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Sometimes roadmaps can get sidelined by emergent issues or new priorities. How does Amazon reconcile executing on strategic projects while reacting quickly to emerging opportunities?

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  1. Navin Ganeshan
    Navin Ganeshan

    Amazon Head of Driver Products, Amazon Relay • 4y

    This is a universal challenge for all product owners - how to ensure your roadmaps don't get derailed. I take the perspective that you should expect and accept a certain combination of planned vs opportunistic initiatives. Being overly dogmatic in your roadmap against evolving circumstances is just as bad as not having a strategic roadmap.   Amazon is known for moving quickly, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we don't have structured long-term roadmaps. However our culture and mechnisms en ...Read More

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