Yuvraj’s approach
Assess the strategic fit and potential impact of adding the live collaboration feature.: Collaboration component can increase engagement by using shared playlist, co listening, emoji reactions, etc. But it is not mission critical for the initial launch of new sharing feature. There can be increase in engagement but adding new feature mid scope is risky in terms of quality and timelines. Evaluate the implications on timeline, budget, and resource allocation.: Already in 3rd month of a 4 month project, collaboration component will require design, engineering capacity, QA testing and all of this can disturb the original timelines of the new sharing feature. Budget will also be impacted here and uality can be compromised. Decide whether to incorporate or defer the new feature and justify your decision.: I would defer the collaboration component to a later release and keep it in the backlig for now. First we should make sure that the new sharing feature is launched successfully as version 1 and then once we receive a good feedback and reach our success metrics, we can plan the collaboration feature in a few weeks as Phase 2. This will avoid scope creep and keep the quality and timelines under control. Outline the next steps to ensure successful project delivery.: Communicate the decision to marketing with honest reasoning that this will be considered in a future release in x weeks. In the meantiome, user stories, aceptance critieria, prototype etc can be documented and created. The focus will be on current sprint and new sharing feature to avoid delays and quality issues. SO, we wont incorporate the collaboration feature in the current sprint but take this up in the future sprint.