We always come across these terms in software development. Sometimes people a piece of software feature — requirement/ use case, backlog items ….
What is the convention of the software people for using that or which?
Different Method / Different Term
The different methods or processes use different terminology to refer to features. Ultimately, the goal is the same — to deliver business value regularly in small increments, and sooner rather than later.
- Agile / Scrum calls a feature a Backlog Item, which tends to be larger grained and can also include non-feature items such as ‘set up production hardware’, or ‘research xyz options’.
- XP calls a feature a User Story, which lends itself to a particularly helpful approach to defining functionality.
- DSDM calls a feature a Requirement, which can also include more than just system features.
- Agile UP / UML practitioners use Requirements and Use Cases to define features.
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