MMP Workflow
Ready for paying customers. Polished UI, proper error handling, and basic monitoring. The product is marketable.
What you're delivering
An MMP is ready for paying customers. You've validated the concept and refined the core flows. Now you're polishing the experience, hardening the system, and ensuring everything works reliably under real-world conditions.
Overview
Who it's for
Paying customers. Real users who expect a professional, reliable experience. No more "beta" excuses.
Typical duration
2-6 weeks depending on polish requirements. This is where you pay down technical debt from MVP.
Meeting cadence
QA check-in
Review bug reports, prioritize fixes. Track polish items.
Stakeholder sign-off
Demo polished features. Get explicit approval to ship.
Security review
Run security audit. Address all high-severity issues.
Load testing
Verify performance under expected load. Fix bottlenecks.
Key activities
UI/UX polish and consistency pass
Review every screen for design consistency. Fix spacing, typography, and interaction patterns.
Comprehensive error handling
Every error should have a clear, helpful message. No stack traces in production. Graceful degradation.
Performance optimization
Measure Core Web Vitals. Optimize slow queries, lazy load where appropriate, and configure caching.
Security review and hardening
Run security audit. Fix vulnerabilities. Review authentication and authorization flows.
Documentation for users
Help docs, FAQs, and onboarding guides. Users should be able to self-serve common questions.
Basic monitoring setup
Error tracking, uptime monitoring, and basic analytics. Know when things break.
AI-assisted development patterns
AI runs audits: Use AI to systematically check accessibility, security, and performance. It catches issues humans miss.
Human reviews findings: AI reports issues; human decides priority. Not everything needs fixing before launch.
AI handles documentation: Generate help docs, API documentation, and changelog entries. Human reviews for accuracy.
Quality bar
What "ready for market" looks like at MMP stage:
Feature complete for target market
Polished, consistent UI/UX
Comprehensive error handling
Performance optimized (fast load times)
Security reviewed and hardened
Basic monitoring in place
Boundaries
Allowed
- • Phased feature rollout
- • Beta labelling for some features
- • Manual processes for edge cases
- • Known limitations documented
- • Limited feature set (save extras for v2)
Not Allowed
- • Unhandled errors (crashes, blank screens)
- • Performance degradation under load
- • Missing critical features
- • Known security vulnerabilities
- • No way to contact support
Anti-patterns to avoid
Launching without load testing
You will find out about performance issues from angry customers instead of before launch.
Skipping security review
Security issues at this stage can destroy trust. Pay for a professional review if needed.
No monitoring in place
If you can't see errors, you can't fix them. Users will leave before telling you what's broken.
Missing support documentation
Every support ticket is a sign you didn't document something obvious. Invest in help docs.
Required audits at MMP
All audits should pass at full level before MMP launch:
Promotion to Production
Before moving to Production stage, verify:
- All audits pass at full level
- Stakeholder sign-off on launch readiness
- Support processes defined (how to handle issues)
- Backup and recovery tested
- Refine checkpoint passed
Design at MMP
Full design system compliance at MMP stage. Run the Design & Experience audit and fix all issues. This is where polish happens.
Explore the Design System