Showroom
Showroom research is done to test your ideas in relation to existing work. Showing your prototype to experts can be a form of showroom research or spelling out how your product is different from the competition.
Benchmark test
Why? A standardised set allows you to compare your product to similar products.
Ethical check
Why? Norms and values differ between various people and societies. Make sure your design and development decisions do not lead to conflicts with certain norms and values.
Guideline conformity analysis
Why? Conforming to guidelines and standards helps ensure the credibility of the quality of your product and prevents reliability, privacy and security issues.
Peer review
Why? Colleagues and experts can help improve your work, especially if they need to reuse it.
Pitch
Why? Get an idea of the unique selling points of the opportunity you have found, or of the idea you have to tackle a problem, and practice concise communication about them.
Product review
Why? Ensure that the product is perfect before it is released to the client or users.
Static program analysis
Why? Get an impression of how well your code is written and quickly find vulnerabilities, weak spots and bad smells.