The rise of the Lean Startup has led to a deeper understanding of the importance of validating business ideas, from new features to new business models. But many tools available to the Product Owner aren't adapted to rapid validation. Starting from the principles and practices of agile product management, from defining the product vision to creating story maps and refining the product backlog, you will learn about key practices that incorporate the lean startup principles, allowing a Product Owner to bring the build-measure-learn cycle alive and ultimately earn more value more quickly.
36. Interaction Model
Backlog
To Do
For <target group>
Validation
Doing
Observation
Execution
Validated?
Who <has a specific need>
Doing
Deployed
Idea
#1.1
The <product name>
Is A <product category>
That <key benefit>
Idea
#1.2
Unlike <primary competitors>
Our Product <additional
advantages>
Pathway
#1
Pathway
#2
Idea
#1.4
Idea
#1.3
Idea
#1.5
Idea
#1.6
Idea
#2.3
Idea
#2.1
Idea
#2.4
Idea
#2.2
Level of Detail / Close to done
•Visualize your User Interaction Model
and adjust it as you learn
•Come up with ideas for each pathway
•Prioritize experimental testing
•Spend time on measurement
infrastructure (a test without ability to
measure = an unvalidated feature)
•Always revisit validation tests for size
•The execution board is equivalent to
the team’s task board, but at the Idea
Card level