Minimum Viable Product
Video: Product Increment and a Mininimum Viable Product (MVP) Approach
01 March 2018
Agile Scrum Guide | Minisode | Product Increment and a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Approach from Scott Graffius on Vimeo.
A new 1-minute video, Product Increment and a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Approach, was just published. It is live at https://vimeo.com/258176585 (and it can be played above).
Three other videos were published earlier. They follow:
Agile Scrum Guide | Official Book Trailer from Scott Graffius on Vimeo.
Agile Scrum Guide | Minisode | Ordering the Product Release Backlog from Scott Graffius on Vimeo.
Agile Scrum Guide | Minisode | Technical Debt from Scott Graffius on Vimeo.
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Potentially Shippable Product Increment and a Minimum Viable Product Approach
22 January 2018
Agile Workflows
Scrum requires teams to build an increment of functionality during every sprint, and the increment must be potentially shippable because the Product Owner might decide to release it at the end of the sprint.
- The product increment is the sum of all backlog items completed during the current sprint
- Potentially shippable is defined by a state of confidence or readiness
- Shipping is a business decision: shipping may or may not occur at the end of the sprint (new functionality may be accumulated via multiple sprints before being shipped)
Minimum Viable Product Approach
The product increment may or may not be marketable. However, a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) approach is sometimes used to help test marketable ideas. MVP is a product release strategy which can be used in Scrum (or another framework). The term was created by Frank Robinson, and it was popularized by Steve Blank and Eric Ries.
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions (http://bit.ly/scrumone) says:
"The MVP has just those features considered sufficient for it to be of value to customers, and allow for it to be shipped or sold to early adopters. Customer feedback will inform future development of the product."
Here are a few examples of then-startups use of an MVP:
- Facebook: The first product (originally called Thefacebook) tested traction of students connecting with their college/class and posting messages. Other features—built on the initial success—came later.
- Groupon: It launched with a WordPress site and PDFs emailed to early subscribers. The test proved successful, and the company subsequently built its voucher system and backend.
- Spotify: The initial product was simple desktop app, tested in a closed beta. The MVP proved to be of interest to consumers, and more features followed.
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Update: Video Channel for Agile Scrum
16 October 2018
Agile Workflows
Have you seen the updated video channel on Vimeo for Agile Scrum? It features six videos and you're invited to check them out!
🍿 Book Trailer for "Agile Scrum": http://vimeo.com/178858753
🍿 Agile Has a Long and Colorful Heritage: http://vimeo.com/259429846
🍿 Ordering the Product Backlog: https://vimeo.com/236069563
🍿 Product Increment and a Minimum Viable Product Approach: https://vimeo.com/258176585
🍿 Technical Debt: https://vimeo.com/238528947
🍿 Produce Planning Cards™ Help Agile Teams Estimate Work: https://vimeo.com/261680776
Here's the link to the channel which includes all of the videos: http://bit.ly/ASG-CHANNEL.
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Agile Project Management: Insights from AgileScrumGuide.com in ‘Managing Information Technology’
01 September 2024
Agile Workflows
Insights at AgileScrumGuide.com Appear in New Book on Tech Management
AgileScrumGuide.com offers details on Scott M. Graffius’ book, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions, alongside additional unique information and resources on Agile and Scrum.
The Agile Project Management chapter of the new book, Managing Information Technology—Second Edition, references insights from Scott M. Graffius, published at AgileScrumGuide.com, on the PSPI and the MVP.
The references section of Managing Information Technology—Second Edition, which includes Graffius’ material on AgileScrumGuide.com, is shown below.
About Managing Information Technology—Second Edition
The following is a synopsis of the description for the book on Amazon. Taking the fundamental principles of IT service management and best practices in project management (including agile), Managing Information Technology—Second Edition offers a single, seamless reference for IT managers and professionals. It is highly practical, explaining how to apply these principles based on the extensive industry experience of the book’s authors, Francisco Castillo and Korina Monoso.
The book was published in 2024, and it is available in digital and print formats.
Visit the publisher’s website to learn more.
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions book, and content on AgileScrumGuide.com, are copyright © Scott M. Graffius. Managing Information Technology—Second Edition cover image and content are the property of Springer, the editors, or the authors.
About Scott M. Graffius
Scott M. Graffius, PMP, SA, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, SFE, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, multi-award-winning author, and international keynote speaker. He is the Founder of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™. He has generated over $1.9 billion of business value in aggregate for Global Fortune 500 businesses and other organizations he has served. Graffius and content from his books (Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions and Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change), talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities. Examples include Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom, Cisco, Gartner, Project Management Institute, IEEE, Qantas, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, New Zealand Ministry of Education, Yale University, Tufts University, and others. He has delighted audiences with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops on agile, project management, and technology leadership at 89 conferences and other events across 25 countries.
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Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.
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