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This accompanies our article on building an MVP.

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Which important assumption should the first trial examine?

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A fictional quotation comparison helps buyers identify which quotation

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needs clarification, without creating a spreadsheet.

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We want to test whether they can do this independently.

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Limit the trial to one product category and one follow-up decision.

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Requesting quotations, ordering and payment remain outside scope.

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A manually prepared comparison may sufficiently test this question.

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Tell participants which preparation is manual.

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That does not test automated document recognition or integrations.

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Agree beforehand which observations would justify adjustment, further

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investigation or stopping.

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Use permitted quotation data with different units, additional charges

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and a missing delivery date.

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The comparison must expose missing information without silently

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filling gaps with assumptions or invented values.

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Ask an intended user to choose a next step independently.

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Record information used, explanations needed and where the task stops.

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Distinguish assistance from the facilitator from independent completion.

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Does the version work technically?

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Does the observation support the assumption?

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Those are separate questions.

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A successful task or positive conversation alone establishes neither

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continued use nor willingness to pay.

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Keep original observations alongside interpretation, including

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disappointing results.

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Then choose an adjustment, another trial or stopping.

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Additional features should follow from what still needs investigation

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rather than from enthusiasm alone.

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An MVP helps when its trial informs a decision.

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Our source article on building an MVP explains learning goals, trial

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formats and the difference between delivery and evidence.