May 2020
Intermediate to advanced
542 pages
18h 28m
English
A prototype is used to demonstrate a model or a limited- or non-working version of a product to stakeholders with the intention of validating that it meets their requirements. It is used to solicit more requirements or to alter any requirements that may have changed or been miscommunicated to designers.
The two common types of prototyping are throw-away and evolutionary (or functional) prototyping. The first approach discards the prototype once it is used for demonstrative or requirements elicitation purposes, whereas the latter approach uses an initial version of a product that is evolved and improved on.
Some examples of different forms of prototyping include the following:
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