How killer features will kill your app

and kill your teamAKA Visualizing Complexity

What most people seeFeatures are a to-do list:1. Time selector2. Location selector3. Event summary4. Event detail5. Scroll to see more events

What most people seeYou can double the size of the to-do list, and that is still manageable.1. Time selector2. Location selector3. Event summary4. Event detail5. Scroll to see more events6. Map view7. Location detection8. Play videos9. Loading animation

10. About us page

What a developer must buildEach feature is a circle

Features interact5 features, 10 possible interactions. 15 things to manage and build. Not so bad.

Let’s “double” the featuresNext slide shows the difference.

Ouch!10 features, 45 possible interactions, 55 things to manage and build. Ouch!

Take away:Visualize complexity. Don’t kill your app and kill your team with killer features.