Prototype, MVP, pilot & release stages · Core

Early access

Also called: preview access

ELI5

Selected users can try the product before everyone else.

Used in conversation

“Early access participants know features may change.”

Definition

Controlled access to a product before general release.

Here “Early access” means: Controlled access to a product before general release.

Pitch context

You will see “Early access” 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