How We Prioritize Feature Development
At Party Pro Manager, our goal is simple: to help party businesses like yours operate more efficiently, cut down on admin work, and book more gigs -without the stress and wasted time spent on tasks you’d rather avoid.
Achieving this wouldn’t be possible without the valuable feedback and insights from our users, who are at the heart of our development process. Your ideas and requests guide us in creating updates that genuinely make a difference for your business.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we prioritize updates to the system, ensuring we deliver meaningful, impactful updates based on both your needs and our commitment to quality.
What Goes Into Our Development Prioritization?
When we prioritize new updates, it’s a balancing act of several factors. Here’s what we consider:
User Demand
- We track all feedback and feature requests from users to understand what’s most in demand.
- While some discussions happen in our public spaces, like our Facebook group, the majority of feature requests are actually submitted privately. So, while public conversations can be insightful, they may not always reflect the broader demand we see from our user base.
- Requests with the most interest or upvotes are reviewed more frequently, helping us address the needs of the largest part of our community.
Complexity of Implementation
- Not all features are equally straightforward. Some ideas may seem simple on the surface but require extensive testing and development to work smoothly for all users.
- For example, a feature that allows batch updating of client details across multiple bookings sounds straightforward but requires careful handling to avoid unintended changes. Different users may need varying levels of detail and flexibility in these updates. We ensure these complex updates are developed in a way that’s robust, reliable, and flexible for everyone.
Time and Resources Required
- Each feature request is evaluated based on the time and resources it will require to implement. By balancing high-impact features with quicker, straightforward updates, we’re able to continuously improve the platform. This approach allows us to keep delivering value without sacrificing quality or usability.
Bug Fixes and Performance Enhancements
- Ensuring Party Pro Manager is stable and efficient is crucial. We regularly prioritize updates focused on bug fixes and performance improvements to keep your experience smooth and reliable. Addressing these essential maintenance needs allows us to deliver a consistently high-quality experience for all users.
Party Pro Manager’s Vision and Goals
- We focus on our overarching goal of making party business management as efficient and stress-free as possible. We prioritize features that help cut admin time, streamline booking processes, book more gigs, and ultimately contribute to a smoother experience for all users.
Why Some Features Take Longer
We understand that certain feature requests feel like game-changers to some users and that waiting can be challenging. Here are a few reasons why certain updates take longer to implement:
Ensuring the Right Fit for All Users: Some features, especially complex ones, need to be carefully designed so that they work well across a wide range of user needs. Our team works to ensure that each feature, once launched, performs as expected without causing issues for different workflows.
Avoiding “Undo” Scenarios: For complex features and those that involve batch processes (like updating multiple events at once), we take extra care to avoid situations where users might unintentionally apply broad changes that need to be reversed. This makes the development process longer, but it ensures a safer, frustration-free experience for our users.
How You Can Influence Our Roadmap
We love hearing from our users and believe that your input is essential in shaping Party Pro Manager. Here are some of the ways you can make your voice heard:
- Share Your Ideas: If you have a feature suggestion, the best place to reach us is through our in-app chat support widget. Every idea you share is noted in our ideas board, and we keep track of the most requested features.
- Upvote Existing Ideas: If a feature you want has already been suggested, we'll mark you down as an upvote. The more upvotes, the higher a request is likely to be prioritized.
Our Commitment to Continuous Improvement
As we grow and adapt, we remain committed to listening to your feedback, implementing meaningful updates, and delivering a platform that makes managing your party business easier and more effective. Although we can’t always implement every feature immediately, our goal is to keep Party Pro Manager moving forward in a way that benefits all users.
Thank you for being a part of our community and for trusting us to support your business. We’re excited to keep improving Party Pro Manager together!