outcome-based development
nounA way of building things where you first decide what result you want, then work to make it happen.
The team used outcome-based development to make sure their new app actually helped kids learn to read.
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2. In software, a method where programmers focus on what the program should achieve for users rather than on the steps to build it.
With outcome-based development, the coders asked what users needed before writing any code.
3. In education or aid work, planning a program by the changes it should create in people's lives.
The charity used outcome-based development to design a school project that raised reading scores.
4. A business approach that judges success by final results instead of by how much work was done.
The company switched to outcome-based development and started measuring customer happiness, not hours worked.