Building Debt Free MVP

SERGEY SUNDUKOVSKIY PH.D.

Building Debt Free MVP1

Introduction2

Background3

Agenda

Defining an MVPDebt AvoidanceTechnology SelectionInfrastructure SelectionProcess SelectionOrganizational Tool BeltAlpha Beta Process

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Defining MVP5

Defining MVP6

Eric Ries defines MVP as “…that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort.”

MinimalProduct nobody

wants to use

ViableProduct built

by companiesthat have no

financial limitations

MVP

Defining MVP7

Market

Features

Usability

MVP

MVP is a product with a minimal set of features that intended customer will buy

and continuously use

Defining an MVP

MVP vs. Prototype

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MVP vs. Prototype

MVP Test Product Viability Test Assumptions Test the Market Test Product Usability Get User Feedback

Prototype Demonstrate the Concept Convince Others That You Are Serious Get Seed Money

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Adoption Curve

Who is MVP for?

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MVP Targeting

Prototype Targets InnovatorsMVP Targets Early AdoptersEarly Adopter Groups

Educators Influencers Opinion Makers Social Connectors

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MVP Core Functionality

Ideal MVP

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Ideal MVP

Mini-Me is an Ideal MVPCore Functionality

Identical “DNA” Same Major Features Same Major Functionality Same Usability Not Up To Scale Not As Pretty

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MVP Features

Less Is Truly More

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MVP Attributes

Intelligent Design ConceptsIrreducible Complexity

Can’t Take Anything Away Can’t Be Simpler

Most Efficient For What It Does Most Efficient Wins Most Efficient Survives

Path to Intent Most Straightforward Path to Intent

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Irreducible Complexity

Simplest Mousetrap

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Path To Intent

Straightforward Path To Intent

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Debt

Everything you want to do “Later” is DEBT Let’s Document Later Let’s Test Later Let’s Architect Later Let’s Refactor Later

Debt Misconceptions All Debt is Bad No Debt is Great Taking on Debt Gets You There Faster

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Debt (Leverageable)19

Product Debt

Document Your Intent

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Intent Documentation Elements

Intent Documentation Assumptions Epics User Stories System Use Cases Business Rules Actors

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Product Debt (User Stories)

As Who I Want This and Why

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Product Debt (User Stories)

Watch Out For Myopic View

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Technical Debt

Things Slow Down

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Support to Innovation Ratio

You Are in the Support Business

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Support(15%)

Innovation(85%)

Support(50%)

Innovation(50%)

Support(85%)

Innovation(15%)

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Technical Debt Elements

Technical Debt Elements Lack of Architectural Blueprint Lack of Unit Testing Lack of Integration Testing Lack of Code Reviews Lack of Starting Platform Lack of Starting Framework Lack of Technical Design Lack of Development Recipes

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Architectural Blueprint27

Typical Layered Architecture

Decision Stack

Reverse Funnel

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Frameworks29

Language Selection

Programming Language Is Irrelevant. It Only Matters in Terms of Resource and Starter Product Availability

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Infrastructures Debt

Avoiding Infrastructure Debt

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IaaS + PaaS

Use As Much of the Stack as You Can

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Infrastructure Debt Elements

Infrastructure Debt Elements No Utilizing IaaS/Pass Lack of Monitoring Lack of Redundancy Lack of Disaster Recovery Lack of Environment Separation

Dev Ops Debt Elements Lack of Deployment Framework Lack of Continuous Integration Lack of Effective Source Control

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PaaS 34

IaaS 35

Process Debt

Do Not Make It Complicated

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Process Complication

Do Not Make It Complicated Complicated = Bad Complicated = Unsustainable Complicated = Not Followed Complicated = Edge Case Centric Complicated ! = Useful Complicated = Unintended Consequences

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Planned vs. Agile38

VS

Planned vs. Agile

Planned Process Exhaustive Planning (plan until you are exhausted) Prescriptive Document Centric

Agile Process Iterative Planning Non-prescriptive Practice Centric

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Agile Umbrella40

Organizational Tool Belt41

Organizational Tool Belt

One Ring To Rule Them All

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Atlassian Suite43

Best of Breed44

Organizational Tool Belt

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MVP Testing46

Alpha (Are You Interested)

Happy Path

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Alpha Testing

What Do We Want to Know? Can You Complete a Happy Paths? Are You Confused? Are You Excited? Are You Bored?

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Private Beta (What Will You Do)

We Are Watching You

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Private Beta

We Are Watching You Hover Areas Attention Areas Click Areas Used Featured

We Are Measuring You Visit Duration Hover Time Return Frequency

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Public Beta (Charge Them Phase)

Free Trial What Is It For?

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Public Beta

What Kind of Customer Are You Going To Be? Active Passive Hibernating Advanced Intermediate Novice

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