Test-n-Tell - tiny apps, Big ideas

  The term MVP became as ambiguous as agile or startup. Everyone seems to be building MVPs even though in many cases (most?) it's not an MVP they are building, but the first version of their product, missing the biggest value a good MVP could deliver.

What does an ancient Japanese philosophy have to do with Agile product development process? Why does one of the most successful car manufacturers in the world use it? What's wrong with most Agile "transformations"?

Moreover, if things didn't work but you try something else - it's also agile. In general, it's quite hard to not be agile if you try things and see if they work. Continuously.

Agile. Scrum. Kanban. Lean. XP. Prince. Product discovery. Customer development. User research. Usability study. We like terms. We like processes. We like structure. It gives us clarity, confidence and guidance. However, it could also give us a false sense of progress.

On this blog, I write a lot about making data-driven decisions . But what if you just starting to think about your product? You have a vague idea and nothing more. No point to go for prototyping or even talking to customers as you don't know yet who to talk to and what to talk about. In such situation - start from creating a product vision.

How do you know which product features your customers really want? Which features they cannot live without? Which features they would like? Which features will delight them? To find that out - try the "Kano model" analysis. Image credit "Kano model" is a product development and customer satisfaction theory. It was developed in the 80s by that man, Noriaki Kano ,  educator, lecturer, writer and consultant in the field of quality management.

Modern enterprises are huge and complex. They are the superorganisms. Some of them are not really effective. What if you want to change your company? What can you do? image was taken from this presentation

It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change. --Charles Darwin Image credit