The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

3 Different Types of Roadmaps Every PM Needs to Master Roadmapping is not easy. Every company demands different types of Roadmaps, and every PM has their own flavour. Here is a step by step process to create roadmaps so you can influence anyone in your company like a true Jedi. So what is Product Roadmap?

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. Forming such a team connects the person in charge of the product—the product owner—with the people who design, architect, program, test, and document the solution—the developers. That’s understandable, as the framework is focused on the development of complex products.

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The Product Guy

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Why do I need a framework? A research conducted by Alpha UX found that 25% of Product Manager surveyed wished for a clearer product roadmap and strategy. Without a clear roadmap and strategy, a Product Manager won’t be able to make impactful decisions. This was second only to increase in salary! Research article.

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ProductPlan

MAY 11, 2020

Proof Over Opinion: 8 Strategies for Selling a Roadmap to a Skeptic. Here you are up to your eyeballs, creating a killer product strategy and roadmap. Addressing Roadmap Skepticism. 8 ways to sell your roadmap to a skeptic and win them over. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I’ve reviewed roadmaps for hundreds of different products. I’ve participated in more roadmap review meetings than I can remember. And until now, I never thought to share the view a product leader has on roadmaps — at least publicly. When reviewing a roadmap with the product team, there are six points I always look for.

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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. The initial steps of this framework took collaboration between business leadership and the product team to set a direction for development decisions. This step gets into what people think of when they ask for a 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. Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap.

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Bain Public

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Most companies don’t have a clear picture of their roadmap. Bain Public’s SOAP™ methodology and tool offers a full picture of your product strategy, tactics, metrics and roadmap all in one place. It breaks product innovation in 3 steps -- Product Mission, Product Blueprint and Roadmap Pillars.

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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. We’ll dig into this soon.

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Userpilot

MARCH 24, 2021

Defining your product strategy is the most important aspect of deciding to build something new. What is a product strategy? How do you create a roadmap? Discovery and Experimentation as Part of Product Strategy 5.Where Where to start – Product Discovery vs Product Strategy How Userpilot Helps.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Software Development Life Cycle provides a practical framework you can apply to your product and improve your processes. you’ll identify both functional and non-functional requirements to create a comprehensive Product Requirement Document. You can create a Customer Journey Roadmap, Flowcharts, etc.

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Bain Public

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Without collective discovery, pillar documentation and pre-wiring (i.e. 3 Ingredients to Building Out Your Product Vision Unfortunately, all of the roadmap planning in the world and the most thought out mitigation strategies are not going to prevent stakeholder roadmap dismantling, scope changes and risk events from occurring.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

In Scrum—the framework that gave birth to the product owner—the role is responsible for maximising the value a product creates for the users and for the business. The individual should carry out product discovery and strategy work in addition to taking care of the product backlog work.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Userpilot

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Finally, utilizing the right growth experimentation framework can help improve conversion (alongside other metrics ) at key touchpoints in your product. Once you've chosen your top priority experiments, it's time to design your growth experiment template or framework. Start with brainstorming ideas for problems to solve.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

There are many ways to build a roadmap and many types of roadmaps you can make. Some will delight and engage the executive team by taking a high-level approach and focusing on goals and strategy. Roadmaps for sales and marketing tout new functionality and minimize the time spent on technical debt and scalability.

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People-First Product Leadership

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Welcome back to creating your strategy stack. In Part 2, we dive into establishing your organization's strategy and goals. If you missed Part 1, we covered the “why” behind creating a strategy stack, with a focus on the Mission, North Star, and Vision. Subscribe now What’s in a Strategy?

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Userpilot

AUGUST 13, 2023

Examples of different prioritization frameworks. A product prioritization framework helps you maximize customer value and deliver the best ROI by encouraging methodical examination of data before making decisions. Next, put them on the roadmap , considering feature interdependencies and timelines.

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BrainMates

MAY 28, 2019

SnapComms adopted Brainmates’ Product Management framework to facilitate a market-driven way of thinking company-wide, and to equip their Product Team with a repeatable process to take the most valuable ideas to market fast. The 10 steps we followed to embed the Product Management framework. Where do you start? What matters most?

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Agile Velocity

MAY 3, 2024

Business agility encompasses aspects such as product innovation, customer-centricity, cross-functional collaboration, and adaptive strategy execution. Agile Transformation Strategy In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscape, agility isn’t just a buzzword; it’s necessary for survival.

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ProductPlan

APRIL 1, 2020

This legacy of outdated product versions lingering on laptops, smartphones, and servers means it’s super important every release works well, has some staying power, and advances the product strategy—even if you keep cranking out updates. So how do product roadmaps help ensure this remains the case? Good ideas are a dime a dozen.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 25, 2023

To answer this question, we’ll use the “Jobs to be Done” (JTBD) framework. Everyone pokes fun at the user interface (UI), but it’s useful for document and content management, and it’s very easy to learn, especially for non technical users. What is the “job” of a McDonald’s Milkshake. However, there was one big problem.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 3, 2019

“Having a solid framework for framing the discussion is a big step forward” Of course, there’s still heaps of ambiguity and subjectivity. But having a solid framework for framing the discussion is a big step forward. The product roadmap should be the translation of strategy into execution.

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Modus Create

MARCH 17, 2022

Our recent report 2022 State of Digital Transformation revealed that 57% of enterprises had adopted an agile framework for implementing digital initiatives. Note that we’re discussing agile in the spirit of the Agile Manifesto , not the technical details of its frameworks. You still need a roadmap. Good Enough Is Good Enough.

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Userpilot

JULY 18, 2023

TL;DR Product strategy tools assist product teams in defining, creating, and executing product strategies aligned with business objectives and user needs. Roadmapping software visualizes and plans product development over time, facilitating coordination and alignment across teams. Let’s get right to it!

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

They help bring your vision to life and inform your overall strategy. There are many practical, effective goal-setting frameworks to draw from to inform your own goal setting. Locke & Latham’s five principles are another impactful framework. Goals should inform your product backlog and product roadmap.

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The Product Manager Coach Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Step 2: Explain Your Prioritization Framework Use established frameworks like RICE or MoSCoW to explain your decision-making process. If you haven’t already done so, document the framework you use to make product decisions. Examples of common frameworks include RICE and MoSCoW.

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Userpilot

JULY 23, 2023

TL;DR A go-to-market strategy is a comprehensive plan for taking your product or service to target customers. Product Marketer: Develops and executes marketing strategy that promotes the product’s value proposition and drives customer interest and adoption. What’s a go-to-market strategy?

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

designing screens, writing code, running tests), product management is a broader concept that encompasses strategy , vision, and product-market fit. It involves all the steps right the way through, from initial ideation and research to concept development, prototyping, mass production, distribution strategy, and ultimately market launch.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 8, 2019

Eisenhower Why agile teams need a product roadmap There are many discussions out there on both the importance of, and lack of importance of agile product roadmaps. I am a firm believer that an agile product roadmap is an important document for all agile teams. What purposes do product roadmaps serve for agile teams?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 3, 2023

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

A framework like Scrum offers specific techniques that ensure sustainable pace—unfortunately, only for development team members and not for product people. These include interviewing users, working on the product roadmap, updating the product backlog, engaging with the stakeholders, and working with the development team, to name just a few.

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Mind the Product

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Consider this article a requirements document: it’s structured into several user stories from the perspective of a hiring manager, for a product manager role. This could include different tests you’ve run, quantitative analyses that have helped you make a better choice, or user research that has changed the course of your roadmap.

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Bain Public

JANUARY 11, 2022

Let’s face it, most organizations have poor habits around roadmap completion — this is why getting leadership (or stakeholders) to develop consistent, stable and familiar routines reinforced through repetition and communication is valuable. Let’s dive deeper!

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Roman Pichler

MAY 11, 2021

In Scrum—the framework that gave birth to the product owner—the role is responsible for maximising the value a product creates for the users and for the business. The individual should carry out product discovery and strategy work in addition to taking care of the product backlog work.

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Userpilot

JULY 20, 2022

Quality Function Deployment (QDF) is a framework that helps teams translate customer requirements into technical requirements, and design the product and processes needed for its development. Public roadmaps communicate your feature development plans to your user community and allow them to provide feedback. Are you ready?

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