Start with the MVP, POC and Prototype definitions and prepare a clear plan for further development. Obviously, MVP, POC and Prototype approaches are intended to confirm business hypotheses. However, understanding the main differences will help to avoid costly misunderstandings.

1. Starting your
MVP, POC or Prototype
project planning

2. Ideas drive innovation, but without a clear
direction plan, you can end up with failure
Before you plan any steps make sure that you understand the main differences between
Proof of Concept, MVP and Prototype.
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3. MVP, Minimum
Valuable Product
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It makes sense to use this
approach in order to bring the
product to the market and find
out whether it will be in general
demand. Thus, if demand has
appeared, then there is a sense
of further scalability.
It is a version of the product that has a minimum
set of functions in order to test its viability in the
market. At this stage, there are no bunch of
interesting features and a beautiful interface.

4. POC (Proof of Concept)
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The implementation of a
particular method or idea is
used to verify whether the
concept has practical potential
It is a small project designed to test crucial
features before starting full-fledged product
development.

5. Prototype
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The main goal of the
prototype is to help decide
about product development and
reduce errors in it. A prototype
allows quickly gather feedback
about the product and answer
main questions whether it
solves business problems or
not.
It is the starting point of each project. It is used
to check several aspects of a product like
product design, usability, and often functionality,
which is not possible with POC.

6. The software requirement specification
(SRS) and statement of work (SOW). You
should define an ultimate list of features
that should be developed first in order to
save your software project budget.
Define clear vision
of the project
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Note:
Very often, many features that were
originally considered as necessary
became not essential parts of the
application and as a result, it
extends the project development
time.
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7. Determine who are going to use your
software and what information is needed
on each step of the user flow.
Defined user segments and paths should
reflect the business values that the product
delivers.
Determine customer
segments ad paths
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Note:
This information is also a foundation
for further marketing campaigns and
creating Unique Selling Points.
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8. It is a crucial point where you’ll define what
should be delivered in the form that project
manager or developers can understand.
Turn a collection of assumptions into the
project scope (software requirements).
Define the scope
of development
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9. Explore the main risks of the project and
potential scenarios. Additionally, identifying
key roles along with their responsibilities
will ensure efficient work during the whole
project and better communication between
all the parties.
Identify risks, issues
and key roles
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Note:
For example key roles can include
project manager, software
archuitecture, designer, business
analyst etc.
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10. Once you end up with a well-defined
scope of work all you need to do is to
define the backlog for the first few
sprints/iterations, set up the right
team to the project and start the
development.
Find the right software
development partner
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