>>How do folks manage requirement(s) priority and value? i.e. how do you know if what you are gathering is truly worth building out? Charter, proposal, client work order, sales initiative, design document (video game world)
>>It seems this is where many products fail. We build or design stuff that people don't need and we are evaluating the "usefulness" way too late in the project. The above documentation overviews should identify a need, trend, revenue stream, opportunity, etc... >>The sweet spot seems to be helping a Product Manager identify if something should be built and a more effective use of resources as you iterate forward. I think once a PM is in the mix the project should be well underway. Most of the good docs I've read or been involved in have a well stated vision, mission and driving force of why you would research an existing market or research an opportunity. The specifications, that define the desired solution, should come before the requirements phase that details the technical aspects referring back to the spec. The Art Of Project Management is a good read: http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007867/ Having the deliverable successors plugin to their predecessors in a cohesive and seamless manner is the Rosetta Stone, making it fit like a glove during the entire life cycle. My thoughts... On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Daniel Szuc <[email protected]> wrote: > How do folks manage requirement(s) priority and value? i.e. how do you > know if what you are gathering is truly worth building out? > > It seems this is where many products fail. We build or design stuff > that people don't need and we are evaluating the "usefulness" way > too late in the project. > > The sweet spot seems to be helping a Product Manager identify if > something should be built and a more effective use of resources as > you iterate forward. > > Thoughts? > > rgds, > Dan > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41112 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [email protected] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
