Test: Module 12 — Capstone Project¶
The capstone module's primary assessment is the capstone project itself. The self-evaluation rubric in README.md is the grading standard.
Self-Assessment Test¶
Use this test to verify you have genuinely completed the capstone before marking it complete.
Instructions: Answer each question honestly. These are reflection questions, not scored items.
Research Quality Check¶
Q1. Did you conduct at least 5 real user interviews (not roleplays or secondary research substitutes)?
Yes / No — If no, explain what you did instead and why.
Q2. Can you name the single most surprising insight from your interviews — something that changed how you were thinking about the problem?
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Q3. Are the opportunities in your solution tree framed as user needs, or did they slip into feature requests?
Answer: (List your top 3 opportunities from the tree)
Problem Framing Check¶
Q4. Write your final problem statement here without looking at your document. Then check it against your document.
Answer (from memory):
Q5. What root cause did your research identify? Is it in your problem statement?
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Strategy and Metrics Check¶
Q6. What is your North Star metric? Why did you choose a user-value metric rather than a revenue metric?
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Q7. Complete this sentence: "We are explicitly NOT building [X] because [Y]."
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Q8. What is your primary success metric for the MVP launch? What is the baseline and target?
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Roadmap and GTM Check¶
Q9. Express your "Now" roadmap item as an outcome (not a feature). What metric would you use to measure it?
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Q10. What is your rollback trigger for the MVP launch? How quickly could you execute it?
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Reflection Check¶
Q11. What was the hardest part of this project?
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Q12. What would you do differently if you started over?
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Q13. What would you validate next, given more time?
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