Does it make sense to use quarterly format for roadmaps? Do you do capacity planning for roadmap items that are more than 6 months out?
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Adobe Director, Product Management • 1mo
Yes, a quarterly cadence strikes the right balance between giving enough directional clarity and flexibility to adapt. Doing it on a rolling basis with decreasing resolut...
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Figma Product, AI • 2y
We rate our roadmaps and capacity plans by confidence level – so 6 months out is 70% confidence, beyond that is 50% or more. For choosing the right cadence, I think it ma...
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Meta Director of Product - Horizon Worlds Platform & Creation Tools | Formerly Microsoft, Photobucket, 5 start-ups • 2y
We all inherently understand that the farther out you plan, the greater the uncertainty. This was also one of the key themes in the Agile development methodology. But I d...
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Barracuda Networks Sr. Director, Product Management • 1y
It does—but with caveats.Quarterly roadmaps work well for near-term executionI use a quarterly format to create rhythm and alignment across product, engineering, and go-t...
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Asana Former Head of Product Operations | Formerly Adobe • 1y
This is highly dependent on your business and release management, but in my opinion, quarterly roadmaps work great for clarity and alignment—but don't treat them as gospe...
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Level AI VP of Product • 1y
This would entirely depend on the stage of your product & the space you operate in.For example, if you are working on early stage 0->1 product, may be a monthly ro...
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Gainsight Director, Product Management | Formerly Cisco • 1y
Using a quarterly roadmap format helps keep everyone aligned and focused on near-term goals, especially when sharing progress with stakeholders. It provides structure, he...
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Chainguard Senior Director of Product Management • 1y
I very much prefer not to use quarterly formats for roadmaps; I am a huge fan of the now/next/later roadmap. If pressed, I will say "now" is 0-6 months, "next" is 6-12 mo...
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