Put a boundary on your project scope
One of the most common ‘pain points’ we hear from clients is unexpected or inevitable delays in product deployment. There are several reasons for seeing a product’s time-to-market fly past initial deadlines, but one of the biggest inhibitors is a bloated project scope.
So… how do you help keep project scope under control? Seilevel staff use a Business Objectives Model (BOM) on every project to help prioritize most-needed features and remove unnecessary ones. The BOM is a core concept in Seilevel’s software requirements methodology. This approach to our clients’ projects has helped us cut an average of 71% of product features while still delivering expected value.
The Business Objectives Model illustrates the value a project will bring to the customer. Using the BOM helps identify appropriate business objectives and the process of selecting in-scope features, as well as providing traceability for requirements. One of our staff members describes the use and need of a BOM in an eloquently simple example on our blog here. It’s a great read!
Ready to stop reading and start doing? We’re here to help. If you’d like to get step-by-step training on our business objectives model, or other elements of the Seilevel methodology, send our training department an email. If you would like to know more about how we execute on client projects to speed time-to-market, reduce vague or missing requirements, and help project teams deliver on the right project at the right time, send a note to our marketing department.
