Assumption Based Development vs Customer Validation
Developers should use Assumption Based Development when working on projects with high uncertainty, such as new product development, innovative features, or complex systems where requirements are unclear meets developers should learn and use customer validation when building new products, features, or startups to avoid wasting time and resources on solutions that lack market demand. Here's our take.
Assumption Based Development
Developers should use Assumption Based Development when working on projects with high uncertainty, such as new product development, innovative features, or complex systems where requirements are unclear
Assumption Based Development
Nice PickDevelopers should use Assumption Based Development when working on projects with high uncertainty, such as new product development, innovative features, or complex systems where requirements are unclear
Pros
- +It's particularly valuable in agile and lean environments to prevent wasted effort on invalid assumptions, enabling faster pivots and more reliable delivery
- +Related to: agile-methodology, lean-software-development
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Customer Validation
Developers should learn and use customer validation when building new products, features, or startups to avoid wasting time and resources on solutions that lack market demand
Pros
- +It is critical in agile and lean development environments, such as during the discovery phase of a project or when pivoting a product strategy
- +Related to: lean-startup, user-research
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Assumption Based Development if: You want it's particularly valuable in agile and lean environments to prevent wasted effort on invalid assumptions, enabling faster pivots and more reliable delivery and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Customer Validation if: You prioritize it is critical in agile and lean development environments, such as during the discovery phase of a project or when pivoting a product strategy over what Assumption Based Development offers.
Developers should use Assumption Based Development when working on projects with high uncertainty, such as new product development, innovative features, or complex systems where requirements are unclear
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