Experimentation Canvas Template

About this canvas:

This template can be used to document Experimentations, PoCs, PoVs and Technology Evaluation activities. The template is dynamic and some parts of it can change based on the context and nature of the experiment.

Experimentation Canvas {the name of the experiment}

The Context (A brief description of the background work)

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The ContextOpportunity / Problem

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(A brief statement of the problem that leads to the need for running an experiment in the form of PoC or PoV or Tech evaluation)

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The OpportunityExperiment / Problem

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 (A brief description of what the experiment is about and if there is a 3rd party involved )

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The ExperimentHypotheses

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(What we believe that can tackle the problem or augment the opportunity)

The Hypotheses

We believe …

The Scope (What do we want to experiment? Clearly specify the scope of the experiment both from Product and Tech perspectives)

The ScopeUse Cases

(Specify the use cases in scope for the experiment)

The UseObjectives Cases

 (Specify the objectives from Product and Tech perspectives)

The Objectives

Product

 

Technology

 

Risks, Dependencies, Constraints (Specify any potential risks, constraints or dependencies and a mitigation plan)

Risks,Key Dependencies,Metrics Constraintsto Capture

(Specify the key metrics we want to capture to support the hypotheses)

KeySuccess MetricsCriteria toand CaptureOutcome

(Specify the use cases in scope for the experiment)

SuccessTechnology CriteriaAssessment andChecklist Outcome

 (The criteria for assessing a new technology and its integration to the existing systems)

Technology Assessment Checklist

Accuracy

Security

Ease of Integration

Any other criteria

Key Resources (Resources, Skillsets and capabilities required to conduct the experiment)

KeyPrerequisites Resourcesand Sprint 0

(List all prior activities required to be done before the experiment can start, e.g. Data, Dev Environment etc)

 

PrerequisitesKey andStakeholders Sprint 0

 (Sponsors, 3rd parties, business owner etc)

KeyThe StakeholdersCost

(A blink estimate cost of running the experiment - can be removed if it should not be disclosed)

TheUseful CostSources

(Links to any knowledge base or source relevant to experiment )

 

Useful Sources