No. It’s a healthy practice to build prototypes and spikes to resolve technical uncertainty. These should be considered disposable.
Sometimes people get attached to the prototype, and that’s counterproductive. The most common example is “nice job, the 2 week spike shows us that this project is not viable, we are canning it and moving on to a more impactful project”.
Sometimes people get attached to the prototype, and that’s counterproductive. The most common example is “nice job, the 2 week spike shows us that this project is not viable, we are canning it and moving on to a more impactful project”.