My Experience: Collaborative Task For Team Legend (Wildfire, Design Sprint).

This report aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the Heartstring Dating App, which the members of Team Legend decided to work on after lots of ideation, deliberations, and meetings. The report will cover the app's features, user demographics, and overall performance. It will also provide insights into how the app compares to its competitors and how it has evolved over time. In addition, the report will examine the app's impact on the online dating industry and its potential for future growth.

Features of the Heartstring Dating App include:

• Profile creation: This allows users to create a personal profile including information such as age, location, interests, and pictures.

• Search functionality: Allows users to search for potential matches based on various criteria such as age, location, interests, and preferences.

• Matchmaking algorithm: Utilizes a proprietary algorithm to suggest potential matches based on compatibility.

• Communication tools: Includes messaging or chat functionality for users to connect and communicate with one another.

• Push notifications: Sends notifications to users when they receive a message or match.

• Messaging: Allows users to chat with one another before deciding to meet in person.

• Event/activity suggestions: Allows users to suggest or join events and activities in their area.

• User-generated content: Allows users to upload pictures and videos to their profiles.

• Safety and privacy feature: Includes tools to protect users' safety and privacy such as blocking or reporting functionality.

• Data analytics: Allows the app to track user behaviors and engagement, which can be used to improve the app's features and overall user experience.

My contributions towards the project were,

• Provided insights and analysis that informed the development and design of the app.

• Identified user demographics and behavior, analyzed market trends, and determined the feasibility of app features with the help of surveys carried out using Google forms

• Created and maintained the data infrastructure needed to support the app.

• Ensured that proper search engines were used to solve bugs and problems we encountered

• Authored the Technical Requirement Document

I generated Google forms and shared them with my Team members and the general public to collect data. Here's the link to the Google form. After I had received a substantial amount of responses, I exported the data as a CSV file to Excel, wrangled and cleaned it, then sent it to my Data track members, since I wasn't the only Data track member and we were all trying to learn, we had to delegate work to every one of us. We did our data visualization using Tableau, used SQL to Query the data collected, created a database, establish the relationships (one-to-many relationships) then draw insights afterward.

There are a lot of lessons from this collaborative task and I would do well to state a few;

• Scheduling and proper time management cannot be over emphasized, we had challenges that were bothered by bad timing, and it was difficult to have everyone available at the same time. As much as we tried to navigate through this challenge, it was pretty difficult but I have been able to understand how scheduling can be useful in the next collaborative task.

• Procrastination played a fast one on my team and me. We submitted most of our projects in the nick of time or empty. Our productivity, stress levels, anxiety, and guilt would have been avoided if we jumped into tasks immediately after they were given to us.

• Collaboration and knowing our roles from inception helped us have a clearer picture of what each team member was supposed to work on and we did an amazing job during our ideations because of that.

• Time management was an eye-opener for me that I could achieve a great feat in record time. As much as this was totally stressful for me, I would love to do this again with some devoted team members.

In conclusion, the dating app industry has seen significant growth in recent years, with more and more people turning to technology to find romantic partners. While there are many popular and well-established dating apps available, there is also a growing number of niche and specialized dating apps catering to specific demographics or interests. Overall, the dating app market remains competitive, with new players constantly entering the space. However, for users, the abundance of options means that there is likely a dating app that can meet their specific needs and preferences. The report highlights that the dating app industry will continue to evolve and grow in the future, offering new and exciting opportunities for both users and developers. Heartstring Dating App would do well to break into the market and meet the needs of its target audience in due time.