10.7.2 · Skill in Product lifecycle management
Managing product changes
Changing existing behavior without alienating users.
Users get used to how things work, even when it is not ideal. Announcing changes, offering transition periods and explaining the reason reduce backlash. Big changes deserve a staged rollout.
Resources
1- articleStart hereHow to deprecate software features without bothering users ↗TechTarget · 2019 · 8 min
Deprecation from the engineering side: notice periods, warnings in the product and migration paths.
Tools
none yetTools for this topic are being researched.