9 Important Aha! Features Launched Fall 2016
December 1, 2016

9 Important Aha! Features Launched Fall 2016

by Jessica Groff

Did you read the post about office snakes on the Aha! blog? I did. The article mentioned “ophidiophobia” — the fear of snakes. That got me wondering: What other kinds of phobias are out there? After digging around, I found one that I can proudly claim.

“Thaasophobia” is the fear of idleness and boredom. I know I have it — and if you are a busy product manager, I will bet you have it too.

It was certainly a busy fall for us. In addition to the new features and integrations we shared with you each week, our engineering team shipped hundreds of behind-the-scenes enhancements to add to your happy use of Aha! Many of these ideas were suggested by you, our users. Keep it up — we love your suggestions and big ideas.

However, if your fall was as active as ours was you may have missed a few of these updates. Here are a few that made a big impact:

1. Roadmap.com This is not exactly a “feature” — it is more of a movement. But we would be remiss not to include it in this roundup. Product managers deserve a home and at Roadmap.com they finally have one. In October 2016, we launched the world’s first forum focused exclusively on product management. Roadmap.com was built based on what many of you have asked us for — a place where you can ask questions about best practices and share what you know. Read more…

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2. The Interactive Dependency Map This launch brought you a breakthrough visualization. The Interactive Dependency Map allows you to see how key work is related. With one click, you can now display dependencies in an interactive visual and share it with your team. Read more…

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3. Reduce roadmap risk by mapping dependencies Speaking of dependencies, you can now set relationships between any initiative, release, release phase, milestone, feature, and idea using universal dependencies in Aha! By identifying and visualizing dependencies early on, you can bring your cross-functional teams together to deliver critical features on schedule. Read more…

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