7Planning High‐Value Investment Features

Feature definition typically occurs at the start of product planning today. Much of the frustration from missed development schedules arises from unrealistic expectations of predicting feature content within a fixed release schedule. Features even appear on multiyear roadmaps. Features are likely to stay around as a planning element despite the epics and user stories used in the Agile world. A feature is an increment of functionality that represents value for the business side. Project managers track features. Customers and sales teams expect them. Agile needs to incorporate a feature model that creates value without imposing constraints early in product planning.

The Investment model raises the level ...

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