Alex ShermanProduct Manager, IBM @alex_sherman

roadmaps & stuff

what do roadmaps do?

because dogs

what do roadmaps do?

This Saturday9am-5pm@ General Assembly

what do roadmaps do?

roadmaps suck

creates false deadlines

focused on features

how did we get here?

Now what?

outcomes not featuresare we building the right things?

hills align us as teams

spacemoon

mars

A roadmap should be treated like your backlog. A placeholder for a conversation between you and the market.

Public Roadmapset expectations

Slack public roadmap

Buffer public roadmap

There’s always more to build than you have people, time, or money for. Always.― Jeff Patton, User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product

how now wow

source: innovation games

how-now-wow matrix

task

sub-task

user story mapping

talk, observe, and track data (behavior)

dual track agile(image of dual track)

dual track agile

dual track agile(image of dual track)

discovery

delivery

(what to build)

(build it)

-be transparent -focus on outcomes -don’t do it alone

thank you