# Prototype test plan · [Initiative] · Round [n] · [Date] **Owner:** [PM] **Trio:** [PM, designer, engineer, applied AI engineer if AI] **Decision owner:** [Name] **Readout date:** [Date] ## Decision this test informs [The specific decision, e.g. "Proceed to PRD with design A, iterate, or stop."] ## Risk question We are testing whether [persona] will [observable behavior] when [situation], using [prototype]. Risk type: Value / Usability / Feasibility / Viability (adoptability) Assumption(s) from the assumption map: [#, #] ## Prototype - Type: Feasibility / Low-fidelity user / High-fidelity user / Live-data / Hybrid / Wizard of Oz / Concierge - Fidelity: Interactivity [L/M/H] · Visuals [L/M/H] · Content [L/M/H] - Built by: [Name, tool category] - Throwaway or reusable: [ ] - Deliberately ignores: [permissions, scale, audit, multi-tenancy, ...] - Data: synthetic (reviewed by [domain expert]) / real (engineering-owned, with [controls]) - Piloted with: [Colleague] on [Date] ## Participants | Role (persona) | Count this round | Screener criteria | Recruiting source | |---|---|---|---| | | | | | ## Tasks (three to five, no interface labels) 1. 2. 3. ## Signals (agreed before testing) - Proceed if: - Iterate if: - Kill or pivot if: ## Logistics Format: moderated remote / in person / unmoderated Session length: [min] Recording consent: [method] Observers: [names] Debrief: same day, [time] Wizard of Oz or deception used: Yes / No If yes, debrief script: [link] Customer data handling: [approved tools only; what's recorded and where it's stored]