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  • Title Slide: Introduces the Agile Product Roadmap Tutorial by Roman Pichler, featuring a visual and author introduction.
  • About Roman: Details Roman's background as an agile product management expert and his experience in the field.
  • Introduction: Sets the stage for understanding product roadmaps within agile contexts.
  • What is a Product Roadmap?: Defines a product roadmap and its purpose in guiding product evolution.
  • Benefits of a Product Roadmap: Explains the strategic advantages of using a product roadmap for stakeholder alignment and prioritization.
  • Common Roadmap Mistakes: Outlines frequent mistakes made when creating product roadmaps, including focusing too much on features.
  • Agile Roadmap Challenges: Discusses the difficulties in forming agile roadmaps in dynamic market environments.
  • Creating an Agile Product Roadmap: Introduces the process and considerations for building an effective agile product roadmap.
  • Example: Provides a visual example of an agile roadmap to illustrate application.
  • How to Get to the Roadmap: Explores the steps required to transition from a product idea to a concrete roadmap.
  • Create and Validate a Product Strategy: Details how to create a product strategy, linking it to the roadmap for sustained value.
  • The GO Product Roadmap: Breaks down the elements of the GO product roadmap, including key features and metrics.
  • Sample GO Roadmap: Presents a sample roadmap to exemplify target setting and progress tracking in quarters.
  • GO Roadmap Template: Provides a downloadable template for easy roadmap creation.
  • Tips for Creating the GO Roadmap: Shares practical advice for crafting a clear and effective GO roadmap.
  • The Roadmap Creation Workshop: Describes a workshop approach to engage stakeholders in roadmap creation.
  • The Roadmap and the Backlog: Explains how the product roadmap integrates with the backlog and their roles in agile planning.
  • Managing the Roadmap: Focuses on methods to maintain and revise the roadmap as conditions change.
  • Roadmap Review and Update: Emphasizes the importance of regular reviews and updates to keep the roadmap relevant.
  • Incremental Changes: Discusses the incremental changes approach for adapting strategies in the roadmap.
  • Big Changes: Explores scenarios necessitating large-scale changes or pivots in the roadmap.
  • Roadmap Ownership: Defines responsibility and collaboration in managing the roadmap within teams.
  • More Info: Directs readers to additional resources and contact information for further learning.
  • Attend my Training Course: Promotes training courses available for further knowledge on agile product strategies and roadmaps.
  • Contact Information: Provides contact information and encourages feedback on the tutorial.

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Roman Pichler’s

Agile Product
Roadmap Tutorial
About Roman
•  Agile  product  management  and  Scrum  consultant,  trainer  and  
author  with  over  10  years  experience  in    
–  Teaching  and  coaching  product  managers,  product  owners,  business  
analysts,  and  project  managers  
–  Helping  companies  apply  agile  prac?ces  to  achieve                                            
business  success  

•  Business  owner  and  product  manager  


–  I  walk  my  own  talk  

One of my books!

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Introduction
What is a Product Roadmap?
•  A  product  roadmap  is  a  high-­‐level  plan  that  shows  
how  a  product  is  likely  to  evolve.  
•  It  typically  covers  several  major  releases  or  product  
versions.  

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The Benefits of a Product Roadmap

Stakeholder
Continuity
alignment and Prioritisation
of purpose
collaboration

Helps with Umbrella for


portfolio the product
management backlog

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Common Roadmap Mistakes
•  View  it  as  a  hard-­‐and-­‐fast  plan  or  a  commitment.  
•  Focus  too  much  on  features.    
–  Makes  it  hard  to  achieve  agreement  and  the  roadmap  
more  vola?le.  
•  List  largely  unrelated  features  to  please  individuals.  
•  Create  a  roadmap  when  you  cannot  look  beyond  the  
next  major  release.  

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Agile Roadmap Challenges
•  Crea?ng  a  realis?c  roadmap  when  markets  and  
technologies  change  frequently  and  unexpectedly.  
•  Building  a  longer-­‐term  plan  when  agile  teams  
commit  to  no  more  than  four  weeks.  
•  Unclear  how  the  product  roadmap  and  the  product  
relate.  
–  Do  they  compete  with  or  complement  each  other?  

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Creating an
Agile Product Roadmap
Let’s Look at an Example

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How do We Get to the Roadmap?

Idea
? ?
 

Product Roadmap

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First Create and Validate a Product Strategy

Product Product
Strategy Roadmap

Idea
Validated! A plan with!
Value prop & ! goals, dates !
biz goals! and metrics!

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The GO Product Roadmap

When will !
Date
The launch date or timeframe  
the release !
be available?!
Name What is!
The name of the new product
version or major release  
it called?!

Goal Why should!


The reason for creating the
new version  
it be developed?!

Features What are its!


The high-level features
necessary to meet the goal
key features?!

Metrics How do we
The metrics/KPIs to determine know the goal!
if the goal has been met has been met?!

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A Sample GO Roadmap

3rd quarter! 4th quarter! 1st quarter! 2nd quarter!

Version 1! Version 2! Version 3! Version 4!

Acquisition: Free Revenue: in-app Retention! Acquisition: New


app! purchases! segment!

•  Basic game •  Purchase dance •  New characters •  Street dance


functionality! moves! and floors! elements!
•  Multiplayer! •  Create new dances! •  Enhanced visual •  Dance competition!
•  FB integration! design!
Downloads: top 10 At least 10% of users Daily active Downloads!
dance app! make one in-app players, session
purchase! length!

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The GO Roadmap Template

Download at
romanpichler.
com/
tools/product-
ro a d ma p

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Tips for Creating the GO Roadmap

Tell a convincing Have the courage Keep your roadmap


and realistic story. to say no. simple and easy to
understand.

Create buy-in by Choose a realistic Determine the right


involving key timeframe. innovation cadence.
stakeholders.

Prioritise Derive features


Use helpful metrics.
date vs. goal. from goals.

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The Roadmap Creation Workshop

Validated!
Vision Board
!
op &
Value pr
biz model!

Product Owner Dev Team Members

Involve key! Marketer Sales Rep Mgmt


Sponsor
stakeholders!

2-4 hours! GO Roadmap

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The Roadmap and the Backlog

GO Product Roadmap

Goals!
Strategic! for several!
major releases!

Details !
Tactical! for the next !
major release!

Product
Backlog

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Managing
the Roadmap
Roadmap Review and Update
•  Your  roadmap  is  not  a  fixed  plan;  it  will  change.  
–  New  ideas  come  up,  progress  is  not  as  an?cipated,  the  
market  and  the  compe??ve  landscape  change.  
–  The  changes  may  be  small  or  big.  

•  Regularly  review  and  update  your  roadmap.  


–  The  more  change  and  uncertainty  there  is,  the  more  
frequently  you  should  you  check  your  roadmap.    
–  Tip:  Start  with  monthly  reviews  and  adapt.  
–  Involve  development  team  members  and  key  stakeholders  
to  leverage  their  knowledge  and  to  create  buy-­‐in.  

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Incremental Changes
•  Incremental  changes  help  you  implement  your  exis?ng  
product  strategy.  This  assumes  that  your  strategy  is  valid.  
•  Examples  are  revising  a  goal,  changing  a  date  or  a  feature,  
and  adjus?ng  the  metrics.  
GO Roadmap

Adjust!

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Big Changes
•  Big  changes  are  needed  when  the  strategy  that  was  used  to  
create  the  roadmap  is  no  longer  valid.  
–  You  want  to  address  a  new  market  segment  and  new  needs,  for  
instance,  or  you  experience  a  pivot.  
•  Your  exis?ng  roadmap  is  no  longer  valid.  

Bigger Update
or Pivot New or ! New or!
changed! reworked!
strategy! roadmap!

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Roadmap Ownership

GO Roadmap

Owns and! Contribute!


manages!
Product Stakeholders
Owner

Contribute!

Development
Team Members

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More Info
Attend my Training Course

Available!
for onsite!
delivery!

Register at http://www.romanpichler.com/training-courses/

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You can find more info on agile roadmaps at:!
romanpichler.com/tools/product-roadmap!

I look forward to your feedback and questions:!


info@romanpichler.com!
@romanpichler!

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