Playing the Investment Game–what outcomes will the business bet on in the next one-to-two months?

The Investment Game needs to be played as a collaborative exercise with representation from all stakeholders. A stakeholder is one of these:

  • Anyone who is likely to influence product decisions
  • Anyone who is impacted by product outcomes
  • Anyone who is involved in product implementation

Buy a Feature game

The Investment Game draws inspiration from the Buy a Feature game. If you have played Buy a Feature (http://www.innovationgames.com/buy-a-feature/), then you may be familiar with the format of this game. The idea of the game is to help stakeholders to get a sense of how costly a product feature is. The trigger for getting stakeholders to "buy a feature" ...

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