All learning paths Learn See Try Make One user, one problem, one week What this lesson is about Name the person, the problem and the result. If you cannot name all three, you are not ready to build.
Three shopkeepers in your market want help with billing and you have one week. What do you pin down before you write any code?
A Name the person, the problem and the finished result before you build. B Name Sunita and what goes wrong for her, then start building today. C Build one screen this week and ask the three of them what to fix.
Check my recall Why this matters Most first builds die of width, not of difficulty. A tool for three people with three needs becomes three half-tools. One named person gives you an answer you can check on Friday.
Scope one build to a named person, one problem, and a result you can show in a week.
Most first builds die of width, not of difficulty. A tool for three people with three needs becomes three half-tools. One named person gives you an answer you can check on Friday.
Name the person, the problem and the finished result before you build. One user you can name beats a market you can describe; go and ask them. Cut it until it fits a week, then cut once more. Task Three shopkeepers in your market ask for help with their billing, and you have one week.
Weak approach Starts a billing tool meant to cover stock, credit and tax, and by Friday none of the three works.
Stronger approach Picks Sunita, who forgets who owes her. Builds one screen that lists names and amounts. Shows it to Sunita on Friday, and cuts the printing she never asked for.
Why the stronger approach works Only the strong version can be judged at the end of the week. A named person, one problem and one screen make Friday a test instead of an opinion.
Try a changed situation You are told the tool could sell to every kirana shop in the district. Three shopkeepers want slightly different things. What do you do?
Make something yourself Write a one-page scope. Name the person, give their problem in their own words, and say what the finished result is. List what you cut to fit a week.
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