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What are the best prototyping and testing tools for creating a minimum viable product (MVP)?

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If you are a product engineer, you know how important it is to create a minimum viable product (MVP) that can validate your idea and test your assumptions. An MVP is a version of your product that has enough features to solve a core problem for your target users, but not more than that. It helps you avoid wasting time and resources on building something that nobody wants or needs. But how do you create an MVP that is both feasible and desirable? You need prototyping and testing tools that can help you design, iterate, and evaluate your product quickly and effectively. In this article, we will explore some of the best prototyping and testing tools for creating an MVP, and how to use them in your product engineering process.

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Dayn Wilberding

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1 Define your MVP goals

Before you start prototyping and testing your MVP, you need to have a clear idea of what you want to achieve and how you will measure it. You need to define your value proposition, your target market, your user personas, your problem statement, and your hypotheses. These elements will guide you to create an MVP that is aligned with your vision and your user needs. You can use tools like Lean Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, or User Story Mapping to help you define your MVP goals and scope.

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Dayn Wilberding

Design leader for creators of joy // x Director of Product Design via Panasonic, Sonos, Jawbone // multimodal interaction explorer for human inspiration
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What makes a thing viable? Answer that, then build mini-experiments to see if you can progress in the direction of viability. Some will measure viability by hitting a cost or margin target. Others back it up to a concept's ability to solve a user need or resonate with a new audience. I occasionally find the term MVP disheartening. As if we as makers are motivated to exert only minimal effort to maximize profit. Incremental progress is necessary, but in my experience, the most compelling product concepts are born from setting a viability bar to maximize emotional, often irrational impact. Yes, it's harder to start here, but I find it so much more inspirational than aiming for minimum viability.

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2 Choose your prototyping method

Depending on your MVP goals, your product complexity, and your resources, you can choose different prototyping methods to create your MVP. Prototyping methods range from low-fidelity to high-fidelity, and from static to interactive. Low-fidelity prototypes are simple and rough representations of your product, such as sketches, wireframes, or mockups. High-fidelity prototypes are more realistic and detailed representations of your product, such as clickable prototypes, animations, or simulations. Static prototypes are fixed and do not respond to user input, while interactive prototypes allow users to interact with your product and simulate its functionality. You can use tools like Balsamiq, Figma, or InVision to create different types of prototypes for your MVP.

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Design leader for creators of joy // x Director of Product Design via Panasonic, Sonos, Jawbone // multimodal interaction explorer for human inspiration
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My background is in combining hardware and software into a product – a symbiosis that often results in debates about what classifies as a prototype. In the end, if it helps approximate the desirable benefit of the concept, even partially, it's a prototype. A paper or digital sketch you can share, a 3D render, a 3D print, a clickable slide deck, a video faking the experience, a breadboard-based open-frame spaghetti mess of wires and code, a new enclosure/skin around existing guts, or a polished-yet-non-functional appearance model... all prototypes. Especially if they can be referenced in research.

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3 Test your MVP with users

Once you have created your prototype, you need to test it with real or potential users to get feedback and validate your assumptions. Testing your MVP with users will help you understand if your product solves their problem, if they find it valuable and usable, and if they have any suggestions or issues. You can use different testing methods to collect user feedback, such as interviews, surveys, usability tests, or beta tests. You can use tools like Google Forms, UserTesting, or TestFlight to conduct different types of tests for your MVP.

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In developing Sonos' wave-your-phone-around speaker tuning, Trueplay, we made UI prototypes (in Keynote ??) and pulled employees from the hallway into the lab for the world's least scientific user testing. This rapid scrappiness meant we were able to test and iterate 4 or more times a day and collaborate with the audio scientists who were concurrently developing the acoustic calibration algorithm. Our approach set the stage for UX research and innovation at Sonos. My philosophy became: build something by any means readily available, make it feel plausible, put it in front of people, and watch for frowns or smiles. Our techniques, tools, and partners evolved into world-class practices, but this spirit is still the core of great product.

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4 Analyze your results and iterate

After testing your MVP with users, you need to analyze your results and see if you have achieved your MVP goals. You need to compare your expected outcomes with your actual outcomes, and identify what worked well and what did not. You need to use quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate your MVP performance, such as metrics, analytics, comments, or ratings. You can use tools like Google Analytics, Mixpanel, or Hotjar to track and analyze different data sources for your MVP. Based on your analysis, you need to decide if you need to iterate on your MVP, pivot to a different direction, or proceed to the next stage of your product development.

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5 Keep learning and improving

Creating and testing an MVP is not a one-time event, but an ongoing process of learning and improving. As a product engineer, you need to constantly monitor your MVP performance, collect user feedback, and implement changes based on your findings. You need to keep prototyping and testing new features, enhancements, or experiments to optimize your product and increase your user satisfaction. You need to use tools that can help you manage your product backlog, prioritize your tasks, and collaborate with your team. You can use tools like Trello, Jira, or Asana to organize and execute your product engineering workflow.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

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1 Define your MVP goals

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4 Analyze your results and iterate

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