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How can you effectively prioritize feedback from the product owner?

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Feedback from the product owner is essential for delivering valuable and usable software in agile projects. However, not all feedback is equally important or urgent. How can you effectively prioritize feedback from the product owner and ensure that it aligns with the project goals, user needs, and technical constraints? Here are some tips to help you manage feedback loops and improve your agile development process.

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1 Understand the feedback types

Feedback from the product owner can be categorized into three types: clarification, validation, and change. Clarification feedback is when the product owner asks questions or provides more details about the user stories, acceptance criteria, or business rules. Validation feedback is when the product owner confirms or rejects the functionality, usability, or quality of the software delivered by the development team. Change feedback is when the product owner requests new features, enhancements, or modifications to the existing software based on new insights, customer feedback, or market changes. Each type of feedback has a different impact and priority level on the project.

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2 Apply the MoSCoW method

The MoSCoW method is a simple and effective way to prioritize feedback from the product owner based on four criteria: Must have, Should have, Could have, and Won't have. Must have feedback is critical and essential for the project success and must be addressed immediately. Should have feedback is important and valuable for the project, but not as urgent as must have feedback and can be deferred if necessary. Could have feedback is desirable and beneficial for the project, but not as significant as should have feedback and can be omitted if there are time or resource constraints. Won't have feedback is out of scope or irrelevant for the project and can be ignored or rejected.

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Deborah Wall, PhD, MPhil, MBA

Data Analytics Agile Leader | Technical Product Management Executive | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Digital Cloud Transformation | Financial Services Expert | Empathetic Board Member
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The MoSCoW method is a very effective method to prioritze product roadmap development, and within that, the Agile execution plan/tasks, but the must have, should have, could have, won't have feature/capability ranking must be driven by primary customer research from the users. I have seen the MoSCoW method be used ineffectively without the user/customer research, which is basically one or a few team members' opinions, and they are many times not what the users/customers would choose. So MoSCoW is great, if based on primary user research. In the abscense of customer/user research, using the expected impact versus ease of execution feature ranking (including dependencies)is the next best way to go.

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3 Use a feedback matrix

A feedback matrix is a visual tool that helps you organize and prioritize feedback from the product owner based on two dimensions: impact and effort. Impact refers to how much the feedback affects the project value, user satisfaction, and business outcomes. Effort refers to how much time, resources, and complexity are required to implement the feedback. By plotting the feedback on a matrix, you can identify four quadrants: high impact, low effort (quick wins); high impact, high effort (major projects); low impact, low effort (fillers); and low impact, high effort (time wasters). The feedback matrix can help you decide which feedback to focus on, which to postpone, which to delegate, and which to discard.

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4 Communicate and collaborate

Communication and collaboration are key for effective feedback management in agile projects. You should communicate and collaborate with the product owner frequently and transparently throughout the project lifecycle. You should establish clear and consistent channels and methods for receiving, giving, and documenting feedback. You should also involve the product owner in regular reviews, demos, and retrospectives to share progress, showcase results, and collect feedback. Moreover, you should collaborate with the product owner to resolve conflicts, negotiate trade-offs, and align expectations and priorities.

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Malini Radhakrishnan

SDE @ Amazon | Ex- JPMorgan Chase | NIT Calicut Alumnus | Texas A&M
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In my experience, while the MoSCoW method offers a straightforward prioritization approach, it can sometimes lead to an overemphasis on "Must haves" and neglect of other important features, resulting in potential scope creep or missed opportunities. To navigate these challenges, I've found value in blending MoSCoW with the Kano Model. By aligning "Must haves" with Kano's Basic Needs, refining "Should haves" with Performance Needs, and spotting Delighters among the "Could haves", I achieve a more nuanced and adaptive prioritization. This combined approach not only ensures a clearer alignment with stakeholder expectations but also offers a dynamic framework that adapts to changing market and user needs.

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5 Incorporate feedback into the backlog

Feedback from the product owner should not be treated as an afterthought or a separate process in agile projects. Rather, it should be incorporated into the product backlog and managed as part of the agile development cycle. You should update the product backlog with the feedback from the product owner and prioritize it according to the MoSCoW method and the feedback matrix. You should also estimate the effort and value of the feedback items and assign them to the appropriate sprint or iteration. By incorporating feedback into the backlog, you can ensure that the feedback is actionable, traceable, and measurable.

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6 Learn and improve

Feedback from the product owner is not only a source of information and guidance, but also a source of learning and improvement. You should use the feedback from the product owner to evaluate and improve your agile development process, your software quality, and your team performance. You should analyze the feedback patterns, trends, and root causes and identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of your project. You should also implement the feedback recommendations, suggestions, and best practices and measure the outcomes and impacts of your actions. By learning and improving from feedback, you can enhance your agile capabilities, deliver better software, and satisfy your product owner.

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Sunny Kichloo

Database Architect at Nutanix|Ex-Oracle ACE ?|Database Migration Architect
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In most of the scenario sometime feedback from product owner will include feedback which was sent from internal/external customer.A proper meeting has to be conducted and all those feedback point need to be discussed and based on current roadmap of product we can implement feature which are critical for this release.Any feedback which was not included in this release should be tracked by creating necessary JIRA and can be picked up in latter part of sprints.

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Kunal Sharma

Versatile Technologist @ Boeing | Cloud, DevOps and AI Enthusiast | Oracle, AWS, GCP, CKA & Terraform Certified
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As mentioned feedback are of different type earlier, it is imperative to understand the reason for those feedback and why it was put in any one of those 4 categories. If it is a must have or should have, why it is now, why it was not discussed earlier. By emphasising on why, we can learn and improve further by avoiding it in future. Any new feature which can be from any of those 4 categories should be welcome and will get accommodated in planning.

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7 Here’s what else to consider

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1 Understand the feedback types

2 Apply the MoSCoW method

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4 Communicate and collaborate

5 Incorporate feedback into the backlog

6 Learn and improve

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1 Understand the feedback types

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5 Incorporate feedback into the backlog

6 Learn and improve

7 Here’s what else to consider

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