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Run a beta test

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to run a beta test: 8 steps, about 5.3 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to run a beta test but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Decide what you need to learn from the beta30 min
2. 2Write the invite and what you are asking of testers30 min
3. 3Pick 10 testers by name30 min
4. 4Set up a way to collect feedback in one place45 min
5. 5Send the invites20 min
6. 6Watch two people use it without helpingtime block · 60 min
7. 7Group the feedback into themes45 min
8. 8Fix the top 3 and tell the testers you did60 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.