10 Gifts for Product Managers in 2017

Are you panicking yet? It is that time of year. Last-minute gift shopping. Maybe you are rushing off to the mall or paying extra for overnight shipping. Or, if you celebrate Hanukkah, you are now just late. We get it — you want to give the people you care about the absolute perfect gift. Our team at Aha! feels this way all the time. But our gift-giving looks a little different.

Our gifts come in the form of new features and enhancements to our roadmapping software — delivered to you almost every week.

We know this is what you really want, because you tell us so. This past year we reviewed every single idea that you had on your list — more than 1,500 of them! Many of those ideas turned into features, which were eventually shipped and presented to you. (Minus the ribbons and bows.)

So who says December is the gift-giving season? At Aha! this happens all year round. Let’s look back at 10 of our favorite presents from 2017 — starting with January:

1. Aha! Starter Roadmap At the start of the year, we brought you the starter roadmap. It is the easiest way to build a beautiful, visual plan for any audience. And it makes getting started with Aha! a quick, drag-and-drop experience.

The Aha! Starter Roadmap — Drag and drop any record in Aha! (goals, initiatives, releases, release phases, release milestones, and features) all from a single screen.

2. The Most Comprehensive Business Model Builder The original Aha! Business Model Builder was so popular that we wanted to make it even better. So this past February we announced a more comprehensive template that allows you to define your key objectives, customer challenges, solutions, and how you will go to market.

The Aha! Business Model Builder — Visually present the different elements of the business model for your product.

3. Roadmaps for Epics When a group of related features comes together to deliver a new product experience? That is when you truly create something special. In the spring, we announced master features. You can use master features — or what some refer to as epics — in Aha! to group multiple features that span across many sprints and releases.