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Handling Customer Feedback
Customer feedback drives product improvement but needs systematic handling to be actionable. GitScrum's feedback collection, categorization, and prioritization features help teams capture user insights, connect them to development work, and close the loop by shipping improvements that matter to customers.
Feedback Management Flow
| Stage | Action | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Collect | Multiple channels → one inbox | Support/Success |
| Triage | Categorize, deduplicate | Product |
| Analyze | Validate, prioritize | Product + Data |
| Decide | Roadmap or decline | Product + Stakeholders |
| Build | Development | Engineering |
| Communicate | Close the loop | Product/Success |
Feedback Processing Pipeline
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK PIPELINE
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ COLLECTION CHANNELS │
│ │
│ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │
│ │ Support │ │ In-App │ │ Sales │ │
│ │ Tickets │ │ Feedback│ │ Calls │ │
│ └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ └───────────┼───────────┘ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ CENTRAL FEEDBACK INBOX │ │
│ │ (GitScrum Backlog) │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ TRIAGE (Weekly) │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ → Duplicate of existing request? │ │
│ │ → Bug or feature? │ │
│ │ → Category (UX, Performance, etc.) │ │
│ │ → Impact score │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌────────────┼────────────┐ │
│ ▼ ▼ ▼ │
│ [Backlog] [Roadmap] [Declined] │
│ Consider Planned Not aligned │
│ later for sprint + reason │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Feedback Prioritization Matrix
SCORING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
For each request, score 1-5 on each dimension:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ FREQUENCY: How many customers asked? │
│ 1 = One customer │
│ 5 = 50+ customers or major segment │
│ │
│ IMPACT: How much does it affect them? │
│ 1 = Minor inconvenience │
│ 5 = Can't use product without this │
│ │
│ REVENUE: Business impact potential? │
│ 1 = No clear revenue connection │
│ 5 = Key to major deal or retention │
│ │
│ STRATEGIC: Aligned with product vision? │
│ 1 = Not aligned │
│ 5 = Core to strategy │
│ │
│ EFFORT: Implementation cost? │
│ 1 = Months of work │
│ 5 = Hours of work │
│ │
│ SCORE = (Freq + Impact + Revenue + Strategy) │
│ × Effort │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
PRIORITY THRESHOLDS:
Score 60+: Consider for next sprint
Score 40-59: Add to quarterly review
Score <40: Backlog or decline
Feedback Item Template
FEEDBACK TASK FORMAT
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Feature Request] Export to PDF │
│ │
│ SOURCE: Support ticket #1234, Sales call │
│ CUSTOMERS: 12 requests in last 30 days │
│ SEGMENT: Enterprise tier │
│ │
│ REQUEST SUMMARY: │
│ Users want to export reports as PDF for │
│ sharing with stakeholders without system │
│ access. │
│ │
│ USE CASES: │
│ • Board presentations │
│ • Client deliverables │
│ • Offline access │
│ │
│ SCORES: │
│ Frequency: 4 | Impact: 3 | Revenue: 4 │
│ Strategic: 3 | Effort: 3 │
│ Total: 42 → Quarterly review │
│ │
│ PRODUCT NOTES: │
│ Consider with broader export initiative Q2 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Closing the Loop
FEEDBACK COMMUNICATION LIFECYCLE
WHEN RECEIVED:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ "Thanks for the feedback! We've logged your │
│ request for [feature]. We review all feedback │
│ weekly and will update you on next steps." │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
WHEN PLANNED:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ "Great news! Your request for [feature] is │
│ planned for Q2. We'll notify you when it's │
│ available." │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
WHEN SHIPPED:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ "You asked, we delivered! [Feature] is now │
│ live. Check it out: [link]. Thanks for helping │
│ us improve!" │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
WHEN DECLINED:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ "Thanks for the suggestion. After review, │
│ [feature] doesn't fit our current roadmap │
│ because [reason]. Here's an alternative: │
│ [workaround]." │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Best Practices
- Centralize all feedback in one system
- Deduplicate to see true demand
- Quantify with data beyond anecdotes
- Involve engineering in effort estimation
- Say no explicitly and explain why
- Close the loop with customers who asked
- Track feedback sources for patterns
- Review regularly don't let it pile up
Anti-Patterns
✗ Feedback scattered across systems
✗ Building whatever last customer requested
✗ Never declining anything (infinite backlog)
✗ No communication back to customers
✗ Sales promises driving roadmap
✗ Ignoring feedback entirely