02.5 · Capability in Strategy

Product scoping

Cutting an idea down to the smallest version that still delivers value and produces learning. Good scoping is often the biggest speed gain a team has.

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02.5.1Minimum viable productThe smallest product that tests the most important assumption.
02.5.2Smallest valuable incrementThe least you can ship that a user would actually notice and use.
02.5.3Vertical slicingSplitting work into thin end-to-end slices instead of technical layers.
02.5.4Cutting scopeRemoving features and polish that do not serve the goal.
02.5.5Acceptance criteriaClear conditions that define when a piece of work is done.

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Where to start

4 resources

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Set boundaries (Shape Up, chapter 3) ↗
Ryan Singer (Basecamp) · 14 min
Decide how much a problem is worth before designing the solution, then shape the solution to fit.
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Making sense of MVP, and why I prefer earliest testable, usable, lovable ↗
Henrik Kniberg · 2016 · 10 min
The skateboard-to-car drawing explained: each release should be usable on its own, not one wheel of a car.
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The Humanizing Work guide to splitting user stories ↗
Richard Lawrence (Humanizing Work) · 2020 · 25 min
Concrete patterns for cutting a feature into thin end-to-end slices that each deliver value.
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Shape Up: stop running in circles and ship work that matters ↗
Ryan Singer (Basecamp) · free online book
A complete, free method for shaping work to a fixed time budget and letting scope give way instead of the deadline.

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