What is a Feature Bundle

A Feature Bundle in Agiloop INVENT is a way to group related features together for planning, analysis, and decision-making.

Feature Bundles help you organize scope, understand total effort and cost, and manage multiple features as a cohesive unit—without forcing you into rigid versioning or release structures.

Why Feature Bundles Exist

When defining a new application or adding functionality to an existing one, work rarely happens in isolation. Features are often related, interdependent, or part of a larger initiative.

Feature Bundles allow you to:

• Group related features together intentionally

• View total scope, estimates, and impact at a higher level

• Perform bulk actions across multiple features

• Keep planning flexible while remaining structured

How Feature Bundles Are Created

Feature Bundles are most commonly created as the output of the Agiloop Interview.

During an Interview:

1. INVENT asks structured questions using Business Analyst and Software Architect personas

2. Your answers are analyzed and expanded into concrete features

3. All related features are automatically grouped into a Feature Bundle

This ensures that everything generated from the same idea or initiative stays connected.

What a Feature Bundle Contains

A Feature Bundle includes:

• A set of related features

• Rolled-up time, cost, and effort estimates

• Consolidated functional specifications

• Consolidated technical specifications

Each feature within the bundle can still be viewed, edited, and broken down independently.

Common Ways to Use Feature Bundles

Feature Bundles are flexible by design and support multiple planning styles.

Version-Like Grouping

While not tied to releases, bundles can represent:

• MVP

• Version 1

• Phase 2

• Expansion or enhancement sets

Planning Horizons

Bundles work well for prioritization models such as:

• Now / Next / Later

• Committed / Planned / Backlog

• Short-term vs long-term initiatives

Thematic or Strategic Grouping

Bundles can also represent:

• A major product initiative

• A customer-driven enhancement set

• A technical modernization or refactor effort

Roll-Up Estimates and Specs

Feature Bundles automatically:

• Sum estimates across all contained features

• Provide a single, consolidated view of functional and technical requirements

This makes Feature Bundles ideal for:

• Stakeholder reviews

• Budget and timeline discussions

• Scope comparison and trade-off analysis

Bulk Actions at the Bundle Level

Feature Bundles support bulk operations across all contained features, including:

• Archiving all features in the bundle

• Deleting all features in the bundle

This makes it easy to:

• Retire abandoned or deprioritized plans

• Clean up exploratory work

• Manage scope changes efficiently

Feature Bundles vs Versions

Feature Bundles are not versions.

They do not:

• Enforce release timing

• Dictate deployment strategy

• Require sequencing or locking

Instead, they provide a lightweight grouping mechanism that supports planning without constraining execution.

How Feature Bundles Fit into Agiloop INVENT

Feature Bundles sit between the project and feature levels:

Project → Feature Bundle → Feature → Story

They help bridge high-level intent with detailed execution while keeping planning flexible, transparent, and structured.