Concept validation
Also called: validate concept
ELI5
Check whether the idea makes sense and matters.
Used in conversation
“Concept validation comes before detailed engineering.”
Definition
Research or testing used to assess whether an early concept is understandable, desirable and credible.
Here “Concept validation” means: Research or testing used to assess whether an early concept is understandable, desirable and credible.
Pitch context
You will see “Concept validation” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches prototype, mvp, pilot & release stages.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret prototype, mvp, pilot & release stages without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16