FeatureDiet: Demand-Driven Pruning and Progressive Enablement for CRM
7/10
Demand Score
Feature bloat drives confusion and training cost; trimming safely yields immediate productivity and lower admin overhead.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$1k-5k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
9 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
FeatureDiet is a governance layer that continually measures actual feature/field/tab usage in your CRM and enforces a minimal, role-tailored experience. It recommends and executes safe pruning (hide/d
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:
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Competitor Landscape
- Salesforce Optimizer
- HubSpot Usage Analytics
- Pendo
- Gainsight PX
Must-Have Features for MVP
Field/tab/object usage telemetry with per-role granularity
Dependency graph across reports, flows, validations
Safe hide/disable with instant rollback and change logs
Just-In-Time feature unlock with time-bound access
Experiment framework to A/B simplified vs. default UI
License and cost impact analysis of pruned features
Stakeholder approval workflows and communication
Pre-change impact simulation sandbox
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Accurately mapping dependencies across fields, flows, and reports
- User pushback when hiding familiar features
- Coordinating changes across profiles and permission sets
- Vendor rate limits on metadata introspection
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- 30%+ reduction in visible fields/tabs for target roles
- No increase in error rates after pruning
- Shorter onboarding/training times
- Stakeholder satisfaction and measurable task speedups
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.