Discovery Sprint: Diagnose Before You Spend
A discovery sprint is an organizational x-ray: a small team spends 2-4 weeks interviewing stakeholders to find the real problem before money is spent. Use one before building, when a system breaks, or after leadership changes. It finds causes, not solutions.
A discovery sprint is an organizational x-ray, not a repair shop. A small cross-functional team embeds for 2-4 weeks to interview stakeholders at every level, observe workflows, and review data to expose root causes before anyone writes a check. Run one before building a new product, when an existing system is actively broken, or after a leadership change demands a fresh roadmap. The fatal mistake is expecting the team to ship a finished solution; their only job is to find the real problem and hand off actionable next steps.
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