A Lazy UVP

I've come across the lazy Unique Value Proposition (UVP) which is quite cool to try wrangle your business idea into one sentence. See the below;

<idea name>    is the    <category name>   that provides   <rational benefit>      and      <emotional benefit>     for       <customer segment>       with      <specific problem>.

For example:

1. Piggybump is the mobile app that provides a money management tool and fun platform for children who has heaps of pocket money and no way to track it!

(Shocking example I know - but I did hack around with this idea for a while then realized it was too complex and time consuming for the customer segment that most likely would not use it! Also there are a few on the market already so in the list of apps not to develop!)

2. Littlemapdot.com is the blog that provides tid bits of information and a way to share discoveries from New Zealand for random thinkers that stumble across the blog.

(Hmmmm that was a bad example too! I don't have much of a direction for this blog, its just random stuff)

So if you mix the Lazy UVP and the Lean Canvas I think you will have a very good starting point for your idea!

Good luck :)

Over n out!

Dee

P.S. Feel free to share your UVP in the comments

Easy Microsoft Project 2010 Tutorial

Watch the presentation below with easy context and YouTube videos embedded.
Note this is designed for students in a Project Management class so a few things may not make sense.



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The embedded Youtube videos (3 parts) are in the Prezi above but these are the direct links:



Part 1 of 3 Microsoft Project Tutorial 
How to get a kick start into using Microsoft Project 2010 - entering tasks, duration's and predecessors. 




Part 2 of 3 MS Project 2010
Shows grouping tasks, fixing up the chart, adding resources, assigning resources and setting baseline.




Part 3 of 3 MS Project Tutorial
Includes Task Completion, how to implement changes and view the tracking Gantt Chart, view overall budget and time changes.
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Background
This was created as part of my studies required me to put together a digital technology learning module and I chose MS Project 2010. It follows the 4 stages of Project Management - Initiation, Planning, Implementation and Closing. I tried not to make it boring and really informative !

Cheers,
KiwiDee

MS Project On Track Button Not Working

MS Project Tip
On Track Button Not Working Randomly Grr

If you have played around with the status date in the Project file and the 'mark on track' button does not work anymore to calculate % work complete, you need to reset the Status date to show current date. 

Type NA in the date field and it should reset it for you.

BOOM Easy as that!

Update: MS Project 2013 Screen shots below

FYI, I will be posting bite size easy info for things I come across in daily life. A record for me to find stuff I needed and might need again, also to help other fellas out.

Thanks Guys,
KiwiDee

My App in the App Store

I set a goal for myself; To see if I could get an app to the iTunes Appstore by the end of 2013.

Well it happened! I will reveal all in this post. I paid next to nothing (although a lot in time), without in depth coding and all by myself. How? Well I will share with you my secrets!

Why?
Well why not!? I've always had a hankering to see if I could get an app to the app store, a bit of a personal challenge and a boasting point I suppose! "Why Yes, I do have an app in the app store and its not half bad :)."

What? 
Since I had no skills coding and programming the amount of functions needed to be cut down. I quickly realized having a simple content based app was the way to go.  With all my reading, many said to keep it simple as the user wasn't interested in trudging through all your 'cool' ideas and pages.

Having a look at my immediate whereabouts (Napier, New Zealand) I decided a info app on Art Deco and top things to do in Sunny Napier is a good start. I started 20 Buildings to write about/images. I soon cut this down to top 5 as it takes a LONG time to generate your own quality content. I added top 5 things to do in Napier and voila! I had a Top10 App.

How?
Elance? ODesk? TeaminIndia? Developer contacts? NO WAY (although I'd like to explore these options). I went down the DIY road. DYOR People!!! After a few stop starts, I settled on AppArchitect. It was basic as it was still in its beta phase. So I adapted my app to fit into what was available at the time on the web based platform builder. The first go at getting into the app store (Version 1) saw my half hearted effort get there... Yeah nah, didn't go well (a little embarrassed of it actually!) Also it was uploaded under the developer Applique - That's what AppArchitect was originally named. It had to be by default Free also.

After thinking - should I just leave it or spruce it up? After seeing they were going to release the actual binary code (the files that you upload into iTunes connect so you could have it under your name in iTunes), I got my mojo back for it and Version 2 went much better. I thought of it in the new IOS 7 design and adapted what I'd done so far into a Xero inspired 'beautiful' user interface. The content was done so all I had to do was design around it, the fun job! So I toddled away at that for a while then saw they were releasing the binary code. Jumped on that bandwagon (several emails and tweets later as they were a bit slow responding) got my binary code.

I must say, it was a bit of a rigmarole trying to get iTunes connect to accept the binary code file - although AppArchitect supplied a lot of the info that you needed to change things in order to get to the App store. Actually, considering they were in Beta mode they were moderately helpful!
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End Result: TA DA!

Napier Top10 Traveller edition is here!

Use the app & throw the map

Quality tips for the traveler & not boring info.

Features? Instant location of iconic sites, easy simple info, affordable and mobile, local tips, share where you are with friends.

For travelers of all types, cruise ship peeps, backpackers, do-ers, day trippers or 3 day visitors, even locals

Napier, NZ: This is the closest you will get to living in The Great Gatsby time. Experience Napier

View in iTunes here!

 

The most condensed brochure you will find in Napier city

Designed by KiwiDee

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It was definitely a journey.
Onto the next project!

Dee xx