Cheat sheet
Product Validation Glossary
168 terms across beta testing, delta testing, user research, and product development, defined in plain language so every team works from the same definitions.
PDF · 18 pages · November 6, 2026
Product, quality, engineering, support, and marketing all work on the same launch, and each team has its own words for it. One team says field testing, another says beta, and someone else says dogfooding. Agreeing on the terms saves meetings.
The Product Validation Glossary puts 168 of them in one place, from alpha and beta testing to delta testing, user research, and product development. Every entry is defined in plain language, and many list the other names they go by. Share it with every team that touches a release so everyone works from the same definitions.
What’s inside
168 terms, A to W
Every definition is in plain language, in alphabetical order, with the other names a term goes by listed beside it, such as dogfooding, field testing, or closed beta.
Beta and delta testing, defined
The four delta testing use cases, the three kinds of feedback, and the Delta Health, Impact, and Success scores, next to the beta roles, agreements, and process steps they grew out of.
User research and product development
Concept testing, diary studies, the Kano model, MoSCoW, Jobs to Be Done, MVPs, and the metrics behind them, such as CSAT, churn, and retention.
