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How feature gluttony affects product?

Complexity Number of features

Happiness of the us Happy user Number of features

Happiness of the us Now I can’t anything! Number of features

How feature gluttony affects backlog?

Problem 1: Road map

Problem 1: Road map commitment

Problem 2: Backlog

Problem 2: Backlog size

Problem 3: priorities

Complexity Happiness of the user Number of features Now I can’t find anything! Number of features

Complexity Happiness of the user Number of features Now I can’t find anything! Number of features

Clean up!

Estimates…

… how about using story points?

high estimate as a way to scare the customer

high estimate as a way to scare the customer MISTAKE!

why huge estimates are not scary? the customer… … doesn’t understand Story Points … is used to big estimates. . . … maps estimates to magic numbers in excel … doesn’t know that this implementation is not beneficial for HIM

why huge estimates are not scary? the customer… … doesn’t understand Story Points … is used to big estimates. . . … maps estimates to magic numbers in excel … doesn’t know that this implementation is not beneficial for HIM

why huge estimates are not scary? the customer… … doesn’t understand Story Points … is used to big estimates. . . … maps estimates to magic numbers in excel … doesn’t know that this implementation is not beneficial for HIM

why huge estimates are not scary? the customer… … doesn’t understand Story Points … is used to big estimates. . . … maps estimates to magic numbers in excel … doesn’t know that this implementation is not beneficial for HIM

Clean up! Do it right!

How to start?

Road map: vision ahead!

Product tree

furure feature catego (modu Method source: Inn

Love vs ROI

Love vs ROI

Love vs ROI

Metrics

if you must use estimates

estimation methods • Business Value – (simplifying) how profitable the feature is? • additional estimate of risk

estimation methods • Business Value – (simplifying) how profitable the feature is? • additional estimate of risk

estimation methods User Story A Story Points 21

estimation methods User Story A Story Points 21 Risk XL Business Value 100

estimation methods User Story A’ Story Points 21 21 Risk M 90 XL 100 Business Value

estimation methods User Story B Story Points 21 Risk L Business Value 20

how present alternatives? • compare variants User Story User A’ Story A Need 1 Need 2 Need 3

add recommendation!

Wrap up

Complexity Happiness of the user Number of features Now I can’t find anything! Number of features

∞ 2 ÷ ∞ ≈ User Story A’ Story Points 21 21 Risk M 90 XL 100 Business Value

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