[gps-talkusers] heads up. help prioritize GPS version 4.0 features
- From: Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:38:05 -0800
A sign up form will be available on Sendero in the next week.
Buy a Feature
Also known as innovation through understanding, this program is an opportunity
for Sendero GPS users to influence the features, which will be included in
versions 4.0. There are far more features than we have time to include in a new
release. This Buy A Feature program involves users in the difficult process of
evaluating trade offs and prioritizing features important to them individually
and perhaps more globally. Here is how it works.
At the LAX Marriott Suite 1718, CSUN, Thursday, March 22, 9-11 AM, the first
Sendero Buy a Feature meeting will be held in conjunction with the Sendero
on-line chat. Space is limited to 10 on the chat site and 10 people in person.
In an effort to have a cross section of beginner and advanced users, Sendero
will determine the selection of participants. Please indicate Beginner,
Intermediate or Advanced skill when you sign up. Each participant who
contributes the entire time, will receive a $25 Sendero gift certificate.
Each participant will be allocated an equal number of points. Each potential
feature will be valued according to our estimate of how much time and effort it
will take to implement. The total number of points will represent the amount of
development time available before version 4.0 is released for final testing.
The points allocated to each participant will be a function of the total
available points divided by the number of participants.
A list of annotated features will be distributed. Participants will have the
opportunity to hear a description of each feature including discussion among
the group and then given an opportunity to spend their feature points for their
favorite features. Participants may lobby others to invest in his or her
favorite feature.
After all the features have been discussed, participants will review their
notes to prioritize their favorite features. Each priority list will be given
to Sendero. A discussion will then ensue as features are purchased. Once a
feature is purchased, participants can move on to the purchase of other
features until all their points are spent.
Sendero Group development will give serious consideration to the priorities
determined from these sessions. Which features end up being included in Sendero
GPS version 4.0 will be a function of the real amount of time and complexity
associated with implementing all features. The Buy A Feature event will
certainly help determine which features are included in Sendero GPS Version 4.0.
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