You have an idea; it’s a great idea! Who wouldn’t want this feature you came up with? I mean, you know you want it, therefore anyone similar to you would want it, too. Right? Maybe. It’s a fallacy we tend to easily fall into: we like an idea, so everyone else must want it too (this also works in reverse, if you don’t want a certain feature). Let’s take it a step further. You like the feat...
Incorporating feedback from a product's users is one of the most important components of the software development process. How should product teams gather, prioritize, and sort through all the feedback they get? Lindsay Kloepping writes about how to add qualitative feedback into a product roadmap to ensure continued iteration of software products.
Getting feedback from users or potential users of your products is one of the keys to building successful software products. It doesn't take a lot to start getting feedback - a pencil and a pad of paper is all you need. Read 10 Simple Steps to End User Testing to find out how to start collecting valuable user feedback that will tell you whether your product is fulfilling its purpose.
Of the 6 different factors the Product Development Success study identified as integral to successful software product development, feedback was weighted as the 2nd most important metric behind company culture. See how and why incorporating user feedback into the software development process is a must, and read about the different levels of success at doing so between the most highly successful companies and companies that are less successful....