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Understanding feature management

What is feature management?

Feature management gives you control over software deployment. It allows you to release new features with confidence and precision. By using feature management, you can enhance developer productivity. No more waiting for large releases; instead, you can deploy features incrementally. This not only speeds up the development process but also boosts team morale.

Moreover, feature management improves the customer experience by delivering faster innovation. Users get to enjoy new features sooner, and you get to gather valuable feedback quickly. This approach ensures that your product evolves in line with user expectations.

Key components of feature management

What are feature flags?

Feature flags are conditional statements. They control the visibility of features. This allows you to decouple code deployment from feature release. You can support multivariate flags across different platforms. For best practices on using feature flags, refer to Feature Flag Best Practices.

How does feature management utilize targeting?

Feature management delivers personalized experiences. It offers granular control over feature activation. You can target feature releases based on specific user segments. To see how you can integrate feature flags in your applications, check out the Statsig Developer Guides. For more information on how to utilize targeting with feature flags, visit How Statsig Works.

Practical examples of feature management

Example 1: Trunk-based development

Feature flags let developers work on a single main branch. This reduces the complexity of merging long-lived branches. Continuous deployment becomes seamless, avoiding production disruptions. Feature gates also enable localized gating decisions within the service whose behavior is being changed.

Example 2: Progressive delivery

Gradual rollouts target specific user subsets. Feature gates allow you to progressively expose new functionality to a small percentage of users, validate user experience, and monitor production system health before launching broadly. Metrics and feedback are gathered before a full release. This approach minimizes the risk of widespread issues in production by using progressive delivery.

Advanced use cases of feature management

How to use feature management for A/B testing

Feature management enables running experiments with different feature versions. You can collect user data to determine the best-performing variant. This facilitates data-driven decision-making for product improvements. To understand how to start your A/B test, you can use the A/B Testing Calculator. For a detailed guide, refer to Your First A/B Test. You can also explore how Statsig Works for further insights.

How to coordinate releases with marketing campaigns

Schedule feature activation to align with marketing campaigns. Test and deploy features in advance to reduce last-minute issues. This ensures seamless coordination between development and marketing efforts. For effective implementation, you can leverage Feature Flags. To learn more about integration, check out Integrations. For guidance on setting up your first feature, see Your First Feature.

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