The Product Coalition

MAY 3, 2021

Roadmaps don’t need to be complex, nor should you need a PhD to create one. Photo by Matt Duncan on Unsplash Ahh the dreaded word roadmap… The mere mention of a roadmap can divide the room, and send Product Managers into a world of panic. Let’s face it, roadmaps have a bad reputation.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 11, 2022

This article examines five different types of roadmaps used to make a product a success, each with a different purpose. Continue reading on Product Coalition ».

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Gocious Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Product roadmaps are crucial for communicating the product vision, guiding product development, aligning development teams, and communicating with various stakeholders. The failure to use a product roadmap effectively will often lead to confusion, misalignment, and possible failure of the product.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

How is the outcome-based roadmap different from regular roadmaps? Why do product managers need them? Dave Martin on how product roadmaps kill outcomes. TL;DR Regular roadmaps kill outcomes by forcing teams to think in the categories of features and timelines. A roadmap example. What are the most acute ones?

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Goals in Product Management. As I explain in my book How to Lead in Product Management , setting the right goals is crucial to align stakeholders and development teams and to achieve product success. Does this mean that there is a natural fit between goals in product management and OKRs? Capturing Product-related Goals as OKRs.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

How do you design a marketing roadmap that structures your project and keeps your team organized through the marketing lifecycle? This article dives into what a marketing roadmap is and how you can build yours effectively. This article dives into what a marketing roadmap is and how you can build yours effectively.

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Want to learn how to create a robust UX roadmap for your UX team ? Look no further as this is exactly what this article covers! We also discuss the benefits of UX roadmaps, present different types, and share top tips for building them. A field roadmap gives a general overview of all UX efforts across all areas and products.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2022

When creating your roadmap, you need to consider what’s important to the company (not just to the product) and what is the best way to make progress across these multiple needs. These are the exact questions you need to ask when creating your roadmap. In startups, it is actually the company roadmap.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 5, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. For product strategy and roadmap meetings, I recommend involving the key stakeholders , for example, someone from sales, marketing, support, and finance, as well as development team representatives—ideally members who know about the user experience (UX), architecture, and technologies. Close the meeting.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Talk to any of the product managers, and one of the main problems they will share how difficult it is to create an achievable product roadmap. I have mentioned “achievable” in the title because, most of the time, the product team comes up with a roadmap only to realize that it’s not achievable. Higher management/executives ?—?They

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Revulytics

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As we close out 2019, I wanted to share some of our most popular software product management articles. Steve Johnson discusses how to redefine the product management process. Discover why product managers should start thinking like "Problem Managers" and focus tightly on the value only they can add.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 16, 2022

Listen to this article: [link]. Instead, he requests product roadmap changes by talking directly to you. Why is Empathy Important in Product Management? You can find more guidance on how to listen effectively in my article Listening Practices for Product People and in my book How to Lead in Product Management.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash There is a misconception that building a roadmap will define a product’s future. But a roadmap doesn’t create a clear view of the future. Your vision of the future should bring clarity to your roadmap. People usually build roadmaps by throwing a bunch of unrelated projects onto a schedule.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It’s Product Roadmap Building Time Again! The end of 2020 is nearing and it’s product roadmap building time again?—?at To make that process as worthwhile as possible, adhering to the following seven product roadmap first principles has proven beneficial in my experience. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Bain Public

MARCH 21, 2020

Demand for Product Management thought leadership is still growing. Here’s a list of our product-centric articles that got syndicated across publishers judged to be the best representative of Product Management thinking. Originally published on ProductCoalition.com What Goes Into a Good Product Roadmap? Can’t prioritize?

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ProductCraft

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Read more » The post ProductCraft’s Must-Read Articles of 2020 appeared first on ProductCraft by Pendo. Instead, we found ourselves steering our orgs from our home offices (and kitchen counters and living room couches). Some of us had to make major decisions about the direction and future.

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Roadmunk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Throughout my career as both a product manager and startup founder, there’s been one severely underrated skill I credit for much of my success—and that’s reading. I’m constantly consuming articles on product management, product culture, startups and entrepreneurship to bolster my career as a product person and leader.

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Roman Pichler

JUNE 1, 2020

Effective stakeholder management starts by embracing the right attitude: See the stakeholders as equal partners; take an interest in their perspective, ideas, concerns, and underlying needs; build trustful connections with the individuals; and encourage the stakeholders to work together. Increase your product management expertise.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 27, 2019

6 Important Product Management Metrics (and How to Improve Them). In this post, we take a look at six product management KPIs every product manager needs to know to reach their goals. “As As a product manager, metrics affect every move you make. Is Customer Feedback Really Making It to Your Product Roadmap?

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Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

Many entrepreneurs and product managers write about the skills they brought to the table and those they learned along the way. And as a product manager finding out how others made a strategy work, whether it was implementing a road-map software or avoiding other’s pitfalls can make or break your product’s success.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 5, 2021

In my early days as a Product Manager, I wondered why the experiences of my peers varied so much from one company to another. I’ve come to realise that different organizations operate with very different levels of flexibility and ownership around multiple aspects of a product manager’s traditional role.

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The Product HQ

JUNE 1, 2024

The product management world relies on teams of product people who work in unison toward a central goal. In the case of someone like a Software product manager, this may prove challenging. After all, product managers have different duties and tasks depending on their organization and industry. Let’s dive right in.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

How to Develop Product Roadmap? Writing Good PRD & Managing Product Backlog [Back to?—? Product Management 101 ] Great products are not accidental. A good product strategy helps the team stay focused, guide the product development and manage the business during the development process. Product Roadmap?—?What

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ProductCraft

JUNE 26, 2020

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on the Bain Public blog. Here are the three roles product managers must perform to achieve roadmap leadership: The Diplomat It’s not our role to dictate through authority where the product should go.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We’re another month into 2022, a month that saw Mind the Product run a successful focus week on roadmapping, and a leadership panel on navigating difficult relationships. Here’s a recap of our most-read articles from February. [.]

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 4, 2022

Product roadmapping frameworks work in a very similar way. Recap: What are Product Roadmaps? A product roadmap is a holistic visual document that outlines your product’s growth path. A product roadmap is a holistic visual document that outlines your product’s growth path. A product roadmap will keep you on track.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2021

Part one of this article taught you how to align a roadmap with aspirational business goals. Project Selection Outcome: A timeline view of the potential projects scheduled during the roadmap’s timeframe. This step gets into what people think of when they ask for a roadmap. What are you going to work on?

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Roman Pichler

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 10:10 | Recorded on September 13, 2022. An effective product strategy is key to successfully create, enhance, and manage a product. How does it differ from a product roadmap and how do the two plans relate?

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ProductPlan

MAY 16, 2023

ProductPlan has consistently seen changes over the past 12 months, and our very own product roadmap has been a part of that journey. We’ve seen a little bit of everything, and the customer-facing roadmap has been critical during these changes. It’s almost ( almost ) as if the 2022 roadmap doesn’t exist. Stay tuned until then!

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Product Management University

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Value based product roadmaps should be structured like a customer org chart so that the business value of your product investment priorities is clear to executives, senior managers and users. ” Learn How to Create Your Value-Based Roadmaps. Request Onsite Training – Create your roadmaps right there in the classroom.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 16, 2022

Have you ever stared at a roadmap and wondered why? Why is the roadmap organized the way it is? Roadmaps should not focus on features, no disrespect. Features are important, but they need to come together in the roadmap to show a clear product strategy. The roadmap needs to reflect the product strategy at every level.

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Roman Pichler

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Listen to this article: [link]. Goals in Product Management. As I explain in my book How to Lead in Product Management , setting the right goals is crucial to align stakeholders and development teams and to achieve product success. Does this mean that there is a natural fit between goals in product management and OKRs?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

I’ve been talking with product managers lately about how the concepts of “essentialism” can help them focus their efforts on what matters. I distilled the advice a few months ago in my book The Essentialist Product Manager and have recently been giving talks and workshops on the topic. How to Roadmap like an Essentialist.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 15, 2022

that products always require roadmaps. Do you think every company and product needs a roadmap?” Then I thought further; maybe complete scenarios exist where roadmaps aren’t needed. Fast forward to the end, there are in fact scenarios where companies and products do not need roadmaps. Tell me your perspective.”,

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Product Management University

APRIL 10, 2023

(Artificial Intelligence) AI and product management is a white-hot topic that runs the gamut, from the countless benefits to product managers all the way to replacing product managers…and everything in between. AI and Product Management The possibilities are endless. Will AI Eventually Replace Product Managers?

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Usersnap

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In his book “Start with Why” , Simon Sinek boldly claims that the ‘Why’ behind your actions matters more than the ‘What’ This principle isn’t limited to leadership or personal motivation; it extends to every facet of the business, including product roadmaps. So how to create and present roadmaps effectively?

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Much has been written about the process of creating product roadmaps, not least the six great articles written by my own team. I believe the actions of a product leader all too often are the root cause of a “bad” roadmap. I would define a good roadmap as one that the team understands and feels ownership over.

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