The Trouble with many online course
In the past, you may have attended both residential classes and online webinars.
You may have felt frustrated and stressed by the bloated course theory.
To understand course material, you felt compelled to conduct internet research.
Time, you didn’t have. Even worse you couldn’t apply your learning to your real-world needs.
App craft
- Is not a theory knowledge dump.
- Will not leave confused by a lack of explanation.
- Is not repetitive or wordy.
- Doesn't use of technobabble
- Will not let you suffer, imposter syndrome.
- No improvised demos.
- No unexplained data validation mistakes.
- Support, email, comments, forum, group via MS Teams.
This is Not a “fit all app”. Modification is a certainty.
I’ve defined a very clear goal for the App craft course. To create an audit app that’s ready for pilot testing and then roll out.
It's useful to have a clear specific goal to aim for. And it’s important that you understand this.
It's about creating a real-world app, not providing you with an app components library.
Nothing on this page is to be construed as an app that does not need some adaptation to fit your needs.
There’s absolutely no guarantee that the app can be deployed without modification. An example of changes that may be required is the list of questions.
I know that ninety percent of people reading this get it and you can skip this part. But I want to be crystal clear for the other ten percent.
To fit your needs this app “will need alterations”. This is not an off the shelve app “trick”. This is not an alternative without changes.
I’m going to teach you a craft. The craft of creating valuable apps, like any craft, it’s all in the doing.
You can’t read a book about carpentry and expect a chair to materialise in your life. You can’t consume this course and expect an app to happen.
Buy this course if you want to act and learn a new skill or upskill from the ground up.
App Craft is not for you if you do not have the desire to acquire experience and knowledge.
What App Craft is NOT...
I want to set the right expectations, here. App Craft is not what you expect from your typical, average online course.
App Craft is not a Passive "Information Download"
This course is not about just sitting back. Learning a large quantity of theory, and then doing nothing with it.
This is an action implementation-focused course. The purpose isn’t to download a bunch of information.
It's to guide you through a system of exercise and actions to take, that lead you to the result.
Don’t sign up for this if you don’t want to do the real work. This product is not for “info product tourists”.
App Craft is Not a Quick Silver Bullet Solution
As you've probably guessed by now. This is not about some "opportunity" to implement a quick fix with as little work as possible.
It's not about copy-paste and voila a solution. If you aren't excited about creating a real, valuable high-quality app then App Craft isn't for you.
App Craft is not just about Creating an App
Creating an app, in isolation, is a waste of time. If you only focus on "how to structure an app and roll out"?
And you don’t involve users or choose to just ignore your users - you will end up with an app. But user adoption may prove problematic.
“To realise the full promise of citizen development. You need to be thoughtful. Take a holistically view. One that considers people and process in addition to technology.”
The elements of a citizen development program People | Process | Technology.
Establishing a strong foundation at the outset. Is essential to the success of any program.
App Craft is for Citizen Developers
Knowledge is locked up in people’s heads. In administrative paper passed systems.
Word, Excel spreadsheets, emails. Active and legacy files may be held by many departments.
Even in different geographical locations. Add lost or damaged forms to the mix.
Such factors can and do make it hard for management to understand what is really happening.
Office and field employees alike, know what’s valuable.
They have ideas, about what changes are required. The data needed, the processes involved, and what to prioritise.
Tech experts understand what platforms to use.
How to scale, structure the network, integrate, secure, and manage projects.
Citizen developers can bridge the gap between business units and IT.
Citizen Developers can help to reduce a backlog in app development. They know or can find the benefits to automation.
- First benefit the customer will get from buying your product or service.
- Second benefit. To find benefits, ask yourself: “What result will they obtain?”
- Third benefit. Take one of the features of your offer and add “this will allow you to…” Eg. You’ll get access to 5 video lessons (feature) which will allow you to watch over my shoulder while I show you step by step how to XYZ.