The Product Coalition

MARCH 4, 2024

Kris Gale As a wise man once said, no roadmap survives contact with reality. Firefighting while staying on course on the strategy and commitments of the roadmap is difficult. Like a forest never cleaned, filled with leaves, debris, and branches catches fire quickly, managing a roadmap left to rot is challenging.

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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? 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. How roadmaps kill outcomes A classic roadmap is a list of features with a timeline.

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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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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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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. This could happen for multiple reasons.

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Product Culture

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I am a big proponent of the outcome roadmap: one that focuses on the big picture and vision for customers rather than a long list of features that are often changed, plus dates that are often missed. You can read my article on outcomes vs. outputs here. My question to the group: does your organization have an outcome roadmap?

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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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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] Introduction To discuss empowerment in product management, I find it helpful to distinguish three main levels of decision-making authority, product delivery, product discovery, and product strategy, as the model in Figure 1 shows. [1]

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TryMyUI

APRIL 8, 2022

In this article, we will define and talk about some of the reasons it’s so important. Additionally, we will talk about how it’s similar to prototyping and can impact your product roadmap. The post Concept testing, prototyping, and product roadmaps appeared first on TryMyUI Blog. The answer is concept testing.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This essential article takes a look at the rules of engagement when interacting with users in-app and how you can optimize your in-app engagements to boost user retention. The frameworks and processes in this article will help you build a solid foundation for your in-app engagement strategy. REQUEST A DEMO.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 5, 2021

In this article, we’ll take a dive into the different scenarios product managers may [.]. The post Who Owns the Product Roadmap? 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 Coalition

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

How to Develop Product Roadmap? To lay out and document your strategy, you need to develop a Product Roadmap. Product Roadmap?—?What What Product Roadmap is a guiding strategic document?—? Facebook 10 Year Roadmap It maps out a high-level visual summary of the product vision and direction. Chapter 12/17?—?How

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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. This step gets into what people think of when they ask for a roadmap. This step may be the biggest challenge to a realistic roadmap. The bad news is that your roadmap is only as accurate as the information driving it.

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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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Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] What Information Should a Product Strategy Provide? If you want to learn more about the tool, then read my article The Product Vision Board or watch my video Introduction to the Product Vision Board. How Does the Strategy Relate to the Vision and Roadmap?

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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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Revulytics

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As we close out 2019, I wanted to share some of our most popular software product management articles. You may be surprised to learn that 58% of product managers we surveyed indicated that their companies use customer data less than half the time to make product roadmap decisions.

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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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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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The Product Coalition

APRIL 23, 2020

Funding your Product Roadmap How do you ask for funding as you scale your product & team You have a product roadmap (annual / multi-year) in front of you, crafted by you after months of deliberation, discussions, conversations, stakeholder and leadership feedback and reviews. basically the MOSCOW prioritization method.

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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. How does it differ from a product roadmap and how do the two plans relate? With a validated strategy in place, you are in a great position to build an actionable product roadmap.

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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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Dragonboat

JANUARY 8, 2024

And how to find the right alternative for your organization As your teams scale and your product management process matures, you may find that you’ve outgrown your basic roadmapping tools. How can you tell?

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Bain Public

MARCH 21, 2020

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? Use this 6 Week Process to Generate Your Product Roadmap. A Guide to Narrowing your Focus.

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ProductPlan

MARCH 5, 2021

This article tackles one of the areas that gets the most interest from product managers: how can they use an essentialist approach to create and communicate better product roadmaps ? To ensure you’re adding the right features and initiatives to your product roadmap, I’ve outlined several suggestions here.

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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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Roadmunk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

I’m constantly consuming articles on product management, product culture, startups and entrepreneurship to bolster my career as a product person and leader. This list is not the be all end all; there are countless ‘must-read’ articles for PMs. I’ve hand-picked articles that specifically helped me during key moments in my career.

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ProductPlan

AUGUST 17, 2020

Much has been written over the last few years on the idea of the featureless roadmap , which challenges product teams to present their plans grounded more in strategic vision – or by themes – rather than a laundry list of specific features. How to Decide on Roadmap Themes that Produce Meaningful Outcomes.

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Ask Benny

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. The Roadmap Challenge I recently participated in a meetup of very experienced product management leaders arranged by ProductX. We discussed roadmaps and the challenges surrounding them. Modify the roadmap based on their input if needed.

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Bain Public

MARCH 30, 2020

Here’s a list of our product-centric articles that our contributors published. Originally published by Jean-Marc Goguen To manage a Product Roadmap, you must be a Diplomat, Strategist and Defender. They help define the product management role and focus on finding ways to leave an impact on business strategy and initiatives.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

How to effectively build and manage your roadmap and your stakeholders’ expectations. The Roadmap Challenge I recently participated in a meetup of very experienced product management leaders arranged by ProductX. We discussed roadmaps and the challenges surrounding them. Modify the roadmap based on their input if needed.

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Hutwork

MARCH 9, 2018

Magazine reports that most CEOs read at least a book a week, and this doesn’t include blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos they devour, too. Regardless, the following articles are a must-read for anyone concerned with rolling out the best product in each iteration. 9 Dear Product Roadmap, I’m Breaking Up with You.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 7, 2020

Roadmapping is a crucial part of every product manager’s role, but it’s safe to say a lot of PMs don’t particularly enjoy it. Luckily, there are some excellent product roadmap tools out there to help make it more bearable. In this article, we’re going to look at the most popular product roadmap tools. Productboard.

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Roman Pichler

AUGUST 15, 2023

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] 1 No Strategy The first and most crucial mistake is to have no product strategy at all. You can download the template by clicking on the image and you can find more advice on how to use it in the article The Product Vision Board.

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Roman Pichler

APRIL 15, 2024

Listen to the audio version of this article: [link] What are OKRs? What are Product Roadmaps? A product roadmap is an actionable plan that describes how a product is likely to evolve. [3] Fortunately, in the last ten years, outcome-based, goal-oriented roadmaps have become more popular. Can You Combine OKRs and Roadmaps?

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