Validated learning is used in
scrum
Scrum may refer to:
Sport
* Scrum (rugby), a method of restarting play in rugby union and rugby league
** Scrum (rugby union), scrum in rugby union
* Scrum, an offensive melee formation in Japanese game Bo-taoshi
Media and popular culture
* M ...
. The term was proposed by
Eric Ries
Eric Ries (born September 22, 1978) is an American entrepreneur, blogger, and author of ''The Lean Startup'', a book on the lean startup movement. He is also the author of ''The Startup Way'', a book on modern entrepreneurial management.
Early l ...
in 2011.
It is a unit of progress process and describes conclusions generated by trying out an initial idea and then measuring it against potential customers to
validate the effect. Each test of an idea is a single
iteration
Iteration is the repetition of a process in order to generate a (possibly unbounded) sequence of outcomes. Each repetition of the process is a single iteration, and the outcome of each iteration is then the starting point of the next iteration. ...
in a larger process of many iterations whereby something is learnt and then applied to succeeding tests.
The term coined in the
lean startup
Lean startup is a methodology for developing businesses and products that aims to shorten product development cycles and rapidly discover if a proposed business model is viable; this is achieved by adopting a combination of business-hypothesis-dri ...
scene, but it can be applied universally.
Validated learning is especially popular on the
web, where
analytics software can track visitor behavior and give accurate
statistics and insight on how website features work in reality. Validated learning can, however, be applied to anything; one just needs to be innovative on what to use as
metrics
Metric or metrical may refer to:
* Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement
* An adjective indicating relation to measurement in general, or a noun describing a specific type of measurement
Mathematics
In mathema ...
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Typical steps in validated learning:
# Specify a goal
# Specify a metric that represents the goal
# Act to achieve the goal
# Analyze the metric – did you get closer to the goal?
# Improve and try again
Phrased in a different way
# Validate important assumptions fast
# Leverage multiple concurrent learning loops
# Organize workflow for fast feedback
To specify a goal,
SMART target finding could apply.
See also
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DMAIC
DMAIC (an acronym for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) (pronounced də-MAY-ick) refers to a data-driven improvement cycle used for improving, optimizing and stabilizing business processes and designs. The DMAIC improvement cycle is t ...
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Kaizen
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Learning cycle
A learning cycle is a concept of how people learn from experience. A learning cycle will have a number of stages or phases, the last of which can be followed by the first.
John Dewey
In 1933, John Dewey described five phases or aspects of reflect ...
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Six Sigma
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