Exploration agenda
An agenda for exploring a software idea.
The exploratory interest at BAS MULTIMEDIA LLC is general software and digital products. The agenda below organizes the kinds of questions that can make an early discussion more concrete, without assuming a particular sector or product has been selected.
A reading path
From the setting
to the next decision.
The agenda connects three perspectives. Select the question most relevant to your discussion.
Look at the setting.
Who would use the proposed tool, what activity would it support, and what already happens today? These questions establish a context for considering an idea. A description of the current arrangement can be more useful than an early list of features.
The software feasibility perspective examines dependencies, access to information, and the responsibilities a new component could introduce. It also considers whether a change to an existing arrangement deserves attention before new development.
Software feasibilityChoose the right level of demonstration.
An idea can be discussed through a sketch, a sequence of screens, or a limited technical sample. These are different ways to explore a question. They should not be treated as interchangeable evidence of readiness.
The prototype boundaries perspective explains how to identify the functional and simulated parts of a demonstration. It makes room for useful exploration while keeping expectations proportionate.
Prototype boundariesConnect the observation to a decision.
A useful result explains what was observed, under what conditions, and what the observation supports. It also makes remaining uncertainty visible.
The reviewing evidence perspective looks at this connection. Together, the three readings form a small reference collection for software research conversations. They are not a commitment to undertake a project, a specification for a product, or a claim about previous company work.
Reviewing evidence