Icarus/Capabilities/Product Discovery Sprint

Capability group Digital product systems
Primary model Discovery

Product Discovery Sprint

Decide what is worth building before you commit the budget.

Work out whether an idea is worth building, what it should include, and what it will take to deliver.

Discuss what you need to solve
How this helps

What can this capability help you accomplish?

Work out whether an idea is worth building, what it should include, and what it will take to deliver. We start with the business problem, the people affected, the systems involved, and the result you need. Then we connect the strategy, design, engineering, launch, and support required to make the change work in practice.

Scope of capability

What Icarus can bring to the work.

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Executive and stakeholder decision workshops

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User, workflow, and market evidence synthesis

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Technical feasibility and architecture options

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Prioritized product scope and delivery roadmap

What should improve

Success is measured by what changes for your business.

Deliverables matter, but the lasting value is a better decision, a useful working capability, lower risk, or a more reliable way of operating.

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A clear proceed, narrow, defer, or stop decision

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An evidence-backed product brief and scope baseline

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Known technical risks, dependencies, and next actions

Best fit

This capability may fit when you are facing:

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New digital product investments

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Internal platform concepts

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AI-enabled workflow opportunities

How the work runs

Discovery delivery with clear review points.

The sequence changes as we learn, but you will always know what has been decided, what happens next, and who owns it.

01

Frame

Define the business decision, what evidence is needed, and which constraints matter.

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Inspect

Understand the people, workflows, systems, data, and risks involved.

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Test

Use focused research or prototypes to answer the biggest open question.

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Decide

Recommend what to do next, why it makes sense, and which risks remain.

Common questions

What business leaders usually want to know.

What does a product discovery sprint produce? +

The sprint produces a decision brief, validated problem framing, prioritized scope, architecture options, risk register, and an executable recommendation for the next investment.

Can discovery be completed before selecting a development partner? +

Yes. The outputs are designed to stand on their own so your organization can fund, procure, or deliver the next phase with better information.