02 — Capability · BC-520.40
Experimentation & Prototyping
Build the cheapest thing that can test a risky assumption, put it in front of real conditions or real people, and learn before committing to development.
- Proof of Concept
- Rapid Prototyping
- Concept Validation
In scope
- Hypothesis definition and experiment design
- Prototype and proof-of-concept builds
- Concept testing with users and in operating conditions
Out of scope
- Production-grade engineering of the product (see BC-530)
- Live in-product experimentation on a shipped product (see BC-1260)
Realized by · 0
- No product in the catalog yet.
Used in · 1
Build it · 0
- Nothing in the library points here yet.
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-520.40.10Experiment DesignState the assumption, the test that would disprove it and the result that would change a decision, before building anything.
- BC-520.40.20Prototype DevelopmentBuild models, mock-ups or working samples with just enough fidelity to answer the question at hand.
- BC-520.40.30Concept TestingExpose prototypes to users, customers or operating conditions and capture what happened rather than what was hoped for.
- BC-520.40.40Learning CaptureRecord what each experiment showed, including the ones that failed, in a form the next team can find and trust.