Application Development from Prototype to Beta : A Case Study of the Application SeafarerCV
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When the prototype of a software product is completed and approved, development of a betaready
resource is often the natural step toward a future final release. This process contains many
steps that may prove vital to the eventual success or downfall of a future product. Technologies
must be chosen, design methodologies must be followed, and care must be given to provide the
final product with a solid foundation to build upon. This thesis follows such a development
process for the development of resources for beta-testing. This process, as well as the human
centered design approaches, and the resulting resources, are evaluated compared to relevant
theory of the field. In addition, an external team was outsourced development of a mobile
application. This thesis gives insight into of some of the considerations, as well as some of the
pitfalls, that can occur during a process to take a prototype to a beta-ready stage. It concludes
that although the research questions can be answered and the goals of stakeholders were largely
met, there is still a significant amount of structured work required to elevate the result to a
desired level of quality.
Keywords: Application development, human-centered design, single authentication service,
development process, application success factors.
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Master's thesis Multimedia and Educational Technology MM500 - University of Agder 2018