Josh Anon

Types of Product Managers

The Product-Development Life Cycle

When working in lean or hybrid environments, you’ll often hear the phrase minimum viable product (MVP). This is a term from lean methodology that simply means, “What’s the most minimally featured thing you can build that will address the opportunity well for most of your target customers and validate your opportunity?” In other words, if you were to think about the core function you’re trying to let customers accomplish, what’s the simplest product you can build that lets them achieve that goal?