Product discovery
Also called: discovery
ELI5
Learn what problem and solution are worth building.
Used in conversation
“Product discovery should continue after launch.”
Definition
Work used to reduce uncertainty about customer needs, solution value, usability, feasibility and viability before or during delivery.
Here “Product discovery” means: Work used to reduce uncertainty about customer needs, solution value, usability, feasibility and viability before or during delivery.
Pitch context
You will see “Product discovery” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches product discovery & research.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret product discovery & research 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