Assessing the Functionality of the Product

The first and most important step in assessing a product is to determine if it offers the necessary functionality. Does it do what you need it to? If it fails to, it doesn't matter how mature its other elements are; that's irrelevant. The product has to deliver the right functionality. Therefore, the first task in any product assessment is to evaluate how well its functionality matches your organization's requirements.

The first step in assessment is to match the product to your organization's functionality requirements.

Assuming that the organization has created a functionality requirements definition, as outlined at the beginning of this chapter, how can it assess how well the product in question ...

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