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Prototyping

As explained in Delivering Machine Learning Projects: From design to deployment

A prototype is a preliminary implementation created to demonstrate and evaluate a proposed system or interaction.

Prototyping creates a preliminary implementation or concept demo that makes a proposed system’s value visible before production delivery. It reduces the risk of building a technically viable system that stakeholders reject before its benefits are demonstrated. section 9.10

Use prototyping to keep customer value visible during system building:

  • Build frontend and UX components while modelling work continues. section 9.10
  • Test the interaction with users rather than waiting for a finished system. section 9.10
  • Prepare a reviewable demonstration that connects the likely application to customer needs. section 9.10

A review-ready concept demo

A team combines tested UX components with its model work, then presents a concept demo to stakeholders and invited reviewers. The demonstration provides evidence of potential value before the project reaches production. section 9.10

How Delivering Machine Learning Projects: From design to deployment covers it

How deep it goes
Develops concurrent UX construction, user testing, and review preparation, but stops short of specifying production implementation details.
Examples
Uses frontend UX components, user tests, a stakeholder review session, and a concept demo combining application and model work.
What it assumes
Assumes ongoing model and application work, while teaching teams to expose value through UX evidence before completion.
What you can do after
Evaluate a proposed system’s customer value through a reviewable interaction before committing to full production delivery.
How it connects
Connects frontend development, user experience, user testing, stakeholder review, customer needs, and production readiness.

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