CAPM Practice: Validate requirements through product delivery

A pilot release provides the most realistic requirements validation — real users, real processes, real data, real environment. The controlled group provides rich feedback about whether requirements reflected actual needs before the organization commits to full deployment.

**Why not A:** A small prototype built for demonstration is a proof of concept or demo, not a pilot release. A pilot is a full deployment to a limited group of actual users in a real environment, not a simplified prototype built solely for showcasing functionality.

**Why not B:** A test flight of a physical product is a literal interpretation of "pilot" unrelated to product delivery. In product management, a pilot release means deploying the product to a limited real user group for validation before broader rollout.

**Why not C:** A document reviewing requirements before development is a requirements review or walkthrough, not a pilot release. A pilot occurs after development, deploying the actual product to real users in a production environment for real-world validation.