How do you prioritize features and plan product development?

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Roberto Gómez - Scalar.so · Accepted Answer

One of the biggest problems! I have talked to many startups and some have mentioned Aha! for this. Key is to make business & product think better about business impact.

Abdullah Arafin · Answer

Well, in my opinion, it depends on what stage the product is currently in right now. In general Kano model helps to constantly evaluate the feature and sub-features. For me the mental mapping is:

Kano model + Technical Debt + Time needed to validate the value proposition of the product.

The rest is just Jira's epic roadmap timeline.

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When deciding what features to put first and how to plan product development, I like to start by figuring out what our target customers need and want most. Then, I work with my team to make a plan that balances these needs with technical feasibility, resources, and market trends. From there, we put features in order of importance based on how they affect the user experience and how hard they are to make. It's hard to find the right balance, but if we keep the needs of our customers in mind, we can make sure we're building a product that really meets their needs.

How do you prioritize features and plan product development?

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