Feature request template with a worked example
Use a short feature-request template to understand the task, current workaround and desired outcome, then collect requests with Bopmigo.
A useful feature request explains what the person is trying to do, what makes it difficult today and what a better outcome would look like. Bopmigo helps you collect that conversation inside your product and keep related requests together.
A short template to copy
Steps:
1. Describe the task you are trying to complete.
2. Explain what gets in the way today.
3. Describe the result you would like.
Current workaround:
How often this comes up:
Page or screen:
May we contact you about this request?Use the template as a conversation aid. If your product already supplies the page or account context, do not ask the person to type it again.
Example: prices in the customer’s currency
| Part of the request | Useful detail |
|---|---|
| Task | Compare the cost of a booking before reserving. |
| Current problem | Prices are shown in euros, so the customer converts them elsewhere. |
| Desired outcome | See an estimated total in US dollars as well as euros. |
| Workaround | Use a currency converter before deciding. |
| Question for the team | Would a price estimate help, or do you need to pay in that currency too? |
Showing a converted estimate and accepting payment in another currency are different changes. A focused follow-up helps your team understand the request before it commits to a solution.
Keep the request separate from the decision
A request is evidence about a person’s task. Your team still needs to assess demand, effort and fit. Record what was requested and any decision in clear language, and avoid promising a delivery date before it is agreed.
Collect requests with Bopmigo
People choose Request or Idea in Feedback. Your team reads their message and any follow-up answers, checks related reports and replies in the conversation. When you need to learn more on your website, you can also start a focused message from People.
Review a sample request together
- Submit a request from your test website.
- Check that the original wording and useful context arrive.
- Ask what task the requested change would help with.
- Compare related requests before deciding whether to treat them as one need.
Start a seven-day Bopmigo trial, connect a test project and check the first report and reply. No credit card required.
Should a feature request name a solution?
It can, but include the task and reason too. That lets the team evaluate whether the suggested solution addresses the real need.
Is a request a roadmap commitment?
No. Tell the person what your team has decided and what is still being explored.