Tonight I started thinking about requirements for this new pet project of mine.
The business will be based mostly online and be mainly self-service on the part of the customer. One thing I’d really like to do is offer some features that really encourage interactivity/communication amongst the customers and with myself.
The concept isn’t revolutionary so it’s not going to make it to TechCrunch and although there’s quite a few players already involved, the market is big enough and should only continue to grow. I’m pretty confident that it can be profittable. I guess I need to sit down and nut this out properly at some point pretty soon.
So I was thinking about how to gather the requirements and decided I should get a little bit XP by taking the User Story approach. I’m partnering up with a non-techie who’s definitely an expert in the field so I’m try and get them to drive out the stories. After that I’ll try the Planning Game.
Right now I’m just going to run with it for a while and see where it all ends up. My expectations aren’t real high but I really want to get something out there on the web and give it a bit of a shake. I’m bound to learn a few things, right?