Chapter 6Building the Product, Feature by Feature

Working feature by feature delivers better value. Because the team can show us the software, it’s easy to manage and plan. But is this a practical approach? Can our developers really build software feature by feature?

Absolutely! Feature-by-feature development is quite possible. Teams have been doing it successfully for decades. Hundreds of organizations have learned how. Every kind of software that you can imagine is being built feature by feature right now—yes, even the kind of software that you build.

You and your organization can benefit from the feature-by-feature approach. Everyone needs to learn a bit, and change a bit. Improved management and faster return makes it worthwhile. ...

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