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**ultimda horaf** · 04-22-2012, 07:45 PM

Have you heard of the term 'MVP' (Minimum Viable Product). It is allows you to test the 'assumptions' that you have about a product or service.

In setting up a business everything we do is treated as assumptions unless proven factual then it becomes a truth. If find a research piece or see a business selling a product then one can make the intial assumption that there is potential for a new competitor in the market. However whether they will buy from you is an 'assumption' that has to be tested regardless if there is research or business selling in the marketplace since, yours is assumption unless proven otherwise.

You have three options here 1) conduct own market research or 2) release a MVP 3) or combine the two.

In Hyde we recently had a Quran conference inviting nasheed artists and Quraa to recite. The primary question that arised were treated as assumptions.

1) Will the committee allow us to hold a bigger conference. Do we have history data that can answer that question for us now.
2) Can we get the artists or Quraa
3) Can we afford it
4) Will the audience attend

Now you can argue that these need not be assumptions and we should just run with them. But to think of all of these as assumptions immediate allows you to challenge and set forth to ensure all aspects are in your favour before pursuing. This can save on a lot of resource, time and money.

Do not get me wrong, you take the example of the Prophets who 'just did it'; they did not have assumptions. But assumptions are not to be looked as obstacles but to be looked at 'work arounds'. You want to achieve a goal but want to achieve in the best possible solution at the time.

One of our overall goals is that we want to allow women in the masjid for events and prayers. We tested the waters and at this stage it is a complete no-go. But all these events and activities are building towards the mind change of the people and inshAllah towards one of our goals.

Some of these assumptions can be answered immediately as soon as you put pen to paper. You just make a note so you can eliminate them.

For the first question '1) Will the committee allow us to hold a bigger conference. Do we have history data that can answer that question for us now' the assumption was yes they will and to get a truth from this we needed to ask. It however seemed that the intial reaction was that they would not so 'our assumption' was wrong thus avoiding hours of preperation for something that may not happen. After a re-strategy the committee agreed and our assumption was validate as a truth and we could continue to prove other assumptions as yes or no.

to be continued................

04-22-2012, 07:45 PM	#1
ultimda horaf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 461 Senior Member	How to set up an activist group online with loyal supporters Have you heard of the term 'MVP' (Minimum Viable Product). It is allows you to test the 'assumptions' that you have about a product or service. In setting up a business everything we do is treated as assumptions unless proven factual then it becomes a truth. If find a research piece or see a business selling a product then one can make the intial assumption that there is potential for a new competitor in the market. However whether they will buy from you is an 'assumption' that has to be tested regardless if there is research or business selling in the marketplace since, yours is assumption unless proven otherwise. You have three options here 1) conduct own market research or 2) release a MVP 3) or combine the two. In Hyde we recently had a Quran conference inviting nasheed artists and Quraa to recite. The primary question that arised were treated as assumptions. 1) Will the committee allow us to hold a bigger conference. Do we have history data that can answer that question for us now. 2) Can we get the artists or Quraa 3) Can we afford it 4) Will the audience attend Now you can argue that these need not be assumptions and we should just run with them. But to think of all of these as assumptions immediate allows you to challenge and set forth to ensure all aspects are in your favour before pursuing. This can save on a lot of resource, time and money. Do not get me wrong, you take the example of the Prophets who 'just did it'; they did not have assumptions. But assumptions are not to be looked as obstacles but to be looked at 'work arounds'. You want to achieve a goal but want to achieve in the best possible solution at the time. One of our overall goals is that we want to allow women in the masjid for events and prayers. We tested the waters and at this stage it is a complete no-go. But all these events and activities are building towards the mind change of the people and inshAllah towards one of our goals. Some of these assumptions can be answered immediately as soon as you put pen to paper. You just make a note so you can eliminate them. For the first question '1) Will the committee allow us to hold a bigger conference. Do we have history data that can answer that question for us now' the assumption was yes they will and to get a truth from this we needed to ask. It however seemed that the intial reaction was that they would not so 'our assumption' was wrong thus avoiding hours of preperation for something that may not happen. After a re-strategy the committee agreed and our assumption was validate as a truth and we could continue to prove other assumptions as yes or no. to be continued................
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