MVP development focused on the first thing users need

A useful first release does one important job well. Studio IDD helps you define that job, design the experience and build a minimum viable product that users can try and your team can learn from.

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IDEAS INTO EXPERIENCES

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Character.
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A GOOD PLACE TO START

Move from a product idea to a usable first version

01

An MVP is appropriate when you need to test a core workflow with real users and real data. If the main question is still whether the idea makes sense, a discovery sprint or prototype may be the better starting point.

01OUR EXPERTISE

The essentials for a working product

A considered approach, from the first question to the details that make it work.

01

Scope and acceptance criteria

We define the target user, central task and minimum functionality. An explicit later list keeps secondary features from taking over the release.

02

Product design

Flows and interfaces make the first version clear enough to use. The design covers the important states and decisions in the core journey.

03

Application development

The agreed scope can include authentication, a data layer and essential integrations. The architecture supports the first release without pretending every future requirement is already known.

04

Feedback and measurement

Tracking and feedback collection help you see whether users reach the intended outcome. Findings inform the next iteration.

02HOW WE WORK

How we build your MVP

Each stage moves the work forward. You see the decisions, review the progress and know what comes next.

  1. 01

    Define

    Agree the user, problem and release boundary.

  2. 02

    Design

    Review the core flow and prototype where needed.

  3. 03

    Build

    Deliver working increments on staging for review.

  4. 04

    Launch and learn

    Test, release and turn feedback into a prioritised backlog.

03BUILT TO HAND OVER

What the first release includes

  • The scoped working product, code, release documentation and an initial improvement backlog.

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A prototype explores an idea or interaction. An MVP is a working product intended for real use and needs the corresponding engineering and operational checks.
New requirements can be reviewed against the release goal. Changes may replace existing scope or affect the schedule and cost.
Yes. Further development or ongoing care can be scoped around what the first release reveals.
The timeline is agreed after scope review, since features, integrations, design readiness and data requirements determine the estimate. A launch date can only be committed once the scope is agreed, so the release boundary is set first. The process then moves from definition to working increments on staging.
The first release should include only the features needed for the core task of your target user. We separate that from a later list, so secondary features do not take over the release. The release boundary is agreed with the scope and acceptance criteria before design and build begin.
You need a clear target user, the central task the product should support and any designs, research or tests already completed. Knowing the data the product will handle and the integrations it needs also helps define the first release. Anything not yet known can be listed as an open question for the define stage.

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