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Every time you add a feature, you need to make it fit to the rest of your product. It potentially will make it slower, less solid and more difficult to use. And keep in mind: the resources you use to add features (you are probably student so it is: time) can't be used for refining the really crucial features. | Every time you add a feature, you need to make it fit to the rest of your product. It potentially will make it slower, less solid and more difficult to use. And keep in mind: the resources you use to add features (you are probably student so it is: time) can't be used for refining the really crucial features. | ||
So how do you decide which features you are going to implement? | So how do you decide which features you are going to implement? I don't have any instant solution, but this might help: | ||
* keep in mind that you should create a unique, easy-to use product that does do what it does greatly. | |||
I don't have any instant solution | * During this course you will learn how to do user research to find out about the goals and problems of your users. Try to find out what really matters for all of them. | ||
*If you see that you have two different groups of people, find out if they are similar enough to serve them one product. If they differ too much, say goodbye to one of them and design just for one of the groups - maybe you come back later to the other, but first concentrate on one thing. | |||
But what about the products that are used by everyone? In case you want to design something like this you should not apply the suggestions above, right? | But what about the products that are used by everyone? In case you want to design something like this you should not apply the suggestions above, right? | ||