Dual prioritization: A key enabler of iterative and incremental development

Autores
Pinciroli, Fernando; Torres Bermúdez, Álex
Año de publicación
2025
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The iterative-incremental lifecycle is often misapplied in software development, with teams frequently adopting a merely incremental approach that fails to revisit previously developed components in order to follow an iterative development. This paper introduces the concept of "dual prioritization” as a key enabler for truly iterative and incremental process. The first level of prioritization organizes high-level requirements (e.g., use cases or epics) based on value, while the second prioritization is applied to their constituent features. We argue that without this two-tiered prioritization, it is impossible to construct effective backlogs for delivering Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) or Minimum Marketable Products (MMPs). Through a concrete example and visual representation, we demonstrate how dual prioritization improves delivery value and supports better decision-making under constraints such as time or budget. The paper concludes by outlining avenues for applying dual prioritization with alternative elicitation and prioritization techniques.
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Ciencias Informáticas
Iterative
Incremental development
Requirements prioritization
Dual prioritization
Agile methods
Top-down methods
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dual prioritization: A key enabler of iterative and incremental development
title Dual prioritization: A key enabler of iterative and incremental development
spellingShingle Dual prioritization: A key enabler of iterative and incremental development
Pinciroli, Fernando
Ciencias Informáticas
Iterative
Incremental development
Requirements prioritization
Dual prioritization
Agile methods
Top-down methods
title_short Dual prioritization: A key enabler of iterative and incremental development
title_full Dual prioritization: A key enabler of iterative and incremental development
title_fullStr Dual prioritization: A key enabler of iterative and incremental development
title_full_unstemmed Dual prioritization: A key enabler of iterative and incremental development
title_sort Dual prioritization: A key enabler of iterative and incremental development
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pinciroli, Fernando
Torres Bermúdez, Álex
author Pinciroli, Fernando
author_facet Pinciroli, Fernando
Torres Bermúdez, Álex
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author2 Torres Bermúdez, Álex
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Informáticas
Iterative
Incremental development
Requirements prioritization
Dual prioritization
Agile methods
Top-down methods
topic Ciencias Informáticas
Iterative
Incremental development
Requirements prioritization
Dual prioritization
Agile methods
Top-down methods
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The iterative-incremental lifecycle is often misapplied in software development, with teams frequently adopting a merely incremental approach that fails to revisit previously developed components in order to follow an iterative development. This paper introduces the concept of "dual prioritization” as a key enabler for truly iterative and incremental process. The first level of prioritization organizes high-level requirements (e.g., use cases or epics) based on value, while the second prioritization is applied to their constituent features. We argue that without this two-tiered prioritization, it is impossible to construct effective backlogs for delivering Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) or Minimum Marketable Products (MMPs). Through a concrete example and visual representation, we demonstrate how dual prioritization improves delivery value and supports better decision-making under constraints such as time or budget. The paper concludes by outlining avenues for applying dual prioritization with alternative elicitation and prioritization techniques.
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