Minimum Viable Product Development Training Course

Name: Minimum Viable Product Development and Validation Training Course
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Turn uncertain product ideas into testable MVPs through customer evidence, focused experiments, and decision-ready metrics.

Minimum Viable Product Development Training Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Jakarta, Madrid, Vienna, Abu Dhabi, Manama, Chicago and more
Next session: 9 – 13 November 2026, Jakarta
Average fee: 5,750 €

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Overview

Minimum Viable Product Development and Validation Training Course is a one-week intermediate course for product managers, product owners, startup founders, innovation teams, and business analysts who leave with an MVP Validation Playbook. Participants convert uncertain ideas into testable hypotheses, use customer discovery interviews, design focused experiments, build fit-for-purpose MVPs, and evaluate behavioral evidence through actionable metrics. The course connects minimum viable product development with documented pivot, persevere, or stop decisions. Agile Leaders Training Center develops practical MVP validation capability.

Who Should Attend

Product functions responsible for shaping product hypotheses and validation priorities
Product ownership functions responsible for backlog choices and early-release scope
Startup functions responsible for testing demand before committing scarce resources
Innovation functions responsible for running experiments and reviewing evidence
Business analysis functions responsible for customer needs, assumptions, and decision records

The course assumes participants evaluate new product ideas at work, and it leaves out broad product-manager career development, software engineering, and certification preparation.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that test new products, services, and operating concepts before scaling investment.

Product management, innovation, strategy, and business analysis
Technology, software services, digital commerce, and financial services
Healthcare, education, mobility, and professional services
Manufacturing, energy, consumer products, and industrial services
Startup studios, accelerators, research teams, and corporate venture functions

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze customer problems and riskiest product assumptions
Build testable hypotheses and evidence thresholds
Prioritize MVP scope with value and risk criteria
Apply experiment methods to desirability, feasibility, and viability
Evaluate actionable metrics and evidence strength
Use findings for pivot, persevere, or stop decisions

Course Agenda

Day 1: Problem Evidence and Assumptions

Customer Problem Statement Canvas
Customer Discovery Interview Guide
Assumption Mapping Matrix
Desirability, Feasibility, and Viability Risk Map
Testable Product Hypothesis Template

Day 2: MVP Scope and Experiment Design

Value Proposition Evidence Map
Core Outcome and Feature Prioritization Matrix
MVP Experiment Design Card
Evidence Threshold and Kill-Criteria Register
Prototype, Proof-of-Concept, and MVP Comparison Guide

Day 3: Build and Run Validation Tests

Concierge and Wizard-of-Oz Test Method
Landing Page and Call-to-Action Test Plan
Preorder and Commitment Experiment Protocol
Usability Test Script and Observation Sheet
Experiment Ethics and Participant Consent Checklist

Day 4: Metrics, Learning, and Product Decisions

Build-Measure-Learn Feedback Loop
Actionable Metric and Vanity Metric Screen
Experiment Evidence Strength Scale
Validated Learning Dashboard
Pivot, Persevere, or Stop Decision Record

Day 5: MVP Validation Practice

Exercise: Diagnose a Weak Product Hypothesis
Exercise: Select an MVP Form and Scope
Exercise: Review Conflicting Customer Evidence
Exercise: Make a Product Continuation Decision
Capstone Exercise: MVP Validation Playbook

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect product assumptions with observable customer behavior and documented decisions.

Suggested activity: conduct a customer discovery interview and separate facts, opinions, and unsupported assumptions.
Suggested activity: create an MVP experiment with a measurable signal, evidence threshold, and stopping rule.
Suggested activity: compare qualitative and behavioral evidence, then record a defensible continuation decision.
Suggested activity: assemble the MVP Validation Playbook from problem framing through decision review.

FAQs

Who suits minimum viable product development training, and what does it assume?

Product, startup, innovation, and analysis functions suit the training. It assumes responsibility for evaluating new concepts but does not require software-development expertise.

How does MVP validation differ from broad product management training?

MVP validation concentrates on assumptions, experiments, evidence, and early product decisions, while broad product management training spans the full lifecycle, organization, career, and market responsibilities.

What makes an MVP experiment useful for a product decision?

A useful MVP experiment links one critical hypothesis to observable behavior, a defined audience, an evidence threshold, and a decision rule established before results are reviewed.

Which metrics support validated learning from an MVP?

Validated learning uses metrics tied to customer behavior, such as activation, repeated use, commitment, conversion, retention, or task completion, selected according to the hypothesis under test.

When should a team pivot, persevere, or stop an MVP?

A team should decide after comparing collected evidence with its stated threshold, reviewing data quality and risk, and documenting whether the tested assumption is supported, uncertain, or contradicted.

Conclusion

Participants take an MVP Validation Playbook back to work. It connects customer problems, assumption mapping, MVP experiment design, scope choices, behavioral evidence, a validated learning dashboard, and decision rules. It changes loosely defined product ideas into traceable validation cycles that teams can review before increasing investment.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Jakarta	Week 46, 2026 9 – 13 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Madrid	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Vienna	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Abu Dhabi	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Manama	Week 48, 2026 29 November – 3 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Chicago	Week 48, 2026 29 November – 3 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Cairo	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
Paris	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Athens	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,700
London	Week 52, 2026 21 – 25 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Amsterdam	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
New York	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
London	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Montreux	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Berlin	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Bangkok	Week 02, 2027 17 – 21 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Accra	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
Vienna	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Zanzibar	Week 04, 2027 31 January – 4 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,500
Amsterdam	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewMinimum Viable Product Development and Validation Training Course is a one-week intermediate course for product managers, product owners, startup founders, innovation teams, and business analysts who leave with an MVP Validation Playbook. Participants convert uncertain ideas into testable hypotheses, use customer discovery interviews, design focus…

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Minimum Viable Product Development Training Course