The Product Coalition

JUNE 9, 2023

If you do things that are purposeful, you’ll eventually be successful.” — Howard Schultz Several years ago, I found myself in a heated discussion about product roadmaps with a client. So as he leaned across the table and looked me in the eyes, he demanded, “Explain why I need a product roadmap.” Why not, indeed?

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Userpilot

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Want to learn how to create a robust UX roadmap for your UX team ? We also discuss the benefits of UX roadmaps, present different types, and share top tips for building them. TL;DR UX roadmap is a strategic plan outlining UX initiatives and guiding the UX design process. What is a UX roadmap? UX roadmap.

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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. They lack vision and lead nowhere. A roadmap example.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 15, 2023

A Tale of Two Roadmaps — And Why You Can’t Succeed With Only One “There is no one-size-fits-all product roadmap. A roadmap can and should look different depending on the situation. Todd Lombardo Once upon a time, in a city like yours, two versions of a roadmap emerged. Both roadmaps, though different, are crucial.

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ProductBoard

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Organizations need a clear line of sight into their strategy for success, and roadmaps play a pivotal part in the product development and delivery processes. Source.

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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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Lenny Rachitsky

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Known for crafting a strong, unified vision, Ebi empowers her teams to achieve outsized outcomes. Known for crafting a strong, unified vision, Ebi empowers her teams to achieve outsized outcomes.

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Melissa Perri

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Product Roadmaps, in general, are confusing. Three years ago I wrote a blog post about Rethinking the Product Roadmap , in which I advocated for a focus on solving customer problems instead of listing out features with deadlines. But first, let’s talk about Roadmaps in general, and how they got us on the wrong track to begin with.

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ProductBoard

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Product roadmaps are long-term strategic plans used by product managers and dev teams to outline a product’s vision, direction, and future development over a specific period of time. The roadmap is a living document that facilitates.

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Roadmaps vs backlogs: What’s the real difference and why does everyone keeps using these terms interchangeably when they mean different things? TLDR Understanding the difference between a product roadmap and a backlog is crucial for product managers. Everyone knows the difference between a roadmap and a backlog… right?

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The Product Guy

OCTOBER 1, 2018

You have to work with different stakeholders to define the product vision and strategy, define the set of features that the product will have and figure out a rollout plan. Define Product Vision and Strategy. I highly encourage you to not only think about these questions, but to also document your thoughts along the way.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Product roadmaps is one of the subjects I am probably the most passionate about in the product world. While browsing one of the online communities I am part of, someone commented that outcome-based roadmaps were just ‘regular roadmaps’ anyway, and that: “… Any product manager that knows what they’re doing doesn’t need outcome-based roadmaps.

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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.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Vital to delivering successful products at Clickatell , an effective product roadmap can quell the confusion and missteps that often derail well-meaning product delivery organizations. Roadmaps provide the required context to understand how individual initiatives combine to meet strategic objectives.

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ProductPlan

JANUARY 27, 2023

If you’ve been in a product for a while, you’ve almost certainly run into the problem of inconsistent documentation. This post will focus on the last example, product roadmaps. Why does roadmap inconsistency matter? What are the problems that arise from having inconsistent roadmaps, starting with the most consequential?

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

What is a Digital Transformation Roadmap? Above all, product teams can use a digital transformation roadmap to summarize the plan and goals for any move from a manual process to a digital one. What Purpose Does a Digital Transformation Roadmap Serve? Provide a guiding document for executing your digital transformation strategy.

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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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The Product Coalition

JUNE 14, 2020

It’ll describe some points divided as follows: Setting the product vision Getting people onboard (stakeholder management) to make it happen How to talk with other areas to get to this vision Why is setting a Product Vision important? Alice Product Manager”- Without Product Vision, any direction will be taken.

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ProductBoard

JANUARY 11, 2021

They cherish the responsibility not just to share the plan, but rally everyone around a common vision for the product. For them, product roadmaps are not static documents of what features will be delivered.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 11, 2020

NAVIGATING THE NATURAL TENSION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS This is the first in a series on product roadmaps. The first post describes why roadmaps matter and who relies upon them. The roadmap is much more than a directive document that tells teams what to do by when. Battleground The product roadmap. Can I make more money?

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Gainsight

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But with multiple products and new urgent bugs and features to manage daily, it can be hard to focus on an organization’s bigger vision. And organizations have visions and goals for products as well. Yet because product roadmaps are living, breathing documents that can and should evolve, it can be frustrating to construct them.

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Mind the Product

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

so my investor said that I need a product manager to do our product roadmap?”. When I worked as a product management consultant clients would often talk about “needing a product roadmap ASAP”. In reality, asking for a product roadmap was shorthand for “please help me with my strategy”.

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bpma ProductHub

JULY 24, 2018

Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) are documents product managers use to achieve several important objectives. They (1) create purpose and context for the teams they work with, allowing key stakeholders to feel heard; and (2) clearly communicate the vision.…

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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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bpma ProductHub

APRIL 10, 2017

By Garima Painuly- One of the constant challenges a product manager faces is creating a focused product roadmap that is aligned with expectations of all stakeholders, and defending that roadmap against distractions. The discussion topics were inspired by a blog post from Fresh Tilled Soil on Building a Product Roadmap.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

If I could pick one thing to kill because of the problems it causes, roadmaps might very well be at the top of the list. And it’s not that I don’t like roadmaps, or at least the principle of a product roadmaps. Sometimes the misinterpretation of a roadmap actually causes far more problems than the roadmap sets out to solve.

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Bain Public

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As a product manager, you must have the ability to create a business-viable product vision. Not only that, but this vision needs to drive and influence others to execute and deliver the components needed to build out that vision and make it a reality. Without collective discovery, pillar documentation and pre-wiring (i.e.

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Mind the Product

MAY 22, 2017

Can’t get your boss to part ways with a time-based feature roadmap? I wonder what it is about feature roadmaps that is comforting to the C-suite. For bosses, I think there’s a perceived risk in moving from a safe and predictable feature roadmap to an experiment-based lean product roadmap. Then sell them on the risk.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 1, 2019

I recently tweeted about timeline roadmaps saying they had to go. I tried a couple of searches while I was testing, including one of my favourites: search for “product roadmap” under the Images tab (whether in Google or Ecosia), and you’ll get a bunch of timelines. So here’s my FAQ on moving from a timeline roadmap.

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NextBigWhat

JUNE 5, 2020

A product roadmap is a high-level visual summary that maps out the vision and direction of your product offering over time. A product roadmap communicates the why and what behind what you’re building. A roadmap is a guiding strategic document as well as a plan for executing the product strategy.

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Under 10 Consulting

MAY 15, 2020

Your roadmap is a plan, not a commitment . "We We allocate 100% of our resources to the roadmap. We plan to use the other 100% of our resources for special projects." — Johnson's Roadmapping Conundrum. ?. But here’s the rub: A roadmap is not a task list or project plan. That’s not a roadmap; that’s a release plan. ?.

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UX Planet

JANUARY 4, 2024

In this narrative, I’ll delve into the three key aspects that bridge these roles seamlessly: Customer Centricity, Design Thinking for Product Roadmapping, and Internalizing Empathy during Stakeholder Management. The insights gained during these sessions were not confined to the design phase but extended seamlessly into product roadmapping.

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 21, 2020

These two questions form the basis of any good product roadmap. Learn how to create the best product roadmap. Learning how to build a product roadmap is a key requirement to break into product management. The ability to prepare a great roadmap is one of the must have skills for any Product Manager. Roadmap Guidelines.

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Product Bookshelf

APRIL 15, 2024

Martin Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumels Product strategy is a set of choices informed by product vision and company objectives. ” is rivaled only by “What is a roadmap?” Common themes in product strategy Product strategy writing illustrates that strategy is the link between vision and roadmaps / plans.

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Split

JUNE 25, 2019

“ We’re agile, so we don’t need a product roadmap. ”. At first, roadmapping and agile product management seem more different than alike. At first, roadmapping and agile product management seem more different than alike. After all, a roadmap suggests strategic planning and a long-term product vision. Here’s why.

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Antwak Blog

APRIL 8, 2021

Are you looking for some kind of inspiration for your first Product Roadmap (PR)? And wondering how to create a professional product Roadmap ? Are you planning to implement good practices in your product roadmap to get sustained growth? It helps you to design a successful Product Roadmap. Categories of Product Roadmap.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 16, 2022

Always document decisions, next steps and circulate them When you have reviews with different stakeholders and agree on decisions, it’s always important to document what you agreed on, and note next steps or follow up items. Always use numbered lists in documents or slides Sounds simple? Repeat your goal. Done, right?

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