How do you prioritize features for your product roadmap?

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Muhammad Ahmed · Accepted Answer

When prioritizing features for our product roadmap, we focus on user feedback, business goals, and the potential impact on user experience.

We use a combination of data analysis and team discussions to ensure we are meeting both immediate needs and long-term objectives.

James Anderson · Answer

By balancing user feedback, business goals, and technical feasibility to ensure we're delivering the most value.

James Alexander · Answer

I prioritize features based on user feedback, market trends, and alignment with our long-term vision.

charles shiro · Answer

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I make myself a Prioritisation matrix where I define features, their reach (high, low or medium), how it is going to impact, the confidence we as a team have in it that it will work out, how much effort my tech team has to make and lastly the RICE score to jot down the points.

Sergii Alekseev · Answer

Based on the strategy and users's feedback. You can use ICE score model to get precise score and choose what you need to build.

Pritam Davda · Answer

Prioritizing features for our product roadmap involves several key factors:

1. Customer Feedback: We gather and analyze input from users to understand their needs and pain points.

2. Market Trends: We keep an eye on industry trends to ensure our features stay relevant and competitive.

3. Business Goals: We align feature development with our strategic objectives and business goals.

4. Technical Feasibility: We assess the complexity and resources required for each feature to ensure it’s feasible to implement.

5. Impact and Value: We evaluate the potential impact and value a feature will bring to our users and the business.

By balancing these factors, I aim to build a roadmap that delivers the most value to our users while supporting our long-term vision.

Evan Christopher · Answer

To consider both between the impact & the cost itself, as well as to consider, which feature would be align with your company's biz goal!

With that being said, you want to make other stakeholders chime in into these things, so that they could give inputs from their side as well (cause remember, it's not PM's duty to get to know all things!). Prioritize the shared understanding and you'll know where to head towards to.

Karthik M S N · Answer

We prioritize features by:

User Feedback: Analyzing user needs and pain points.
Market Trends: Staying competitive with industry advancements.
Technical Feasibility: Assessing complexity and resources.
Business Goals: Aligning with strategic objectives.
Impact and ROI: Evaluating potential value and return on investment.

By balancing these factors, we ensure we're focusing on the most valuable features. How do you gather and incorporate user feedback into your development process?

Muhammad Hassan · Answer

When ranking features, I consider achieving business objectives, user needs, and technical viability. I prioritize impact, strategy alignment, and ensuring users see the value of making well-informed decisions.

Sahil Mahalley · Answer

Prioritizing features on the roadmap is one of the important challenging tasks.

Before explaining "how" we should know "why"

It ensures alignment with business goals and user needs and maximizes the probability of return on investment (ROI) of our efforts.

Now coming to "how"

Every feature should contribute to your brand goals and product vision.

Gather and analyze user feedback with user surveys, analytics, and customer support tickets.

Remember, the loudest voices aren't always representative of your entire user base. Look for patterns and trends in the data.

Balance Short-term Wins with Long-term Goals

Analyze how potential features will affect:

New vs. existing users

Different user personas or use cases

Paid vs. free users (if applicable)

The goal isn't to build every feature, but to build the right features at the right time. With practice and persistence.

Mayuri Maokar · Answer

I've found that prioritizing features effectively comes down to balancing user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.

I start by gathering data from user feedback, analytics, and stakeholder input. Then, I score potential features based on their impact vs. effort. Regular check-ins with the development team help ensure we're aligning our roadmap with both user value and technical constraints.

Luka Brzin · Answer

It's usually the juggle between two things:

1. user feedback
2. business goals

I always collect and analyze user feedback to see what people want, but I always remember that it's us whos buidling the product, not the users.

Sometimes what users want isn't the best for the business. With that being said, I would say that business goals outweigh user feedback, because without generating revenue, we wouldn't even have a business to run.

Bilal Asif · Answer

I prioritize features for our product roadmap by balancing customer feedback, market trends, and our business goals. I gather insights directly from users, stay updated on industry developments, and ensure alignment with our strategic objectives. :)

How do you prioritize features for your product roadmap?

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