From the course: Agile Requirements Foundations

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Experiments

Experiments

- Have you ever been in a situation where you have multiple options and your research, data and even your gut instinct don't point in one direction? Experiments can provide a process driven approach to solving for this ambiguity. Experiments help us get away from fixed requirements where unknowns are high, and yet still move forward to provide real outcomes and value. Experiments help teams learn while delivering, rather than simply cranking out features that may not deliver value. When a product feature is being discussed and the team isn't sure what approach to take, the team needs to quickly get from idea spin mode to action. Action can then mean building the wrong thing, or it can mean quickly building an experiment to address the critical unknowns, that will give the team the insight to move forward. Experiments involve creating a hypothesis and reflecting on the outcome. The results are learning that the team uses to either plan more experiments, or move forward with designing…

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