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by Dave Churchville.
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Ever try to get 10 pounds of anything into a bag that only holds 5?
Most software projects try to do the same with features, and with the same amount of success you probably had (not much).
The problem is that the users think every feature is important, so the developers don't know which ones to work on first. This is a classic mistake, and one that can be avoided using a simple