Pilot and Evaluation Design

Design the smallest credible pilot that can decide whether an industry R&D solution should move forward.

The goal is not to prove the solution is perfect. The goal is to reduce uncertainty enough to make a responsible build, stop, or iterate decision.

When to use this skill

Use this skill when:

• a solution candidate exists and needs validation;
• the user needs a PoC, MVP, pilot, or experiment plan;
• the work must connect technical metrics to business value;
• offline evaluation, backtesting, human review, or A/B testing is needed;
• risks such as compliance, fairness, explainability, latency, or adoption must be measured.

For purely academic experiments, use experiment-design. For unclear business problems, use industry-problem-framing first.

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