Validated Learning
Definition
It is a unit of progress process and describes learnings 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 in a larger process of many iterations whereby something is learnt and then applied to succeeding tests.[2] The term coined in the lean startup scene, but it can be applied universally.
Usage
Is used in Scrum, Proposed by Eric Ries
Progress
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