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In Part 1 of this book, we explored the ethos behind experiment-driven product development (XDPD). Now, armed with this knowledge, and with the principles such as “simplest, useful thing” echoing in your mind, we can dive into the practical side of things. Before we get started, let’s take another look at the basic XDPD process I outlined in Chapter 1 (Figure 5-1).
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Of course, in reality it may not be easy to simply switch from an existing traditional backlog, to one filled with questions—but think about shifting, gradually, from one to the other if possible.
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This is the approach favored by the authors of Lean UX, for example.
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The Art of the OKR, Christina Wodtke, 2014, http://eleganthack.com/the-art-of-the-okr/
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McKinley tells this story, and offers other great advice, in his presentation “Design for Continuous Experimentation,” available at https://mcfunley.com/continuous-experimentation/
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At least, not to the extent that it was worth investing more of our team’s effort in.
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The Johari window is a framework you may have heard of—known knowns, known unknowns, unknown knowns, and unknown unknowns. Here, we’re talking about the known unknowns—things we know that we don’t know—identifiable gaps in our knowledge.
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For a much more in-depth discussion on mixed methods, I’d recommend reading Mixed Methods: A short guide to applied mixed methods research by Dr. Sam Ladner, http://mixedmethodsguide.com
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Karl Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery, 1959, Routledge
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As always, no method is ever going to be perfect. Use the scoring as a guide, but use your judgment too.
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Rissen, P. (2019). Getting Started. In: Experiment-Driven Product Development. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5528-5_5
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