olemus
ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765, ISO/IEC 2382:
projekt, mis on mõeldud infotöötlussüsteemi esialgse variandi katsetamiseks tegelikes, kuid piiratud talitlustingimustes ning mida seejärel kasutatakse süsteemi lõpliku variandi katsetamiseks
= a project designed to test a preliminary version of an information processing system under actual but limited operating conditions and which will then be used to test the definitive version of the system

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_experiment

https://nulab.com/learn/project-management/everything-need-know-pilot-projects/

https://www.storagegumbo.com/2012/03/demo-trial-poc-pilot-project-which-do.html

https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/piloting-project

https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/pilot-projects-innovations-new-concepts-6043

https://www.softwaretestinggenius.com/importance-of-doing-a-pilot-project-before-full-scale-automation-tool-roll-out/

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/44708/9789241502320_eng.pdf