April 14, 2020
Roadmaps
Roadmaps make strategy work. You can define both the "what" and "when" of your plans. Learn how to create winning plans from the company that changed roadmapping forever.
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March 22, 2021
Your Roadmap Is a Promise (Do You Keep It?)
Must-do's vs. may-do's. An Aha! teammate recently shared the system she uses for helping her kids manage schoolwork. They make a list of must-do tasks each week. After finishing their must-do's, the kids can move on to a may-do list — bonus items for extra credit. This got me thinking about must-do and may-do tasks at work. As a product manager,…
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March 16, 2021
Initiatives vs. Epics vs. Features
Have you ever worked with a disorganized product manager? It almost sounds like an oxymoron. The best product managers I know take pride in bringing order to product…
August 7, 2020
Product Roadmaps vs. Gantt Charts
Gantt charts get a bad rap. Particularly among agile enthusiasts who think dates and dependencies stifle creativity and innovation. This might be true if your team was…
June 11, 2020
Business Roadmaps vs. Product Roadmaps
Roadmaps make strategy work. This is particularly true at the business level. Roadmaps are useful for visualizing the plan for how the organization as a whole will…
April 27, 2020
5 Signs You Need an IT Roadmap
Be more agile. Create better user experiences. Plan for today’s technical needs and the future unknown. Most IT teams are struggling with this juxtaposition. Addressing…
April 14, 2020
The 6 Principles of Strategic Product Roadmapping
Strategy is not optional. I wrote this just a few weeks ago in a blog post about recent world events. The context was how to make clear decisions when the future is…
March 2, 2020
Agile vs. Roadmaps
Have you ever tried to follow a complicated recipe? Exotic ingredients, specialty cookware, and professional techniques — it takes more than instructions to cook a…
February 24, 2020
Roadmaps Make Strategy Work
Putting strategy into action can be difficult. That is because too many teams jump straight to the “how” before they agree on the “why” and the “what.” Typically this…
January 14, 2020
Vision vs. Strategy vs. Roadmap
Roadmaps are beautiful. Not just because they are aesthetically pleasing, but because of what they represent. Roadmaps clearly show what you want to achieve and how you…
August 6, 2019
The 5 Best Roadmaps for Product Marketing Managers
Being a product marketing manager is not easy. I know this because I was one early in my career. It is hard and important work. You need to communicate the value of the product to internal teams and customers, track all the work that goes into delivering new customer experiences, and seamlessly shift between technical understanding and…