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A fixed-price project is one where the contract is based on an estimate of the amount of work the project will take. This type of project means the budget is set from the get-go so there will be no surprises later on. There are also strict deadlines and all the details are usually specified in the contract, which means there is not much management required throughout the project. A fixed-price project works best when you have clear requirements, fixed deadlines and a limited budget.

The time and materials model uses the time and effort spent on the project as a foundation. This means you will pay for the amount of time plus the cost of the materials. This model is relatively flexible, allowing for adjusting requirements and replacing features. It works best for long-term projects, projects that are in the research stage or projects with vague specifications. 

An MVP, or minimum viable product, is the most basic version of your product that can function for its purpose. When talking about a mobile app, it would be its first version, including only the most basic and essential features and scrapping any extra ones that would be left for future updates. This might sound very similar to a beta version, but it is actually not. An MVP is a ready-to-use product with significant user value.

The answer will depend on the type of app you have in mind, but for most of our projects, an MVP will take around 3 or 4 months to build. In general, anything that takes longer than that would not be worth your while if you want to cut costs and get to your audience fast.

Scrum is the preferred agile method for cross-functional teams. This product development framework aims at delivering value in the least amount of time possible. It places an emphasis on teamwork, as well as on dividing progress into relatively small increments called “sprints”, which usually last two to four weeks. Key features and goals are defined before each sprint to complete a specific set of tasks or a product increment. This means that, by the end of each sprint, a Scrum team should have completed a new feature of the product.

React Native is a JavaScript development framework that uses ReactJS to create user interfaces for iOS and Android devices. It was developed by Facebook and released in 2015. It helps developers reuse code across web and mobile platforms. With React Native, your JavaScript codebase is compiled to a mobile app indistinguishable from a native iOS app built using Objective-C or a native Android app built using Java.

The language you use for web development will depend on the type of project you have in mind and its requirements. Here at asap, we are fans of the React and Angular frameworks. Both tools use JavaScript, a high-level, multi-paradigm programming language that has been around for over two decades. JavaScript is also the most used language for web development.

The language you use for backend development will vary according to the type of project you have in mind and its requirements. However, at asap, we mainly use Python and Node.js as tools for backend development. Python is an open-source programming language that has an emphasis on code readability, making it friendly and easy to use. Meanwhile, Node.js is an environment that allows JavaScript code to run on the server side and not on a browser.