CMGT 410 Wk 5 Discussion – Feature Requests

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

All projects are perfect at the beginning—but few are perfect when they end. Sometimes, project managers gather descriptions of features that weren’t included in the initial release of a product and slate them for inclusion into a “2.0” version of the deliverables. Imagine you have been asked to submit a feature request for the VitalSource application you use to read your textbook for this course.

• What feature would you request?

Be sure to describe it in sufficient detail so that the VitalSource programmers could understand and implement your request.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates, explaining whether the request is clear and complete enough for you to understand how to implement the request if you were a programmer at VitalSource.

• Has your colleague described the situation(s) in which the new feature should work?
• How the feature should work? What the program should do if the feature does not/cannot work in a given instance?

If your colleague’s request is not clear or complete, explain what information is lacking. Be constructive and professional in your responses.