The Product Book: How to Become a Great Product Manager

by Product School

Continuing our CNN example, if you went back in time and were working on the first version of CNN’s mobile app, what’s the simplest app you could build that would provide value to your customers? It might be something with a list of news headlines and a refresh button, and when you tap on each, you see the video for the story. Again, the key to identifying the MVP is that you’re focused on the core functionality

Identifying the MVP is a key part of scoping a product because it helps you identify the most important thing to build first—we’ll

Testing the MVP with real customers will help you figure out what other features will be in and out of scope, as you quickly will get real feedback about what customers like and don’t like.