AMA: Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence), Paresh Vakhariya on Product Roadmap & Prioritization

June 22 @ 10:00AM PST

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Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence), Paresh Vakhariya on Product Roadmap & Prioritization

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How do you get autonomy for prioritizing your roadmap when your sales process is very sales heavy, and sales leadership wants to dictate priorities?

Paresh Vakhariya

Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • June 22

Here are some ways to collaborate with Sales teams: 1. Ongoing communication of the product strategy, vision and roadmap. Explain the importance of balancing sales needs, customer needs, market trends, metrics impact and technical development. 2. Clarify your prioritization process so......Read More

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What is your end to end process for prioritizing features on your roadmap?

Paresh Vakhariya

Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • June 22

Generally the process I follow to prioritize features is: * Aggregating feedback: from customers, users, and stakeholders through various avenues * Review User metrics to help identify pain points, feature requests etc. * Align feature prioritization with long term Vision/Strategy (Thi......Read More

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Which stakeholders have input into your roadmap, and how to balance giving them influence vs control?

Paresh Vakhariya

Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • June 22

The stakeholders who typically have input into a roadmap can be: 1. Customers and Users: 2. Product Managers on other teams (that have a dependency) 3. Development Team 4. Executives and Leadership team 5. Sales, Customer Success, Support and Marketing Teams Some tactics to balancing......Read More

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How do you handle exec input in the roadmap, and convey a point of view while also accommodating?

Paresh Vakhariya

Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • June 22

It is tricky but important to handle exec input. Here are some tips: 1. Get a good understanding of the company objectives, priorities, OKR's and exec interest in your area. 2. Articulate your product strategy and how it aligns with the overall business objectives. Explain how your ......Read More

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Where do ideas for new features come from? How do you decide which ones to build?

Paresh Vakhariya

Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • June 22

New ideas can come from various sources: * Customer and end User feedback * Metrics and usage data. Metrics movers: ideas that will make a dent on you metrics * Market research, competitive analysis and trends: * Stakeholders such as other teams that are dependent on you * Engineer......Read More

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When does it make sense to make your roadmap publically available, and what do you include (vs your internal roadmap)

Paresh Vakhariya

Atlassian Director of Product Management (Confluence) • June 22

Making your roadmap publicly available can be a good idea when: * Sharing your roadmap publicly can build trust with your customers to show that you value their input and are committed to delivering features that align with their needs. * You can set clear expectations regarding the fea......Read More

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