2020
Meet & Plan is a software aimed at enhancing organization and productivity in remote meetings. This project was the winner of the Gama XP course with the proposal to develop a spin-off for Zoom (a startup focused on video conferencing).
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Discovery & research
Creation of personas and research to understand the primary needs of the target audience.
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Prioritization matrix
Evaluating the impact vs. effort of features for generating an MVP
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Business canvas
Collaborative creation of the Business Model Canvas with the team.
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User experience
Creating the information architecture and product wireframes to make it tangible.
Personas and validation
After interviewing users of the video conferencing feature, two personas were created based on the pain points, objectives, and frustrations of the interviewees. The common pain points among the personas identified were poorly structured, time-consuming meetings with no documentation for future reference.
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