Product management - Concept
Prototype
An early version of a product used to test ideas, design or user reactions before full development
What's it for?
Makes an idea tangible enough to test with people before spending heavily on building the real product.
For example…
Designers click through a prototype of the new leave form with managers before any coding starts
A designer builds a clickable prototype of a new booking journey so users can try the flow before developers write the real application
Think of it like…
Cardboard mock-up of a kitchen layout before you knock walls down