Post by Prateek Jalgaonkar

MVP vs Walking Skeleton -> two concepts that look similar but solve different problems. Most teams know MVP (Minimum Viable Product). Build the smallest set of features to validate the idea. But architects often think about something else first: Walking Skeleton. A Walking Skeleton is the smallest end-to-end version of the system. Not feature complete. Not scalable yet. But the entire flow works: Source → Processing → Storage → Output. In data systems, this could mean: • One data source • One pipeline • One transformation • One dashboard Simple. But complete. Because before scaling features, you need to prove that the system can walk. MVP validates the product. Walking Skeleton validates the architecture. #DataEngineering #SystemDesign #DataArchitecture #TechLearning #EngineeringMindset