Feature Let

A featurelet is the smallest increment in the construction of a feature, and is a useful concept when dealing with separate testing teams (AgileBridge).

(Back-formation using nominally unproductive suffix "-let", meaning "little" in a few words such as "droplet" or "starlet", and as such it should be expected to require explanation to non-native speakers of English.)

FeatureLets allow for:

  1. Work to be delivered in smaller units to the tester.
  2. Work to be delivered sooner after it becomes available
  3. Quicker and more timely feedback to the developer

A FeatureLet is usually surrounded by incomplete functionality. There could be menu items and buttons that open an empty dialog. The dialog could just be a dummy because the real one has not been implemented yet. The buttons and menu items would be a featurelet, a small part of the feature. A tester would want to know about this if it affects any scripts he has written. A developer could let him know through a DeveloperStory.

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