implementation strategies. It provides accurate cost and time estimates, reduces risks, and ensures that the proposed solutions align with industry regulations and best practices, setting a strong foundation for successful implementation.

  • The Product Discovery engagement with Vicert typically lasts for one sprint, which spans two weeks.

  • We typically conduct 3 to 5 workshops per sprint, each lasting 1 to 2 hours.

  • At the end of the engagement, you will receive clear Implementation Scenarios with scope definitions, deliverables, top-level solution architecture, implementation plan, schedule, tech stack, and third-party tools.

  • Absolutely! The workshops are collaborative, and we encourage active participation from your team to ensure we capture your needs and preferences accurately.

  • Yes. The detailed proposals and implementation scenarios provided in Product Discovery allow you to compare offers from different vendors and make informed decisions about the most suitable partner.

  • If you decide not to engage us further, we will charge you a fixed fee for the Product Discovery engagement.

    However, if you proceed with us for the full-scale implementation, the fees for Product Discovery will be waived or subtracted from the implementation fees.