Process Overview
Float executives are mobile learning strategy specialists. We help companies meet their business strategies by making useful information accessible, anytime, anywhere.
Float’s S3D™ process is thorough, predictable, efficient and focused on delivering a high-quality deliverable time after time. It is through our time-tested and project-proven process that Float creates a strategy that supports the clients’ business goals. Our process, coupled with our experience and expertise, provides the strong foundation upon which subsequent efforts can be launched.
Float focuses on helping companies and organizations develop critical mobile learning strategies that support their business objectives and assist in meeting their goals. As part of our service offerings, Float also builds mobile applications that put the defined strategy into action. We have followed our proprietary process, S3D, on each of our client projects. Please feel free to contact us to find out more about how the S3D process, in combination with Float’s strong experience and deep expertise, may be a good fit for your organization’s needs.
Strategy Phase
The initial phase of the S3D proprietary process is the Strategy Phase. This phase provides the basis for future actions that an organization will take to implement successful mobile learning. There are three key critical segments in the Strategy Phase.
Plan
The focus is on developing a comprehensive blueprint for the project, establishing roles and responsibilities and making sure that the stakeholder’s goals and expectations are well-defined and measurable.
Diagnose
The emphasis is on understanding and documenting the organization’s key business objectives, the competitive landscape and how mobile learning can further advance the organization’s overall business strategy.
Prescribe
The effort in this segment of the Strategy Phase is identifying key actions and steps that support the strategy, architecting the recommended high-level plan and documenting the business rationale for the identified mobile learning opportunities. This results in a roadmap with key steps to be undertaken as the mobile learning strategy is put into action.
As the strategy is documented and refined, the key processes, competencies and technologies that support the implementation of the strategy will be detailed as appropriate. When there is a applicable need to create a prototype or proof of concept, it is initiated. As key mobile applications are identified, Float uses the 3D part of the S3D process to Design, Develop and Deliver those applications.
Design Phase
The Design Phase is focused on drafting, refining and approving the identified mobile application, prototype or proof of concept design. This includes the look and feel of the mobile application, the functionality, the user interface, the user experience, and the interactive and content design.
During this phase, attention is focused on application functionality and how the user will need to interact in order to achieve the intended outcomes. The client will be closely involved in order to ensure that all of the design components come together in an integrated manner that supports the strategies and objectives that were identified in the Strategy Phase.
Develop Phase
During the Develop Phase, all of the elements of the mobile application are built. Strict adherence to the design specifications is critical during the Develop Phase as the instructional, functional and technical specifications documented in the previous Design Phase are programmed and tested.
Prior to launch of the mobile application, it is critical that the testing is comprehensive and complete. Any of the client’s departments that are key stakeholders in the outcome should be a part of the effort from the earliest phase in order to provide the best possible foundation for a successful launch.
Deliver Phase
The Deliver Phase is where the mobile application is delivered and implemented. The results for the mobile application are measured against the previously documented objectives and potential refinements are identified and implemented as needed. Documentation is produced that allows the client to provide appropriate internal support. Future mobile learning applications and further execution and implementation of the mobile learning strategy is considered and planned.
