The Minimum Viable Product, or MVP, is the smallest deliverable unit of a product that delivers measurable and meaningful value, even if it is unfinished. [[Shape Up]], an [[Agile]] methodology, calls this a "scope": ![[Shape Up - Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters#^862df3]] A Minimum Viable Product is an ideal candidate for the desired result at the end of a [[Sprint]]. A Minimum Viable Product could also be an acceptable [prototype]([[Working prototype]]) or interim product in sprints of longer durations. I like calling it "a fully-integrated slice of work", because I like the imagery of cutting open a cake and seeing every layer from that perspective. ## Counterarguments [[Batching]], which involves categorizing like work and doing them first, in order to realize efficiency gains in doing the same thing over and over again, claims to lead to higher productivity than releasing an MVP. ## Related - [[Agile]] - [[Design]] - [[Writing]] - [[Software Testing]] - [[Software Development]]