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Prototype, MVP, pilot & release stages · Core

Alpha

Also called: alpha release

ELI5

A very early test version.

Used in conversation

“The alpha is restricted to employees and design partners.”

Definition

An early product stage used for internal or limited testing while significant change and defects remain.

Here “Alpha” means: An early product stage used for internal or limited testing while significant change and defects remain.

Pitch context

You will see “Alpha” 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.

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Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.