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Iterate

Meaning in product management, with examples

/ˈɪtəreɪt/verbCore term

In product management, iterate means: To improve a product step by step by releasing a version, learning from users and data, and then changing it again in repeated cycles.

In Turkish: iterasyonla geliştirmek, adım adım iyileştirmek, yinelemek

How it is used

Teams iterate on a design, a feature or an idea. The noun is iteration, which can also mean one cycle or sprint. “Let's ship and iterate” is a common way to say that the first version does not need to be perfect.

Example sentences

  1. We iterated on the onboarding three times before activation improved.

  2. The first iteration was rough, but users told us exactly what to fix.

Common collocations

  • iterate on a design
  • iterate quickly
  • next iteration
  • ship and iterate
  • iterate based on feedback
  • shipTo release a product, feature or fix to users so that they can actually start using it.
  • MVPShort for minimum viable product: the simplest version of a product that can be released to real users to learn whether the idea is worth building further.
  • feedbackOpinions, complaints and ideas from users, customers or colleagues about a product, which help the team understand what to improve.
  • sprintA fixed, short period, usually one to four weeks, in which a team builds and finishes an agreed set of work before planning the next one.
  • prototypeAn early, simplified model of a product or feature, from paper sketches to clickable designs, built to test an idea with users before real development.

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