Tech, Product & Agile Jargon · Associate level

"Nice to have"

"Nice to have" means a feature or request that would be useful but is not required and will typically be cut when priorities conflict.

Say this instead: optional

How "Nice to have" shows up at work

The diplomatic way to say no without closing the door. Product managers use it constantly in backlog grooming, and anything labeled nice to have in Q2 quietly becomes a permanent resident of the parking lot.

Buzzword

Single sign-on is nice to have but not on the roadmap this quarter.

Plain English

Single sign-on is optional and not on the roadmap this quarter.

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