Ashka Vakil

AMA: strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management, Ashka Vakil on Product Roadmap & Prioritization

March 20 @ 10:00AM PT
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Ashka Vakil
strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management2y
Transforming an organization, especially one new to product practices, requires a thoughtful approach to introducing roadmapping. It requires bringing all functions toget...
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Ashka Vakil
strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management2y
While the product team ultimately owns the roadmap and is responsible for setting the vision and strategy, the marketing team understands the buyer personas and is respon...
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Ashka Vakil
strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management2y
The short answer is it depends. There is no magic formula that you can apply to determine what percentage of your roadmap you should dedicate to existing customer needs v...
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Ashka Vakil
strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management2y
Product managers juggle multiple priorities and have to work with stakeholders whose needs vary. The most successful product managers understand customer's needs and mark...
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Ashka Vakil
strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management2y
Exec input on the roadmap can be a double-edged sword. It can bring valuable strategic insights, but it can also lead to feature creep or misalignment with the product vi...
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