Our Philosophy
At Gnomon, we believe that great software is about more than just code. It’s about people, partnership, and purpose. Our core values guide every project and every decision, ensuring we deliver solutions that truly serve your business.
Core Values
- Collaboration: We work closely with you to understand your vision and challenges.
- Craftsmanship: Quality and attention to detail are at the heart of everything we build.
- Transparency: Clear communication and honesty keep us aligned and on track.
- Innovation: We embrace creative thinking to solve complex problems effectively.
- Adaptability: We design solutions that grow and evolve with your needs.
Our Goals
- To be trusted partners who deeply understand your business.
- To deliver software that drives real impact and lasting value.
- To foster long term relationships based on respect and results.
- To create processes that are clear, efficient, and centered on your success.
Custom Software Solutions
Custom Software Solutions
Discovery Process
Custom Software Development
Discovery Plus
Mobile Application Development
Secure Web and Mobile Applications
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Our Discovery Process
Our Clear Path to Project Success
Our discovery process lays the groundwork for every project by aligning goals, defining priorities, and building shared understanding. Together, we create a roadmap that sets your software up for success.
Kickoff Discovery
Introduce stakeholders and the discovery team. Review the discovery schedule, cadence, and set clear expectations.
Needs and Values Analysis
Our Business Analyst conducts interviews to extract your key needs. We listen closely to your terminology to create a shared glossary and define your custom solution’s core values.
Role Expectations
Set the schedule and communication plan for discovery meetings. Facilitate introductions between your team and Gnomon. Clarify roles and meeting goals before transitioning to the Business Analyst.
Business Needs Extraction and Documentation
The Business Analyst carefully documents your needs as user stories with acceptance criteria, using Trello cards. We also create 2 to 3 high-level wireframes based on these requirements.
Wireframing
Our design team creates 2 to 3 high-level mockups. The Business Analyst and Designer collaborate to review and refine requirements and functionality. We schedule touchpoints for feedback and updates.
Define Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Within 4 to 5 days after kickoff, we review and prioritize the MVP features alongside wireframing. We present the MVP plan to you for feedback.
Prioritize Backlog
We gather all remaining features and ideas not included in the MVP, prioritize them based on impact, effort, and alignment with your long-term goals, and create a prioritized product backlog.
Finalize and Present Wireframes
We review the high-level wireframes with stakeholders to ensure alignment and gather feedback.
Define Project Options
Internally, the Gnomon team reviews requirements, timelines, and budget to develop 1 to 3 viable project options. Each option includes high-level time and cost estimates to support decision-making.
Make Recommendation
We present and review the recommended project options with stakeholders, explaining feasibility, value, and alignment.
Develop a High-Level Roadmap
We create a strategic project roadmap for the selected option to guide development.
Finalize Decision
Meet with stakeholders to finalize the project plan. Sign the Statement of Work and schedule the project kickoff.
Why Our Discovery Process Is Designed to Benefit You
Our discovery process is the foundation of every successful project we take on. It is more than just a kickoff. By spending time upfront to align expectations, define priorities, and clarify requirements we reduce risks and create a clear path forward.
This process benefits you by building transparency and shared understanding between your team and ours. It makes sure every decision is based on real insights and that solutions are tailored exactly to your needs. Through detailed interviews, collaborative workshops, and clear documentation, we capture what matters most and turn it into strong actionable plans.
At the end of discovery, you will have a well-defined roadmap, prioritized features, and wireframes that bring your ideas to life visually. This clarity helps you make informed decisions about scope, budget, and timeline and gives you confidence to move forward. Ultimately our discovery process saves time, avoids costly misunderstandings, and delivers software that creates real value for your business.
Frequently Asked Discovery Process Questions
Typically, discovery lasts between two and four weeks depending on the project complexity and your availability.
Key stakeholders from your team collaborate with our business analysts, designers, developers, and project managers throughout the discovery.
You will receive detailed documentation including user stories, prioritized features, wireframes, and a project roadmap.
Discovery reduces risks by clarifying requirements early. It ensures we build software that fits your needs and supports your business goals.
Yes. Discovery helps estimate timelines and costs by defining project scope and priorities.
Our process is flexible. We work closely with you to adapt as we learn more and refine priorities.