Roman Pichler published this post some time ago but advice in it still applies today. A product roadmap is a powerful tool to describe how a product is likely to grow, to align the stakeholders, and to acquire a budget for developing the product. But creating an effective roadmap is not easy, particularly in an agile context where changes occur frequently and unexpectedly.
Whenever you are faced with an agile, dynamic environment you should work with a goal-oriented product roadmap:
- Focus on goals and benefits
- Tell a coherent story
- Keep it simple
- Secure a strong buy-in, create agreement
- Have the courage to say no
You’ll find more in the article with further links to learn more about the topic and a link to example roadmap. Give it a go!
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