1. Interventions/Campaigns III
MIS 650 Project Seminar
Interventions/Campaigns III
Proof of Concept
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2. Definition
Proof-of-Concept is an attempt to demonstrate that an idea (“concept”) is feasible within the realm that it is proposed.
Example 1. A new kind of user interface is created. POC shows that users can use it.
Example 2. A new way to think about data is designed. POC shows that DBMs can employ these concepts in their design work
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3. More… POC is in the design realm
You can design a solution to a problem, a way of conceiving of something, a vocabulary, a new way to work or teach
The method of POC depends on the realm of validity:
Applying the solution
Thinking about things
Talking about things
Working
Teaching
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4. POC: General Process Immerse yourself in the discipline
Understand the concepts in the discipline
Demonstrate the novelty of your concept
Provide a rationale for the area of validity
Create a credible proof procedure
Execute the proof procedure
Document the procedure, analyze the results
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5. POC: Outcomes/Deliverable
The concept, defined
The application area, researched
The proof procedure, documented*
The concept, implemented (limited)
The experience, documented
* This is often the greatest contribution of the proof of concept.
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6. 4. Practical Implementation
General Procedure
2. Design criteria
3. Conceptual Design
1. Implementation criteria
5. Proof
4. Practical Implementation
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7. Assumptions Concept is developed to apply to a problem
The problem is itself interesting, hard, or valuable in solution
POC doesn’t care about effectiveness or efficiency
This is not a campaign, but does resemble a case study
The “proof” itself is only one item on the list of deliverables.
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8. Examples Database Structure M-commerce Game approach to teaching
Faith-based science
Strict constructionism in judiciary
Others????
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9. Variants
Survey of thought in an area (can it be described and talked about?): lit survey
“Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes” (can it be desired or sold?): market test
Prototyping (can it be built?): production test
Build-and-test (will it work?): product test
Clinical experiment (prove it works)
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MIS 650 Proof of Concept