Thursday, April 26, 2018

Build the Right Kind of Prototype

Will it be a throwaway or an evolutionary prototype? (Posted by Jerry Yoakum)

There are 2 types of prototype:
  1. Throwaway
    • Quick and dirty. Given to the customer for feedback then thrown away once the information has been gathered.
    • Used when critical features are poorly understood.
  2. Evolutionary
    • Quality. Given to the customer for feedback then modified once the information has been gathered. This process is repeated until the product is completed.
    • Used when critical features are well understood but how to combine or present them needs customer feedback. Also used for feedback on minor features.