It’s testing time!
MVP development for a quick validation
We started with the quickest and most minimal features to validate the tool’s value and usability. We then granted this tool to 26 alpha users for them to explore it and provide feedback.
The screenshot below is from a demo interview we had with an alpha user:
We started with the quickest and most minimal features to validate the tool’s value and usability. We then granted this tool to 26 alpha users for them to explore it and provide feedback.
The screenshot below is from a demo interview we had with an alpha user:
Main takeaways
- Portfolio-level solution is top priority need
The resource planner currently focuses on planning one project at a time. However, one of the main requests we received was enabling a portfolio-level solution, where all projects of a specific portfolio could be planned within the same view.
- Hybrid use case support
It will be important to support specific projects doing top-down planning (on the project level), and other projects doing bottom-up (task level planning). We’d want to enable projects to switch from top-down to bottom-up planning, while supporting both methods within the same project is lower priority.
Creating our North Star
Polished design with future increments
Based on feedback from our alpha users and after identifying their main feature requests and adoption blockers, I created a clear vision for the resource planner. This vision outlines the improvements our team will focus on.
Based on feedback from our alpha users and after identifying their main feature requests and adoption blockers, I created a clear vision for the resource planner. This vision outlines the improvements our team will focus on.