AMA: strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management, Ashka Vakil on Product Roadmap & Prioritization
March 20 @ 10:00AM PT
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What are the best practices for introducing roadmapping as a product management practice in a transforming organization that is new to product practices and mindset, and how can you ensure that different teams stay consistent with the formats or frameworks used, while still allowing for flexibility and innovation?
In context of an organization undergoing business transformation, managing exiting products and product portfolios with a product approach rather than project based approach.
strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
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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strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
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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strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
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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strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
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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strongDM Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
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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