Slides from a talk by Josh Seiden and John Halloran at the Agile Experience Meetup in NYC, OCt 17, 2011.
This is a first version of the talk that presents high-level concepts and UX strategy work. Stay tuned for a more detailed version of the talk that connects these ideas to more tactical UX matters.
1. REPLACING REQUIREMENTS
WITH HYPOTHESES
Agile Experience Design Meetup
Oct 17, 2011
Josh Seiden @jseiden
John Halloran, @I_am_Halloran
2. Introductions
Josh Seiden @jseiden
www.luxr.co @luxrco
John Halloran @i_am_Halloran
www.SnappSchool.com @SnappSchool
#leanUX #leanStartup
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3. Extending Agile/UX collaborations to a broader team
Requirements & Hypothesis frame your work
The old way: requirements
Hypotheses: extending what Agile/UX has
taught us.
Lean Startup and LeanUX both make use of
the concept of the Hypothesis.
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4. Extending Agile/UX collaborations to a broader team
Requirements & Hypothesis frame your work
The old way: requirements
Hypotheses: extending what Agile/UX has
taught us.
Lean Startup and LeanUX both make use of
the concept of the Hypothesis.
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5. What is Lean Startup/Lean UX?
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6. What is Lean Startup/Lean UX?
Most startups fail…
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7. What is Lean Startup/Lean UX?
Most startups fail…
…because they fail to create
offerings that people want.
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8. What is Lean Startup/Lean UX?
Most startups fail…
…because they fail to create
offerings that people want.
Lean Startup is a management
approach that entrepreneurs can
use to reduce market risk.
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9. Lean Startup is built on…
Eric Ries, “Lean Startup”
Steve Blank, “Four Steps to the Epiphany”
Lean Manufacturing and Lean thinking
If you make something people don’t want, your work is wasted.
Agile software development
Design Thinking
SaaS, open source platforms, internet development frameworks
Balanced Team (www.balancedteam.org)
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10. 9 Lean UX Principles
1. Design + biz + development + ... = 1 product team.
2. Externalize!
3. Goal-driven and outcome-focused.
4. Repeatable and routinized.
5. Flow: think, make, check.
6. Focus on solving the right problem.
7. Generate many options & decide quickly what to pursue
8. Recognize hypotheses & validate them
9. Rapid cycles: think/make/check Research with users is the best source of
information
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11. 9 Lean UX Principles
1. Design + biz + development + ... = 1 product team.
2. Externalize!
3. Goal-driven and outcome-focused.
4. Repeatable and routinized.
5. Flow: think, make, check.
6. Focus on solving the right problem.
7. Generate many options & decide quickly what to pursue
8. Recognize hypotheses & validate them
9. Rapid cycles: think/make/check Research with users is the best source of
information
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12. Requirements: in times past... (and present)
The business owners distilled their hypotheses down
to “requirements.”
This was a method to manage the work of the team.
“The business” does the thinking, the design/dev team
does the implementing.
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13. Principle #8 Recognize hypotheses ...
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14. Principle #8 Recognize hypotheses ...
A way to re-frame requirements
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15. Principle #8 Recognize hypotheses ...
A way to re-frame requirements
Every decision you make about your offering is a design decision.
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16. Principle #8 Recognize hypotheses ...
A way to re-frame requirements
Every decision you make about your offering is a design decision.
Every design decision is an hypothesis.
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17. Principle #8 Recognize hypotheses ...
A way to re-frame requirements
Every decision you make about your offering is a design decision.
Every design decision is an hypothesis.
Declare your assumptions and test them.
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18. Principle #8 Recognize hypotheses ...
A way to re-frame requirements
Every decision you make about your offering is a design decision.
Every design decision is an hypothesis.
Declare your assumptions and test them.
Entire team engaged in the feedback loop
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19. What is a hypothesis?
An hypothesis is a proposed explanation of the
way things work.
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20. A useful way to frame hypotheses...
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21. A useful way to frame hypotheses...
Who is your audience?
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22. A useful way to frame hypotheses...
Who is your audience?
What is their situation?
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23. A useful way to frame hypotheses...
Who is your audience?
What is their situation?
How will you change it?
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24. A useful way to frame hypotheses...
Who is your audience?
What is their situation?
How will you change it?
How will your project sustain itself?
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25. A useful way to frame hypotheses...
Who is your audience?
What is their situation?
How will you change it?
How will your project sustain itself?
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26. A useful way to frame hypotheses...
Who is your audience?
What is their situation?
How will you change it?
How will your project sustain itself?
How will you know that you’re right?
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27. A useful way to frame hypotheses...
Who is your audience?
What is their situation?
How will you change it?
How will your project sustain itself?
How will you know that you’re right?
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28. A useful way to frame hypotheses...
Who is your audience?
What is their situation?
How will you change it?
How will your project sustain itself?
How will you know that you’re right?
It’s important to be able to continually break down each statement
into testable/measurable parts.
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29. Useful for two reasons
Can reveal your unstated assumptions
Can be linked to systems of metrics to help you manage your business
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30. A well-framed hypothesis...
...can help reveal your assumptions
Who is the user? Who is the customer?
Where does our product fit in their work or life?
What problems does our product solve?
When and how is our product used?
What features are important?
How should our product look and behave?
How will we make money?
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31. Method: Declare your assumptions
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32. Method: Declare your assumptions
What assumptions do you have?
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33. Method: Declare your assumptions
What assumptions do you have?
…about your customers?
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34. Method: Declare your assumptions
What assumptions do you have?
…about your customers?
…that if proven false, will cause you to fail?
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35. Method: Minimum Viable Product
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36. Method: Minimum Viable Product
What is the smallest thing we can make to test
our hypothesis?
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37. Method: Minimum Viable Product
What is the smallest thing we can make to test
our hypothesis?
The answer to this question is your MVP.
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42. What is a Hypothesis?
Describe the current situation
Who is the market?
What is their problem or desire?
Propose a change
What is your solution?
Explain how the change is sustainable
How will the solution maintain?
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43. What is a Hypothesis?
Describe the current situation
Who is the market?
What is their problem or desire?
Propose a change
What is your solution?
Explain how the change is sustainable
How will the solution maintain?
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44. What is a Hypothesis?
Describe the current situation
Who is the market?
What is their problem or desire?
Propose a change
What is your solution?
Explain how the change is sustainable
How will the solution maintain?
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45. What is a Hypothesis?
Describe the current situation
Who is the market?
What is their problem or desire?
Propose a change
What is your solution?
Explain how the change is sustainable
How will the solution maintain?
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46. For example: Webvan
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47. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
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48. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
Market: 112M US households
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49. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
Market: 112M US households
Problem: Spend less time & money
getting groceries
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50. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
Market: 112M US households
Problem: Spend less time & money
getting groceries
Propose a change
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51. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
Market: 112M US households
Problem: Spend less time & money
getting groceries
Propose a change
Use the internet for easy to use purchasing
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52. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
Market: 112M US households
Problem: Spend less time & money
getting groceries
Propose a change
Use the internet for easy to use purchasing
Deliver groceries to customers’ doors
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53. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
Market: 112M US households
Problem: Spend less time & money
getting groceries
Propose a change
Use the internet for easy to use purchasing
Deliver groceries to customers’ doors
Provide better pricing than grocery stores
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54. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
Market: 112M US households
Problem: Spend less time & money
getting groceries
Propose a change
Use the internet for easy to use purchasing
Deliver groceries to customers’ doors
Provide better pricing than grocery stores
Explain how the change is sustainable
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55. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
Market: 112M US households
Problem: Spend less time & money
getting groceries
Propose a change
Use the internet for easy to use purchasing
Deliver groceries to customers’ doors
Provide better pricing than grocery stores
Explain how the change is sustainable
Get massive scale quickly, achieving pricing
leverage with manufacturers
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56. For example: Webvan
Describe the current situation
Market: 112M US households
Problem: Spend less time & money
getting groceries
Propose a change
Use the internet for easy to use purchasing
Deliver groceries to customers’ doors
Provide better pricing than grocery stores
Explain how the change is sustainable
Get massive scale quickly, achieving pricing
leverage with manufacturers
Scale in distribution will allow supply chain
management previously unseen in
consumer dry goods retail
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59. Example: product requirements
The system will be a web application that will plug in to
the web sites of competition wheelchair manufacturers.
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60. Example: product requirements
The system will be a web application that will plug in to
the web sites of competition wheelchair manufacturers.
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61. Example: product requirements
The system will be a web application that will plug in to
the web sites of competition wheelchair manufacturers.
The online tool will provide custom fitting of competition
quality wheelchairs
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62. Example: product requirements
The system will be a web application that will plug in to
the web sites of competition wheelchair manufacturers.
The online tool will provide custom fitting of competition
quality wheelchairs
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63. Example: product requirements
The system will be a web application that will plug in to
the web sites of competition wheelchair manufacturers.
The online tool will provide custom fitting of competition
quality wheelchairs
The tool will use video-based tutorials will both generate
interest in wheelchair competition and allow customers to
generate accurate fittings from their home.
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64. Example: product requirements
The system will be a web application that will plug in to
the web sites of competition wheelchair manufacturers.
The online tool will provide custom fitting of competition
quality wheelchairs
The tool will use video-based tutorials will both generate
interest in wheelchair competition and allow customers to
generate accurate fittings from their home.
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65. Example: product requirements
The system will be a web application that will plug in to
the web sites of competition wheelchair manufacturers.
The online tool will provide custom fitting of competition
quality wheelchairs
The tool will use video-based tutorials will both generate
interest in wheelchair competition and allow customers to
generate accurate fittings from their home.
The tool will allow for measurements of height, weight,
type of disability, etc.
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66. Example: product requirements
The system will be a web application that will plug in to
the web sites of competition wheelchair manufacturers.
The online tool will provide custom fitting of competition
quality wheelchairs
The tool will use video-based tutorials will both generate
interest in wheelchair competition and allow customers to
generate accurate fittings from their home.
The tool will allow for measurements of height, weight,
type of disability, etc.
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67. Example: product requirements
The system will be a web application that will plug in to
the web sites of competition wheelchair manufacturers.
The online tool will provide custom fitting of competition
quality wheelchairs
The tool will use video-based tutorials will both generate
interest in wheelchair competition and allow customers to
generate accurate fittings from their home.
The tool will allow for measurements of height, weight,
type of disability, etc.
There will be Like and Tweet This buttons on every page.
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68. An Example: Hypothesis Based
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69. An Example: Hypothesis Based
Market: a large and growing market of soldiers returning from
Iraq and Afghanistan with Spinal Cord Injury, all of whom were
recently highly fit and physically active
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70. An Example: Hypothesis Based
Market: a large and growing market of soldiers returning from
Iraq and Afghanistan with Spinal Cord Injury, all of whom were
recently highly fit and physically active
Problem: Competitive wheelchair activities can be a valuable part
of rehab, and can bring camaraderie, competition and
achievement into these soldiers lives. But they have difficulty
getting fitted in the current environment and learning about
competition options
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71. An Example: Hypothesis Based
Market: a large and growing market of soldiers returning from
Iraq and Afghanistan with Spinal Cord Injury, all of whom were
recently highly fit and physically active
Problem: Competitive wheelchair activities can be a valuable part
of rehab, and can bring camaraderie, competition and
achievement into these soldiers lives. But they have difficulty
getting fitted in the current environment and learning about
competition options
Solution: by providing a web app that allows accurate fitting and
highlights competitive possibility, we will help existing
manufacturers sell far more product, reduce return rates. They
will pay us commissions on sales.
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72. Hypothesis: hightlighting assumptions
Market: a large and growing market of soldiers returning from
Iraq and Afghanistan with Spinal Cord Injury, all of whom were
recently highly fit and physically active
Problem: Competitive wheelchair activities can be a valuable part
of rehab, and can bring camaraderie, competition and
achievement into these soldiers lives. But they have difficulty
getting fitted in the current environment and learning about
competition options
Solution: by providing a web app that allows accurate fitting and
highlights competitive possibility, we will help existing
manufacturers sell far more product, reduce return rates. They
will pay us commissions on sales.
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73. Assumptions backlog
1. Competitive wheelchair activities can be a valuable part of rehab
2. Recovering soldiers have difficulty getting fitted in the current environment
3. Our solution will provide accurate fitting.
4. Our solution will help existing manufacturers sell far more product, reduce
return rates.
5. In return, manufacturers will be willing to pay us commissions on sales.
What is the riskiest assumption?
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75. SnappSchool
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76. SnappSchool
Market: 3.1 M US Elementary school teachers
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77. SnappSchool
Market: 3.1 M US Elementary school teachers
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78. SnappSchool
Market: 3.1 M US Elementary school teachers
Problem: Teachers would like to engage with parents to allow classroom
learning to continue in the home. Teachers have little time or means to
share specific learning goals and lessons with parents, who on turn lack
effective teaching techniques.
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79. SnappSchool
Market: 3.1 M US Elementary school teachers
Problem: Teachers would like to engage with parents to allow classroom
learning to continue in the home. Teachers have little time or means to
share specific learning goals and lessons with parents, who on turn lack
effective teaching techniques.
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80. SnappSchool
Market: 3.1 M US Elementary school teachers
Problem: Teachers would like to engage with parents to allow classroom
learning to continue in the home. Teachers have little time or means to
share specific learning goals and lessons with parents, who on turn lack
effective teaching techniques.
Solution: Create a network of engaged parents by connecting them with
teachers who keep them informed of classroom specifics and provide them
with tools to support their children’s education.
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81. SnappSchool
Market: 3.1 M US Elementary school teachers
Problem: Teachers would like to engage with parents to allow classroom
learning to continue in the home. Teachers have little time or means to
share specific learning goals and lessons with parents, who on turn lack
effective teaching techniques.
Solution: Create a network of engaged parents by connecting them with
teachers who keep them informed of classroom specifics and provide them
with tools to support their children’s education.
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82. SnappSchool
Market: 3.1 M US Elementary school teachers
Problem: Teachers would like to engage with parents to allow classroom
learning to continue in the home. Teachers have little time or means to
share specific learning goals and lessons with parents, who on turn lack
effective teaching techniques.
Solution: Create a network of engaged parents by connecting them with
teachers who keep them informed of classroom specifics and provide them
with tools to support their children’s education.
Sustainability: Sell services to schools and districts that can be delivered
through the network that connects teachers to parent, or we can monetize
through advertising.
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83. SnappSchool
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85. SnappSchool
Assumptions:
Teachers want to engage with parents, will take the time to do so
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86. SnappSchool
Assumptions:
Teachers want to engage with parents, will take the time to do so
Parents want to hear from teachers
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87. SnappSchool
Assumptions:
Teachers want to engage with parents, will take the time to do so
Parents want to hear from teachers
Parents can help kids learn, and teachers will notice
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88. SnappSchool
Assumptions:
Teachers want to engage with parents, will take the time to do so
Parents want to hear from teachers
Parents can help kids learn, and teachers will notice
Schools and districts will pay for services or we can sell advertising
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89. SnappSchool
Assumptions:
Teachers want to engage with parents, will take the time to do so
Parents want to hear from teachers
Parents can help kids learn, and teachers will notice
Schools and districts will pay for services or we can sell advertising
Network can grow to scale
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90. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition
Activation
Retention
Referral
Revenue
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91. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition Generate awareness among teachers.
Activation
Retention
Referral
Revenue
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92. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation
Retention
Referral
Revenue
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93. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers.
Retention
Referral
Revenue
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94. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Retention
Referral
Revenue
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Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up.
Retention
Teachers send messages
Referral
Revenue
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Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up. parent subscriptions
Retention
Teachers send messages teacher messages
Referral
Revenue
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97. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up. parent subscriptions
Retention
Teachers send messages teacher messages
Teachers refer
Referral
colleagues.
Revenue
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98. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up. parent subscriptions
Retention
Teachers send messages teacher messages
Teachers refer
Referral New accounts referred
colleagues.
Revenue
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99. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up. parent subscriptions
Retention
Teachers send messages teacher messages
Teachers refer
Referral New accounts referred
colleagues.
Districts
Revenue buy
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100. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up. parent subscriptions
Retention
Teachers send messages teacher messages
Teachers refer
Referral New accounts referred
colleagues.
Districts
Revenue buy Revenue
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101. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up. parent subscriptions
Retention
Teachers send messages teacher messages
Teachers refer
Referral New accounts referred
colleagues.
Districts
Revenue buy Revenue
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102. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up. parent subscriptions
Retention
Teachers send messages teacher messages
Teachers refer
Referral New accounts referred
colleagues.
Districts
Revenue buy Revenue
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103. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up. parent subscriptions
Retention
Teachers send messages teacher messages
Teachers refer
Referral New accounts referred
colleagues.
Districts
Revenue buy Revenue
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104. McClure’s Startup Metrics for Pirates
Acquisition email open rates
Generate awareness among teachers.
page views
Activation Sign up teachers. accounts opened
Parents sign up. parent subscriptions
Retention
Teachers send messages teacher messages
Teachers refer
Referral New accounts referred
colleagues.
Districts
Revenue buy Revenue
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105. Summary
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106. Summary
Replace requirements with hypotheses
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107. Summary
Replace requirements with hypotheses
Identify assumptions by reviewing hypotheses
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108. Summary
Replace requirements with hypotheses
Identify assumptions by reviewing hypotheses
Test the riskiest assumptions first
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109. Summary
Replace requirements with hypotheses
Identify assumptions by reviewing hypotheses
Test the riskiest assumptions first
Break your hypotheses down into testable parts
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110. Summary
Replace requirements with hypotheses
Identify assumptions by reviewing hypotheses
Test the riskiest assumptions first
Break your hypotheses down into testable parts
Use MVP concept to test your hypothesis
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111. Summary
Replace requirements with hypotheses
Identify assumptions by reviewing hypotheses
Test the riskiest assumptions first
Break your hypotheses down into testable parts
Use MVP concept to test your hypothesis
Rinse and repeat
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112. Summary
Replace requirements with hypotheses
Identify assumptions by reviewing hypotheses
Test the riskiest assumptions first
Break your hypotheses down into testable parts
Use MVP concept to test your hypothesis
Rinse and repeat
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113. Summary
Replace requirements with hypotheses
Identify assumptions by reviewing hypotheses
Test the riskiest assumptions first
Break your hypotheses down into testable parts
Use MVP concept to test your hypothesis
Rinse and repeat
Don’t let requirements eat your young!
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You’re trying to make UX and Agile fit together.\n You are working on projects that have been framed by a client or a business owner.\n You are limited by that framing.\n Requirements and Hypotheses are both ways to frame your work. Hypotheses are better.\n Lean Startup and LeanUX both make use of the concept of the Hypothesis.\n This has value in both startup and non-startup contexts.\n \n \n \n
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* Aligns the business against the AGILE/UX team\n* It’s not clear whether the requirement is wrong, or the the solution is wrong\n* Did you get the distillation right?\n* Did you design/code to the requirement?\n* There’s a wall--which creates things to fight about.\n* It creates the conditions for “agile-fall”\n\n
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