Experiments, testing & rollout · Working
Randomisation
Also called: random assignment
ELI5
Use chance to decide who receives each version.
Used in conversation
“Account-level randomisation prevents team contamination.”
Definition
Assignment by chance to reduce systematic differences between experiment groups.
Here “Randomisation” means: Assignment by chance to reduce systematic differences between experiment groups.
Pitch context
You will see “Randomisation” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches experiments, testing & rollout.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret experiments, testing & rollout 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