But there is a solution. The right set of collaboration frameworks can bridge the gap and deliver market-driven product roadmaps that incorporate inputs from diverse groups in the organization.

We’ve pulled together some of our favorite tools, frameworks, and presentations below to help you make great roadmaps.


How to Build a Product Roadmap

Most product roadmaps are terrible. A lot of time and energy is spent creating and maintaining them, but as most product managers know, they are pretty much obsolete after about three to four weeks. To address these issues, let us share our collaborative roadmapping process with you.

 
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Why Roadmaps Fail — and How to Fix Them (video)

In this video from the Global Scrum Gathering, Applied Frameworks presents the most common reasons that product roadmaps fail — and how to fix them collaboratively.

 
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Opportunity Backlogs Can Improve Your Product Roadmaps

An opportunity backlog is a prioritized set of customer problems for the product development team to explore. It is a placeholder for ideas that have not been fully vetted by the product team before they are placed in a typical roadmap.

 
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Product Roadmap Templates

We share three templates that offer three levels of complexity to suit your needs. The most advanced version includes tracking for the Roadmap as well as Assumptions, Decision Tradeoffs, and ongoing Questions.

 

The Product Roadmap Matrix – Your First Step In

Building a Product Roadmap

In addition to these resources from our site, you should also check out Miro’s collection of roadmap templates.