on focus and context
If I told you that I had worked on a successful product over the past 10 years - going from development and implementation of features to now being responsible for specifying on how parts of the product should function - then it should not be surprising that during that time period I have revisited features to either renew the interface or back end processing. Here are a couple of areas where I have found that you need to be extra vigilant. Be in the present Although you have knowledge about the original use case, be careful to remember not to fight the battles of the past - take note of current context or to solve the problems of the past - the world is (probably) a different place now You ain't gonna need it yet (YAGNIY) - solve the problem you have now One thing I really like in this area are Job Stories and the way in which they lead you to start with context and look forward to outcomes . Keep it focused This feature works and is being still being use