A product roadmap is a visual plan that shows the steps required to achieve a product's goals. It's a shared document that helps align an organization around a product's vision and progress.
Purpose Helps align the organization around goals, Shows how to achieve goals, Helps monitor progress, and Helps managers make decisions.
Key components
- User stories: The basic units on a roadmap
- Epics: Collections of stories
- Product vision: A statement of the product's long-term goals
- Product strategy: A high-level plan that defines how the product will meet goals
- Features: The functions the product needs to perform
- Align on the product vision, strategy, and objectives
- Prioritize what to include on the roadmap
- Build the roadmap
- Communicate the roadmap
- A product map is a visual guide to a product's strategy and direction.
- A project plan breaks down long-term goals into specific tasks for short-term execution.