Evaluation Criteria for a PoC

<aside> 🌴 Start with your Value Proposition or USP

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  1. Feasibility: Assess whether the service can be practically and technically implemented within the constraints of time, budget, and technology.
  2. Usability: Evaluate the ease of use, user interface, and overall user experience. This is particularly important in your field of UX design.
  3. Functionality: Determine if the service performs as intended and meets the basic functional requirements.
  4. Scalability: Assess the potential to scale the service for a larger audience or broader application in the future.
  5. Market Viability: Evaluate the service's potential market demand, target audience response, and competitive advantage.
  6. Cost-Effectiveness: Analyze the cost to develop and maintain the service against the potential revenue or value it can generate.
  7. Performance Metrics: Include specific performance indicators like speed, efficiency, error rates, and other relevant metrics.
  8. Stakeholder Feedback: Gather and assess feedback from potential users, clients, or stakeholders to understand their perspective and acceptance.
  9. Risk Assessment: Identify and evaluate potential risks associated with the service, including technical, market, and operational risks.
  10. Alignment with Business Objectives: Ensure that the service aligns with broader business goals and strategies.

Frameworks for Developing a PoC

<aside> 🌴 Choose a framework based on your team’s needs

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  1. Agile Methodology: Emphasizes iterative development, flexibility, and continuous feedback. Agile can help rapidly adapt your PoC based on ongoing evaluation.
  2. Lean Startup Approach: Focuses on building a minimum viable product (MVP) to test and learn from the market quickly. This approach can help validate market demand and usability aspects.
  3. Design Thinking: A user-centered approach that helps in creatively solving problems and developing solutions focused on user needs and experiences. This would be particularly beneficial given your UX background.
  4. SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) or Similar Framework: Use this to assess the internal and external factors affecting your service.
  5. Business Model Canvas: This strategic management template helps in developing new or documenting existing business models. It can be particularly useful for assessing market viability and business alignment.
  6. Risk Management Frameworks: Utilize frameworks to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with your service.