project management - How to prioritize future features (enterprise web development) -

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suppose you're product manager internal enterprise web application has 2000 users , 7 developers. have list of 350 future features, each ranging 5 150 developer days of work.

how choose features work on, , how run release process?

here's i'm thinking: (skip if boring)

  • release process. work on several features @ once, release each individually when it's ready. other option (what we've been doing point) pick out set of features, designate them "a release", , release them @ once (announcing via mass email).

    the advantage of shorter release process can release features finish development. advantage of bigger process it's easier organize.

  • feature prioritization. put future features in spreadsheet columns feature, description, comments, estimate, benefit, (your) estimate, (your) benefit. give copies 2 senior engineers, other senior project manager , yourself.

    the engineers estimate features (how precisely? consulting each other?). determine benefit, allocates points (total = 10 * [number of future features]) among future features (without consulting each other?), compare scores , average (?).

    another potential strategy here rank each feature on absolute (say) 1-100 scale. having absolute ranking nice because makes prioritizing our feature list changes easier (we don't want have redistribute points every time proposes new feature).

what's strategy? books / websites attack problem @ level of detail?

there's great book helps cover topic called agile estimating , planning mike cohn. has great ways estimate , plan releases. including planning game called planning poker engineering team gets cards estaimate user stories. each engineer plays card 1,2,3,5,8,13 face down. high , low card explains , again. after 1 or 2 repeats there convergence on same estimate.

there's beyond software architecture: creating , sustaining winning solutions luke hohmann might of product management related pieces , reasoning use prioritization. have not yet read book went talk luke hohmann covered subjects of book , can't wait read it.

also recommend reading books on various agile development processes such scrum, crystal clear, , xp. there's agile project management scrum ken schwaber , crystal clear: human-powered methodology small teams alistair cockburn. extreme programming explained: embrace change (2nd edition) kent beck , cynthia andres.

as feature prioritization, done stakeholders. need work on features address needs of stakeholders, which, luke hohmann points out, includes system architecture.

however, 1 of important things make sure have agreement on software development process team. if force process , team doesn't believe in, not work.


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