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Is This An Improvement In Your Current Solution? – Defining ROI

When defining ROI for a project, we must ensure that the changes we make are a step in the right direction. In some situations, adding a feature or even a new solution is a step backward. We can run into this when there is shiny new technology or some buzzword we hear and decide to embrace. These projects are more about “keeping up with the Joneses” than improving our bottom line. That may seem simple to avoid. However, it is …

Know Your Customers – Who Will Use The Solution

One of the most common oversights in a failed product is a failure to know your customers. That may seem an obvious requirement. However, they tend to be misunderstood. We often build a solution without spending time understanding how the users will see it and their needs. It is not the same as building a solution that looks for a problem. This misstep is far more subtle. We have our customers in mind, as we should. Our failure is a …

Are There Industry Requirements Or Regulations

We can have an incredible vision for a product and then fall short due to additional requirements. Industry requirements or regulations burden our solution and can even make it unviable. Likewise, these are often constraints on our solution that cannot be avoided or ignored. They might add to the cost and force the design to be done in a way that would not be our first choice. Therefore, we need to list any such requirements from the start and provide …