A dev’s guide to empowering PMs & data scientists with experimentation (ANT101)

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Building an Experimentation Program

• Fundamental understanding of experimentation:
  • Systematic controlled testing to gather data and make informed decisions
• Key benefits of an experimentation culture:
  • Financial gains and avoiding costly mistakes
  • Instilling a culture of learning
  • Enabling continuous improvement
• Optimizing software releases through experimentation:
  • Measure the success of new features with experiments
  • Conduct advanced analysis and ship the best solution
  • Launch Darkly's feature management system provides the tools for this

Tips from the Field

• Great experiments start with great problems
  • Document test plans with problem, hypothesis, and metrics
  • Repeat common metrics for comparison across experiments
• Parameterize experiments wherever possible
  • Inject values directly into the experimentation system
  • Leverage parameters for AI models, search, and more
• Use clear and accessible experimentation dashboards
  • Avoid recreating reports for each experiment
  • Allow data slicing to achieve personalization
• Share your findings and learnings
  • Present experiments in the language of your organization
  • Storytelling with data is more compelling than raw data

Scaling the Experimentation Program

• The need for scale to achieve program value
  • Experimentation excels at marginal gains over time
• Challenges in scaling experimentation:
  • Move towards a single source of truth
  • Dealing with lagging indicators
  • Complex metrics and data silos

Snowflake Integration

• Snowflake overview:
  • Unified data platform to break down data silos
  • Enables secure data sharing across the organization
  • Supports multiple programming languages
• Snowflake's benefits for experimentation:
  • Unified data source for combining data sets
  • Ability to add advanced metrics and attributes
  • Scalable platform to handle large data volumes

Native and Connected Applications in Snowflake

• Native application architecture:
  • Entire application runs within the Snowflake account
  • Simplified procurement and security
• Connected application architecture:
  • Combines external application with Snowflake data capabilities
  • Leverages Snowflake's security and governance

Launch Darkly's Hybrid Snowflake Integration

• Initial setup through a native Snowflake application
  • Secure connection and data access customization
• Unlocking Snowflake data in the Launch Darkly web UI
  • Applying appropriate data policies and aggregation

Bringing it All Together

• Three pathways for experiments with advanced analysis:
  • Launch Darkly-based analysis
  • Bring your own analysis (sending data to Launch Darkly)
  • Warehouse experimentation (fully in Snowflake)
• Benefits of Warehouse experimentation:
  • Snowflake-derived metrics in Launch Darkly dashboards
  • Ability to run proprietary data analysis in Snowflake
  • Seamless integration between platforms

Recap and Next Steps

• Key tips for scaling experimentation
• Snowflake integration unlocks new capabilities
• Visit the Launch Darkly and Snowflake booths for more information
• Attend the upcoming networking events