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ONE THING on Roadmap Vision and Themes

Product Culture

Product Vision and Themes are the first steps in articulating a powerful, successful roadmap — and yet most roadmaps leave them out, focusing only on features and dates. We’ve developed a roadmap slide format focused on these missing ingredients. Register for Going Beyond the "Now-Next-Later" Roadmap.

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ONE THING on Roadmap Speaking

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So you have created the most beautiful roadmap ever. For more information about our privacy practices please visit our Privacy Policy here. Start with why: Be sure everyone is on board with the product vision before you move on to details. See Chapter 9 of my book, Product Roadmaps Relaunched. Remember to breathe.

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ONE THING on Roadmaps 95% Wrong

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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. For more information about our privacy practices please visit our Privacy Policy here. That’s a big number. Let me know.

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ONE THING on Vision and the Cover Story

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When working on vision with stakeholders, I like the Cover Story technique taken from the book Gamestorming. Our Privacy Policy. *. For more information about our privacy practices please visit our Privacy Policy here. Fast Company, TechCrunch, Mashable) five years in the future, after the roadmap has been implemented.

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ONE THING on Vision and the Back-Plan

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When working on vision with stakeholders, I like the Cover Story exercise, which I outlined last week. Our Privacy Policy. *. For more information about our privacy practices please visit our Privacy Policy here. the future that will result from the roadmap) and then works gradually backward to the present. First Name.

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What is Product Strategy?

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Martin Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumels Product strategy is a set of choices informed by product vision and company objectives. A good strategy consists of a diagnosis, guiding policy, and coherent actions. ” is rivaled only by “What is a roadmap?” Similarly, strategy guides planning and roadmaps.

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ONE THING on Multiple Roadmaps? Not So Fast!

Product Culture

How do you please different stakeholders with your roadmap deck? Please don't write totally different roadmaps. Rather, build the specifics each group wants to see on top of the common foundation of your vision, strategy, and themes. Our Privacy Policy. *. See Chapter 9 of my book, Product Roadmaps Relaunched.

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