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<p>Validated learning is used in <a href="/facts/Scrum_(software_development)/Ih3ufnVB">scrum</a>. The term was proposed by <a href="/facts/Eric_Ries/uy2Mg0fy">Eric Ries</a> in 2011. It is a unit of progress process and describes conclusions generated by trying out an initial idea and then measuring it against potential customers to <a href="/facts/Verification_and_validation/hgqysrzb">validate</a> the effect. Each test of an idea is a single <a href="/facts/Iteration/AMc1p7BL">iteration</a> in a larger process of many iterations whereby something is learnt and then applied to succeeding tests. The term coined in the <a href="/facts/Lean_startup/S2HqUmfT">lean startup</a> scene, but it can be applied universally. </p><p>Validated learning is especially popular on the <a href="/facts/World_Wide_Web/wvnTrWFq">web</a>, where <a href="/facts/Analytics/JWD5D9cM">analytics</a> software can track visitor behavior and give accurate <a href="/facts/Statistics/DNPsKGYU">statistics</a> and insight on how website features work in reality. Validated learning can, however, be applied to anything; one just needs to be innovative on what to use as <a href="/facts/Performance_metric/qVbntaF8">metrics</a>. </p><p>Typical steps in validated learning: </p> <ol><li>Specify a goal</li> <li>Specify a metric that represents the goal</li> <li>Act to achieve the goal</li> <li>Analyze the metric – did you get closer to the goal?</li> <li>Improve and try again</li></ol> <p>Phrased in a different way </p> <ol><li>Validate important assumptions fast <a href="https://innolution.com/essential-scrum/table-of-contents/chapter-3-agile-principles">"Agile Principles: Chapter 3"</a>. Addison-Wesley. 2019-06-10.</li> <li>Leverage multiple concurrent learning loops <a href="https://de.slideshare.net/yyeret/postagile-approaches-agile-for-the-real-world-and-how-to-avoid-agile-failure">"Post-agile approaches - agile for the real world"</a>. Yuval Yeret. 2019-06-10.</li> <li>Organize workflow for fast feedback <a href="https://blog.axosoft.com/feedback-loops-agile-development/">"How to Use Fast Feedback Loops"</a>. Axosoft, LLC. 2019-06-10.</li></ol> <p>To specify a goal, <a href="/facts/SMART_criteria/WfsEdUmy">SMART target finding</a> could apply. </p>