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Prototype activities

During the Prototype phase, focus on testing many different approaches with real users before you start building the real service.

Key questions to answer

  • What user experience (IA, interaction design, content) is best suited to serve user needs?

  • What technical solutions or approaches are best suited to deliver the user experience you want?

  • What technical solutions or approaches are best suited to integrate with existing Veteran-facing Services Platform technologies?

Activities

  • Identify your goals for the Prototype phase.

  • Plan design sprints that answer the questions you identified in your goals.

  • Conduct design sprints to test the hypotheses you identified in your goals.

  • Document findings from your prototyping activities.

  • Based on your prototyping findings, create a clear definition and design of the MVP your team plans to build, including all user stories and features.

  • Create a list of user stories and features that you plan to build after the MVP launch.

  • Document the technology needed to support the MVP, as well as any business or policy changes required by the MVP.

  • Create a timeline and plan for the Build and Test phase.

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