The Developers Dilemma: Perfect Product Development or Fast Business Validation?

To find a fast-track to profitability, a startup needs to streamline and speed up two vital processes – developing novel products and finding new markets for their products. These two goals are typically opposed to each other, business development requiring quick iteration and product development re...

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Published inProduct-Focused Software Process Improvement pp. 571 - 579
Main Authors Terho, Henri, Suonsyrjä, Sampo, Systä, Kari
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Subjects
Agile
Business development
Lean startup
Prototyping
Software development
Startups
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Summary:To find a fast-track to profitability, a startup needs to streamline and speed up two vital processes – developing novel products and finding new markets for their products. These two goals are typically opposed to each other, business development requiring quick iteration and product development requiring focus on quality. This difference in mindsets, where the focus should be on the balance of quality to the business experimentation causes a conflicting environment for the developers to develop products. This problem is aggravated in a startup environment, where the reasons for product failure are not clear, increasing the frustrations felt by the developers. Clear ways to communicate the product goals and even successes between management and developers is needed to create an environment for success. This balancing act between quality and speed to achieve fast product iteration is the developers dilemma.
ISBN:9783319490939
3319490931
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-49094-6_42