What's it like to write Apps? - Bristol Grammar School Feb2013

Careers talk to 15 to 18 yr olds at Bristol Grammar School about how cool it is to be a mobile app developer. Plus a look at the other types of role at an app agency.

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1. Bristol Grammar School – Being an app developer
 By 
 Scott Alexander-Bown
2. Scott Alexander-Bown
3. Agenda ! What is an App? ! Who are Mubaloo? ! Example Apps we`ve developed ! What`s it like to be an app developer ! Other roles that are needed to make apps ! Q&A
4. What is an app?
5. What is an app?
6. About Mubaloo
7. Where are we?
8. Our clients
9. Why apps?
10. Android, the world's most popular mobile platform
11. Bristol Zoo - Wow Gorilla
12. Met Office
13. BP - Target Neutral
14. Roles ! Planning/New business ! Project manager / Account manager ! Designer ! Developer ! Testing ! Marketing
15. What`s it like to be in new business/planning? ! Help our clients to plan and position their mobile strategy, exploring the potential for an app, the role it will play & what you can expect it to deliver. ! Background •  Various – sales, media buying, data analysis, digital marketing & branding ! What's the challenges •  Always changing & nothing stands still ! Best bits •  Having exposure to the business strategy of global businesses •  Helping them to transform how they work.
16. What`s it like to be a project manager? ! Manage the project from start to finish including risks, issues and deliverables. ! Background •  Various – software engineers, PR, events coordinator •  Prince ! What's the challenges •  Meeting client's requirements whilst managing both financial and time constraints. •  Keeping everyone happy and productive •  Managing the team both internal and external. ! Best bits •  Client praise •  Team work •  Seeing members of the public use apps you have worked on.
17. What`s it like to be an app designer? ! User experience (how apps work) and User interface (how apps look) ! Background •  Graphics design •  Self taught ! What's the challenges •  Interpreting clients visions into realistic designs •  Ever changing design styles •  Estimating ! Best bits •  Having you friends using an app that you've made •  Making nice graphics •  Playing with your phone all day :)
18. What`s it like to be an app developer? ! Build apps using programming languages ! Background •  Computer science or related •  Self taught ! What's the challenges •  Estimating •  Deadlines ! Best bits •  Cutting edge tech (shiny things) •  Something I built is being used by millions of people
19. What`s it like to be an app tester? ! To test and know every bit of app inside and out. Verify that the app does what we originally set out for it to do. ! Background •  Software testing / development •  Self taught – playing with apps J ! What's the challenges •  If you miss something a user will definitely find it •  Supporting all the devices ! Best bits •  Something new every day - the job never gets boring or notorious •  Lots of new tech to play with
20. What`s it like to be in Marketing? ! Market Mubaloo and also provide consultancy on marketing apps ! Background •  Various – Marking, business studies, PR ! What's the challenges •  Getting Mubaloo into leading publications ! Best bits •  Seeing Mubaloo appear in the media and winning awards!
21. Life at Mubaloo!
22. Thanks Thanks for listening… @mubaloo @scottyab
23. Q&A @scottyab @mubaloo Questions…