Talking Roadmaps

Is a roadmap a plan of record? | Harry Max

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Nov 24, 2023
Harry Max, Executive Player-Coach, talks about the purpose of roadmaps in product development, sharing roadmaps with external stakeholders, the importance of prioritization, the complexity of roadmaps, and different resources and tools for roadmapping. He also discusses helping senior professionals design and develop their careers through roadmaps and development plans.
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INSIGHT

Roadmap's Purpose

  • A roadmap's purpose is to create consensual reality.
  • It helps align everyone on options, timing, and dependencies.
INSIGHT

Roadmap Stakeholders

  • Stakeholders, both internal and external, influence and are influenced by a roadmap.
  • Customers, as external stakeholders, are often interested in a company's roadmap, especially in B2B.
ADVICE

Certainty Roadmap

  • Use a certainty roadmap with three swim lanes: committed, in design/investigation, and aspirational.
  • This approach reflects reality by showing certainty and risk levels.
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