Use the Progress Board to Test your Business Ideas
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The Progress Board is a tool used to manage lean startup experiments and measure business progress. It involves extracting key hypotheses, designing tests to validate or invalidate hypotheses, moving test cards as experiments are conducted, capturing learnings, and defining if progress was made, a pivot is needed, or more testing is required. The overall goal is to avoid failure by testing business ideas through experiments before fully committing resources.
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- 1. The Progress Board Business Hypotheses ! ! ! ! ! Test: Backlog Test: Build Invalidated Unclear Results Validated Test: Measure Test: Learn Progress copyright: Strategyzer AG The makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer strategyzer.com 21 43 List the key assumptions that need to be true for your idea to work. Prioritize the most critical ones that could kill your business. The tests and experiments that you intend to perform The tests and experiments that are being planned, designed, or built. The tests and experiments that are currently running and collecting data. The tests and experiments that were executed, collected data, and are ready to be analyzed. Your validation criteria step-by-step. Back to the drawing board Iterate or Pivot your design Design another test, and learn more before making a decision Advance to the next step, move on in your quest to make ideas reality ? Try Now!
- 2. ? Do you have a tool to help me manage and track my lean startup experiments, measure progress, and avoid failure? . Test those first!
- 3. 3.4 Bringing it all Together ASSESSMENT OBSERVATION PROTOTYPING TO TESTING FAILED FROM TESTING STARTING POINTS BU SINESS MODEL 7QUESTIONS SUCCESS HYPOTHESIS 265264 TEST 264 Use the Progress Board to Test your Business Ideas
- 4. Progress Board Concept Test Card We believe that Test Name Assigned to Deadline Duration And measure To verify that, we will We are right if The makers of Business Model Generation and StrategyzerCopyright Business Model Foundry AG Test Cost: Data Reliability: Critical: Time Required: Test Card We believe that Test Name Assigned to Deadline Duration And measure To verify that, we will We are right if The makers of Business Model Generation and StrategyzerCopyright Business Model Foundry AG Test Cost: Data Reliability: Critical: Time Required: Test Card We believe that Test Name Assigned to Deadline Duration And measure To verify that, we will We are right if The makers of Business Model Generation and StrategyzerCopyright Business Model Foundry AG Test Cost: Data Reliability: Critical: Time Required: 5A INVALIDATED backlog build measure learn done 5B LEARN MORE 5C VALIDATED back to the drawing board: iterate or pivot your design advance to next step: move on in your quest to turn your idea into reality 4 Tests Test Card Learning Card Learning Card Learning Card Learning Card Learning Card Learning Card Learning Card Test Card Test Card Test Card Test Card Test Card Test Card Test Card Test Card Test Card 5 Insights and Actions 6 Measure progress 2 Extract your Hypotheses 3 Design your tests 1 (re)Shape your ideas (6)
- 5. The Progress Board Business Hypotheses ! ! ! ! ! Test: Backlog Test: Build Invalidated Unclear Results Validated Test: Measure Test: Learn Progress copyright: Strategyzer AG The makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer strategyzer.com 21 43 List the key assumptions that need to be true for your idea to work. Prioritize the most critical ones that could kill your business. The tests and experiments that you intend to perform The tests and experiments that are being planned, designed, or built. The tests and experiments that are currently running and collecting data. The tests and experiments that were executed, collected data, and are ready to be analyzed. Your validation criteria step-by-step. Back to the drawing board Iterate or Pivot your design Design another test, and learn more before making a decision Advance to the next step, move on in your quest to make ideas reality ?
- 6. The Progress Board Business Hypotheses ! ! ! ! ! Test: Backlog Test: Build Invalidated Unclear Results Validated Test: Measure Test: Learn Progress copyright: Strategyzer AG The makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer strategyzer.com 21 43 List the key assumptions that need to be true for your idea to work. Prioritize the most critical ones that could kill your business. The tests and experiments that you intend to perform The tests and experiments that are being planned, designed, or built. The tests and experiments that are currently running and collecting data. The tests and experiments that were executed, collected data, and are ready to be analyzed. Your validation criteria step-by-step. Back to the drawing board Iterate or Pivot your design Design another test, and learn more before making a decision Advance to the next step, move on in your quest to make ideas reality ? e.g. FIRST INTERVIEWS e.g. CANVASES e.g. FIRST CALL-TO- ACTIONS e.g. TESTING PURCHASE Define what “progress” means to you and add indicators
- 7. The Progress Board Business Hypotheses ! ! ! ! ! Test: Backlog Test: Build Invalidated Unclear Results Validated Test: Measure Test: Learn Progress copyright: Strategyzer AG The makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer strategyzer.com 21 43 List the key assumptions that need to be true for your idea to work. Prioritize the most critical ones that could kill your business. The tests and experiments that you intend to perform The tests and experiments that are being planned, designed, or built. The tests and experiments that are currently running and collecting data. The tests and experiments that were executed, collected data, and are ready to be analyzed. Your validation criteria step-by-step. Back to the drawing board Iterate or Pivot your design Design another test, and learn more before making a decision Advance to the next step, move on in your quest to make ideas reality ? e.g. FIRST INTERVIEWS e.g. CANVASES e.g. FIRST CALL-TO- ACTIONS e.g. TESTING PURCHASE Add your most cri8cal hypotheses in order of importance HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS
- 8. The Progress Board Business Hypotheses ! ! ! ! ! Test: Backlog Test: Build Invalidated Unclear Results Validated Test: Measure Test: Learn Progress copyright: Strategyzer AG The makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer strategyzer.com 21 43 List the key assumptions that need to be true for your idea to work. Prioritize the most critical ones that could kill your business. The tests and experiments that you intend to perform The tests and experiments that are being planned, designed, or built. The tests and experiments that are currently running and collecting data. The tests and experiments that were executed, collected data, and are ready to be analyzed. Your validation criteria step-by-step. Back to the drawing board Iterate or Pivot your design Design another test, and learn more before making a decision Advance to the next step, move on in your quest to make ideas reality ? e.g. FIRST INTERVIEWS e.g. CANVASES e.g. FIRST CALL-TO- ACTIONS e.g. TESTING PURCHASE Use Test Cards to design experiments/ tests to (in)validate each hypothesis HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS
- 9. The Progress Board Business Hypotheses ! ! ! ! ! Test: Backlog Test: Build Invalidated Unclear Results Validated Test: Measure Test: Learn Progress copyright: Strategyzer AG The makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer strategyzer.com 21 43 List the key assumptions that need to be true for your idea to work. Prioritize the most critical ones that could kill your business. The tests and experiments that you intend to perform The tests and experiments that are being planned, designed, or built. The tests and experiments that are currently running and collecting data. The tests and experiments that were executed, collected data, and are ready to be analyzed. Your validation criteria step-by-step. Back to the drawing board Iterate or Pivot your design Design another test, and learn more before making a decision Advance to the next step, move on in your quest to make ideas reality ? e.g. FIRST INTERVIEWS e.g. CANVASES e.g. FIRST CALL-TO- ACTIONS e.g. TESTING PURCHASE HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS Move your Test Cards while you are making progress with your experiments
- 10. The Progress Board Business Hypotheses ! ! ! ! ! Test: Backlog Test: Build Invalidated Unclear Results Validated Test: Measure Test: Learn Progress copyright: Strategyzer AG The makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer strategyzer.com 21 43 List the key assumptions that need to be true for your idea to work. Prioritize the most critical ones that could kill your business. The tests and experiments that you intend to perform The tests and experiments that are being planned, designed, or built. The tests and experiments that are currently running and collecting data. The tests and experiments that were executed, collected data, and are ready to be analyzed. Your validation criteria step-by-step. Back to the drawing board Iterate or Pivot your design Design another test, and learn more before making a decision Advance to the next step, move on in your quest to make ideas reality ? e.g. FIRST INTERVIEWS e.g. CANVASES e.g. FIRST CALL-TO- ACTIONS e.g. TESTING PURCHASE HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS Capture your insights with the Learning Card
- 11. The Progress Board Business Hypotheses ! ! ! ! ! Test: Backlog Test: Build Invalidated Unclear Results Validated Test: Measure Test: Learn Progress copyright: Strategyzer AG The makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer strategyzer.com 21 43 List the key assumptions that need to be true for your idea to work. Prioritize the most critical ones that could kill your business. The tests and experiments that you intend to perform The tests and experiments that are being planned, designed, or built. The tests and experiments that are currently running and collecting data. The tests and experiments that were executed, collected data, and are ready to be analyzed. Your validation criteria step-by-step. Back to the drawing board Iterate or Pivot your design Design another test, and learn more before making a decision Advance to the next step, move on in your quest to make ideas reality ? e.g. FIRST INTERVIEWS e.g. CANVASES e.g. FIRST CALL-TO- ACTIONS e.g. TESTING PURCHASE HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS HYPOTHESIS Define if you made progress, need to pivot, or test more
- 12. The Progress Board Business Hypotheses ! ! ! ! ! Test: Backlog Test: Build Invalidated Unclear Results Validated Test: Measure Test: Learn Progress copyright: Strategyzer AG The makers of Business Model Generation and Strategyzer strategyzer.com 21 43 List the key assumptions that need to be true for your idea to work. Prioritize the most critical ones that could kill your business. The tests and experiments that you intend to perform The tests and experiments that are being planned, designed, or built. The tests and experiments that are currently running and collecting data. The tests and experiments that were executed, collected data, and are ready to be analyzed. Your validation criteria step-by-step. Back to the drawing board Iterate or Pivot your design Design another test, and learn more before making a decision Advance to the next step, move on in your quest to make ideas reality ? Try Now!