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Product Roadmaps

Illustrate the vision and key phases of deliverables for the product. The roadmap is a plan, not a commitment. Below we have highlights of PAC resources, conversations, and members who can help you along your Roadmap journey.

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	Tools & Templates Note: Tools & Templates are accessible by course completion. You will not be able to access templates that you haven't taken the course for.
	External Roadmap Template	Look to this template when creating an external-facing roadmap to share out with clients and your larger organization.
	Internal Roadmap Template	Utilize this template to walk through various stakeholder needs in an internal Roadmap, including the theme, market, market segment and persona goals.
	Project Evaluator	Look to this resource when evaluating the scope of projects and feasibility within your roadmaps, internal teams and organization.
	Strategy Matrix	Utilize this matrix to document your strategy and investment choices and access the best time and approach for putting tools and resources into it.
	Time constraints: Internal	Use this resource when documenting internal time constraints across stakeholders and quarters.
	Roadmap Details Worksheet	Use this resource as a place to document the details of your roadmaps and quarterly goals.
	Roadmap Agreement Worksheet	Turn to this worksheet when looking to document approval and get executive sign-off for the "current" visions of your product roadmap.

	PAC Discussions
	Show and Tell: Product Roadmaps	Peers share a collective list of examples, tools and advice when creating a product roadmap.
	How do you approach your legacy roadmap?	Members offer ideas for how to identify new market problems and ways to convey lasting value.
	Adding Feature Requests To Your Roadmap	What feature requests are on your roadmap?
	Using Strategy to Drive Roadmaps	Peers discuss strategy when it comes to roadmap creation and direction.
	Roadmap Templates	Members share their templates and road mapping examples.
	Roadmap Frequency	How frequently should you be updating your roadmap? Your peers weigh in.

	Articles, Blogs & Reports
	(Blog) Scenario Solutions: When you’re in charge of reporting roadmap updates to stakeholders	Take the stress of roadmaps off your plate with these support resources so you can get the most from your roadmap share-outs.
	(Article) What is a Product Roadmap?	A product roadmap is a vital tool for product teams to document and communicate upcoming launches and releases. Learn what makes a good roadmap and how to build one for your team.
	(Article) Types of Product Roadmaps	Understanding the different types of product roadmaps is crucial for aligning team efforts and achieving strategic goals. Learn how to choose and implement the right roadmap for your product’s needs.
	(Article) How to Build a Product Roadmap	Product roadmaps are essential to move products from concept to launch. Learn how to build a product roadmap by setting goals, prioritizing product requirements, and keeping teams aligned with communication.
	(Article) From Roadmap To Revenue	Here you are provided with the three major steps that are taken when transitioning your organization from company-centered to customer-centric. Once completed, you'll go from having a marketing and selling strategy to an approach the focuses more on supporting the buying process.
	(Article) Tying Strategy to Your Product Roadmap	We've all heard about strategic product roadmaps. But was exactly does that mean in practice?
	(Article) Roadmapping Your Way to Internal Transparency	A few years ago, a handful of coworkers and I represented our company at a tech job fair. The company made sure we were a diverse crew of developers, recruiters, designers and me—the product manager—so that we would look like a strong, growing company.
	(Article) Use Beta Tests to Create Customer-Validated Roadmaps	An effective product launch is important to product success, but equally important is having a solid product roadmap that lays the groundwork for your team and the future of your product.
	(Article) True North: Managing Long-Term Roadmap Needs with Agility	These 9 key metrics will help measure the success of scrum teams for keeping sprints on track.

	Videos, Webinar & Podcasts
	Product Chat: Aligning Your Roadmaps with the Needs of Your Teams, Partners and Customers	Webinar: In this webinar we welcome Mina Malak Hanna, Sr. Product Manager, Fintech at Verizon for a conversation on how to implement successful product roadmap alignment that helps you to optimize efforts, avoid headaches and keep your most important relationships in the know.
	Everything You Need to Know About Product Roadmaps, A Product Roadmap Primer	Webinar: Planning and prioritization are the biggest challenges product managers face today. Product roadmaps can help solve for these issues— they define the vision and strategy behind the products we build. From defining that vision and strategy to communicating to key stakeholders, roadmaps guide the execution of your strategy. They also are a useful tool for aligning with product marketing, sales, customer service and other key stakeholders.
	Agile, Roadmaps, and Requirements: Are they mutually exclusive?	Webinar: Your developers have gone agile. They want a backlog and user stories. Executives want a roadmap with a longer view. How do you connect strategy with execution? What happens to the roadmap and requirements when you go agile?
	The Practical Side of Portfolio Management	Webinar: In this webinar we discuss how to build a successful product portfolio from a variety of individual products. To answer this, Mike Smart and Nils Davis join us to walk us through best practices regarding this.
	Product Roadmaps in Highly Iterative Environments	Webinar: In this webinar we look at the role of the product roadmap and what it is in today's agile development environments. At the end of this you will walk away with an understanding of the most effective use of roadmaps in current environments and how to communicate a products direction internally and externally to audiences.

	Additional Resources
	Product Roadmaps	This magazine issue is all things Roadmapping, with features on tying your Roadmap to strategy, using Roadmaps for internal transparency, and using beta testers in your Roadmap process.

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