It is a typical challenge in project management of a software development project or in the selection of software to take all wishes/idea/requirements of the (future) users into account. However, a prioritization is required at some point. Criteria such as the relationship between development effort and benefit (time savings, competitive advantages) are helpful. A more basic prioritization is a classification as per the following: Must have, Should have, Could have and Won't have. In short: MuSCow.
Author
Sebastian Zang
The author is a manager in the software industry with international expertise: Authorized officer at one of the large consulting firms - Responsible for setting up an IT development center at the Bangalore offshore location - Director M&A at a software company in Berlin.
