Roman's Product Management Podcast Succeeding with Product Portfolio Roadmaps
Feb 7, 2025
Discover the power of a portfolio roadmap to harmonize multiple products under a single strategy. Learn about essential components like outcomes and collaboration, illustrated with practical examples. A handy template is provided to create your own outcome-based portfolio roadmap, ensuring alignment with your broader portfolio strategy. Find out who should be involved in this planning process to effectively direct individual product roadmaps and achieve cohesive results.
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Product Portfolios vs. Single Products
- Products like Microsoft 365 and the Netflix app are not single products but portfolios or bundles.
- These benefit from an overall portfolio strategy in addition to individual product strategies.
Need for Portfolio Roadmaps
- Harmonizing individual product roadmaps is beneficial.
- A dedicated roadmap stating overall outcomes is needed for cohesive portfolios and bundles.
Using the Goal Portfolio Roadmap Template
- Use a Goal Portfolio Roadmap template to capture key information.
- Include outcomes, timeframes, features, measurements, and a name for each initiative.
