1. A method comprising the steps of: providing a computer readable non-transitory storage medium comprising a computer readable code configured to run on a local computer and configured to perform a process of feature management, said computer code comprising one or more configurable features having a feature property, said feature property comprising a state; running said computer readable code on said local computer; connecting by said local computer with a feature computer server; identifying an instance of an installed computer program comprising said computer readable code, and retrieving a feature record associated with said installed computer program or said member from said feature server; and configuring said state of one or more of a set of said feature properties of said installed computer program based on a retrieved feature record.