Learning Launch

Challenge

In my development team we have a need to test different hypotheses about machine learning methods application for business needs. And our challenge was to organize this process, so stakeholders without technical knowledge could test different approaches and define which solution suites best.

Selection

Based on our task we decided that the best design thinking tool is the learning launch. It covers all needs in fast testing of ML engineers' hypotheses on how to meet a list of business requirements.

Application

So, for the application of the learning launch tool we decided to change our development process. After gathering business requirements from stakeholders we added a new procedure for ML engineers - they create several different approaches to solve one problem in order to give stakeholders the ability to choose the best solution.

Main challenge was to create a mechanism to allow stakeholders to test these approaches in parallel. To make this happen I proposed improvements for our development process - create one general interface for all solutions in scope of a problem we’re working on. Second improvement was for the deployment process: the idea was to have all solutions together, so stakeholders can easily test them in parallel.

These changes allow us to get most from learning launch - we have ability to test solutions, get feedback from stakeholders and repeat this process without time consuming actions between iterations.

Insight & Approach

Learning launch design thinking tool exceed our expectations! It helps us to solve our key problem in sharing results with stakeholders and gathering their feedback. Now we can implement several totally different solutions and give them directly to stakeholders. General interface also allows us to apply the same synthetic tests to compare results of ML solutions. And it is easier to improve results after processing feedback and test results.

After successful implementation of the learning launch we plan to integrate more design thinking tools to our research and development process. I believe that we can greatly benefit from these changes.


Learning Launch Challenge In my development team we have a need to test different hypotheses about machine learning methods application for business needs . And our challenge was to organize this process , so stakeholders without technical knowledge could test different approaches and define which solution suites best . Selection Based on our task we decided that the best design thinking tool is the learning launch . It covers all needs in fast testing of ML engineers ' hypotheses on how to meet a list of business requirements . Application So , for the application of the learning launch tool we decided to change our development process . After gathering business requirements from stakeholders we added a new procedure for ML engineers - they create several different approaches to solve one problem in order to give stakeholders the ability to choose the best solution . Main challenge was to create a mechanism to allow stakeholders to test these approaches in parallel . To make this happen I proposed improvements for our development process - create one general interface for all solutions in scope of a problem we ’re working on . Second improvement was for the deployment process : the idea was to have all solutions together , so stakeholders can easily test them in parallel . These changes allow us to get most from learning launch - we have ability to test solutions , get feedback from stakeholders and repeat this process without time consuming actions between iterations . Insight & Approach Learning launch design thinking tool exceed our expectations ! It helps us to solve our key problem in sharing results with stakeholders and gathering their feedback . Now we can implement several totally different solutions and give them directly to stakeholders . General interface also allows us to apply the same synthetic tests to compare results of ML solutions . And it is easier to improve results after processing feedback and test results . After successful implementation of the learning launch we plan to integrate more design thinking tools to our research and development process . I believe that we can greatly benefit from these changes .