Experimentation works : the surprising power of business experiments /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomke, Stefan H. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2020]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: a tribute to the scientific method
  • Introduction: the business experimentation imperative
  • Why experimentation works
  • What makes a good business experiment?
  • How to experiment online
  • Can your culture handle large-scale experimentation?
  • Inside an experimentation organization
  • Becoming an experimentation organization
  • Seven myths of business experimentation
  • Epilogue: a brief look at the future.
  • Preface. A tribute to the scientific method: why I wrote the book (and why you should read it). Understanding the power of thinking and acting scientifically. Entering a new age of large-scale business experimentation
  • Introduction. The business experimentation imperative: the need for business experiments to drive innovation and profitable growth. Deploying large-scale experimentation as a business-wide practice. Brief introduction to the book's ideas and frameworks
  • Why experimentation works: the role of business experimentation in innovation. Understanding the power of tools and the experimentation process. Leveraging the operational drivers of high-velocity learning
  • What makes a good business experiment?: the elements of a good business experiment. Seven questions that yield better management decisions. Appreciating the limits of experimentation
  • How to experiment online: the business value of A/B testing. Leveraging the power of incremental innovation for business performance. Learning the best experimentation practices from leading digital companies
  • Can your culture handle large-scale experimentation?: the seven attributes of a true experimentation culture. Diagnosing and addressing cultural obstacles. Adopting a new management model for experimentation organizations
  • Inside an experimentation organization: the operating model of a true experimentation organization. Democratizing testing through process, management, and cultural discipline. Using technology, scale and velocity for competitive advantage
  • Becoming an experimentation organization: the steps to becoming a true experimentation organization. Using the 7S's and ABCDE frameworks to analyze your situation. Deploying experimentation tools most effectively
  • Seven myths of business experimentation: the myths that undermine experimentation and innovation. Realizing that your actions will lead to opposite reactions. Addressing fallacies that slow down progress
  • Epilogue. A brief look at the future: the future of experimentation is already here. Understanding the role of AI. Adding value to automated testing and decision-making.