5 Common Product Development Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Software development is a dizzying terrain of new terms and technologies, so when you are innovating it can be easy to get overwhelmed with all the possibilities.
While setting priorities is a cinch with a solid project management tool in your arsenal, it is important to also be mindful of common product management pitfalls that will challenge the success of your new efforts.
Here are a few common product management mistakes — and how to avoid them so that your great ideas have their best chance to succeed in your market.
Mistake #1 Not Getting Feedback
If you create your entire product in a silo, without getting feedback from external sources (especially your intended customers/users), you’re that much more likely to wind up creating something nobody wants.
The way to get around this potential pitfall is simple: collect feedback as often as possible in the process. Not just from other people internally, but from the people who would actually be using your product in their day-to-day lives.
