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High-Fidelity Prototypes
In several earlier articles I have talked about aspects of prototypes. I’ve talked about using them as the basis for your product spec, and how to use them to test out your ideas on target users, and why I prefer high-fidelity prototypes to their lower-fidelity cousins. In this article I’d like to highlight the top 10 major benefits of prototyping, and talk about some of the mechanics of building and using prototypes.
Revisiting the Product Spec
I think the product spec is long overdue for a renovation. Some would argue that Agile methods accomplish this by doing away with the spec altogether. I’ve written about some of the issues and limitations of Agile methods elsewhere, but in many respects I think they were on the right track.
Beware of Specials
How many times have you seen the situation where a sales rep brings to the CEO a proposal from a prospect that says, “if you will just add these seven features to your product then we’ll buy your software and even pay you an extra $X.” Or, lest anyone thinks that this situation is unique to enterprise software companies, for consumer service companies, your ad sales person comes over saying that “a big prospective partner will sign a seven-figure advertising and sponsorship deal with you if you’ll just agree to these site integration and placement requirements.”