Build an MVP in ONE NIGHT with Stacey Dyer

Hey everyone! We will be doing a workshop on Oct 1. You'll learn how to combine the aspects of: Lean StartUp, Lean UX, Pre-mortems, and Agile methodology to build an MVP beginning from an idea to execution. Full agenda and details below.

Note: This workshop will be recorded and available later for viewing online.

Goal of the Workshop:

To take a group of awesome people on the journey of product design, from concept, to prototype, to MVP. No technical knowledge or coding required! All we need is a collaborative group of people excited to learn how to progress from an idea to a Minimum Viable Product.

About Stacey Dyer:

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Stacey Dyer is a mentoring, marketing, and entrepreneurial renaissance woman. She is a creative strategist at work (https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceydyer), and an avid runner, designer, (http://staceydyer.tumblr.com/) vocalist, (http://staceydyer.tumblr.com/music) and writer (http://staceysdiylife.com/) for play.

Stacey is excited to bring her product design experience back to Connecticut where she spent much of her career cutting her teeth at inhouse design departments, advertising agencies, and running two startups of her own.

With a love of public speaking and inspiring others, Stacey would also like you to know that she is "a sophisticated lady who happens to swear a lot." Get ready to laugh and learn as we sail the seas of MVPs!

Agenda: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
We will provide pizza and soda.

Part 1: 30 - 45 mins

• Who the hell is Stacey Dyer and why is she here, agenda, app concept overview.
• Super fast Lean Canvas (speedy like a Lamborghini!)
• Hypothesis of app
• Success & Fail metrics
• Pre-mortem the beard counting and beer selection functionality to create customer interview questions.

Part 2: 30 - 45 mins

• Breakout session 1: Write up questions from pre-mortem (5 mins)
• Breakout session 2: Design paper prototypes (sharpies and printer paper) (10 mins)
• Breakout session 3: Take team questions and prototypes and test with non-team members (15 mins)
• Groups of 3: Single customer paired with 2-person interview team so that one can take notes and the other can drive the interview

Part 3: 30 mins

• From each team: What did we learn?
• What are your improvements, edits? (could be to prototypes or to questions)
• Breakout session 4: Go back to respective teams and iterate on prototypes and any additional learning needing to be done through questions.

Part 4: 45 mins

• Breakout session 5: Divide into new groups of 3 (everyone should get practice being the interviewer and the note taker). Run another customer interview.
• From each team: What did we learn? Are we ready to create an MVP? How close are we to having the three tenets of MVP-ness achieved?
  It has enough value that people are willing to use it or buy it initiallyIt demonstrates enough future benefit to retain early adoptersIt provides a feedback loop to guide future development

Part 5: (if we have time) 20 mins

• Create feature and tech architecture backlog. We are ready to build that MVP and get it out to Beta testers.

• Question & Answer session (15 mins)

Finito!