3. POC - Proof of Concept Assessment
part of MondoWAYS Assessment
Our POC (Proof of Concept) evaluation is a key component of the Mondo Assessment process, designed to validate the feasibility and effectiveness of proposed solutions before full-scale implementation. This crucial step helps ensure that your projects align with business objectives and deliver the expected outcomes, minimizing risks and optimizing resources.
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Define Clear Goals and your acceptance criteria
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Set Clear Goals: Define acceptance criteria and track progress.
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Measure Results: Ensure effectiveness within budget and deadlines.
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Plan Next Steps: Evaluate success and plan future actions.
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POC Scoping
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Avoid Scope Creep: Focus on the POC, not the final product.
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Set Expectations: Build stakeholder confidence in the new idea.
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Define Objectives: Clarify what you want to learn and achieve.
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Establish Success Criteria: Set clear benchmarks for success.
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Identify Scenarios: Determine the scenarios to cover.
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Allocate Resources: Ensure necessary resources are available.
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Define the Team: Include potential customers, internal team, and stakeholders.
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Set Timeframe: Define a timeboxed duration for the POC.
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Plan Resource Use: Decide how to utilize resources during the POC.
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Listen and Address Needs: Pay attention to customer needs.
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Build Decision Matrix: Incorporate customer needs into the product.
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Test Continuously: Adapt and iterate based on feedback.
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Engage Customers: By launch, ensure customers are on board.
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Build the POC Development Team
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Identify Essential Team: Select committed experts for the POC.
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Keep Team Minimal: Align team size with POC scope (1-2 people for simple scopes, larger for complex ones).
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Rely on Mondo: We can assemble the technical team you need.
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Evaluate POC
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Evaluate POC: Assess and document findings.
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Successful POC: Present results to stakeholders and explore their full potential.
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Articulate Findings: Collaborate with Mondo Technologies to refine your insights.
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If POC Fails:
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Retry: Redefine goals, timeline, and scope.
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Shut Down: Conduct a post-mortem review and document lessons learned.
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Setting deadlines and work with preset budget
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Timebox POC: Complete in 2-4 weeks.
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Scope Fit: Ensure POC scope matches the timeline.
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Align Stakeholders: Sync key people with the timeline and budget.
Early Adjustments: Modify scope or use cases as needed.
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Grob IT Architecture Landscape
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Outline Architecture: Involve experienced architects for high-level design.
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Prioritize Components: Identify essential and non-essential parts of the POC.
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Select Environment: Choose the right platform (e.g., cloud) for development, testing, and deployment.
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Avoid Perfectionism: Focus on iterative improvements rather than perfecting from day one.
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Demonstrate Use-Cases: Prove your ability to develop well-defined use-cases for the POC.
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Implementation & Testing
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Set Up Dev Environment: Utilize Mondo Technologies for setup.
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Agile Methodologies: Implement iterative development practices.
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Modern IT Tools: Use current tools for efficiency.
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User-Friendly Front Ends: Develop intuitive interfaces for clients.
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Code Repository: Choose (e.g., GitHub) and establish automated DevOps pipelines for CI/CD.
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Testing & Acceptance: Define testing methods and acceptance criteria.
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Fast Feedback: Test, iterate, and quickly relay feedback to the development team.