• Junaid Sagheer, 6+ years experience in IT industry
• PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner®, Certified Scrum Master® • Have Lead projects dealing with different clients from different locations, and languages mainly in English, Spanish and Chinese • Currently working in NETSOL Technologies as Principal s/w Engineer where I am leading a project, responsible for Client Communication, Change Request Management, Production Support and Release Management Agenda Agile Product Roadmap Why Agile Teams need a Roadmap Evolving the Product Roadmap When to Build Distributing Roadmap How to Build Tips for Creating Roadmap Types of Product Roadmap Summary Agile Product Roadmap
Think Big, Plan Small
Agile Product Roadmap ● Defines a strategic view of where the product is headed over the mid to long term ● Tied to the organization’s vision, and strategic goals, 12 months ● Provides guidance than a strict project plan Agile Product Roadmap ● Helps PO acquire funding ● Aligns Stakeholders and facilitates prioritization Agile Product Roadmap ● Roadmap speaks in terms of epics and themes ● Agile Product Backlog is the detailed features and other tasks to deliver the product Agile Product Roadmap “We’re agile, so why do we need a long-term product roadmap?” “It’s Hard to Communicate Strategy in a Backlog” Product Roadmap vs Backlog Roadmap from Backlog or Backlog from Roadmap ? Agile Product Roadmap When to build a Product Roadmap
● Strategy meeting & Release planning
meeting ● If you can look beyond the next major release How to Build - Product Roadmap
● High level description of user stories on Stick
Notes - by Customer/ PO ● Arrange the sticky notes on whiteboard - high level timeline of project Evolving Product Roadmap Agile Product Roadmap - Types
● Feature Based Product Roadmap
● Goal Oriented Product Roadmap ● Now-Next-Later Product Roadmap Feature Based Product Roadmap ● Identify features/ epics ● Arrange them on board against each quarter - for next 12 month ● Make a Coherent Story about growth of product. Goal Oriented Product Roadmap
● Combines goal and features of the product
● Shift conversation from individual features ● Management, Sponsors, Stakeholders should buy into goals. Feature-based vs. Goal-oriented Product Roadmaps Now-Next-Later Product Roadmap
● Focused on Feature than Goals/Objectives
● KPIs, Releases, Dates ● Sometimes its an advantage not including Dates Distributing Product Roadmap ● Post the roadmap online and keep it current so the team has a single source of truth. ● Avoid Emailing to team members and stakeholders - creates multiple copies Tips for Creating Product Roadmap ● Focus on Goals and Benefits ● Tell a Coherent Story ● Keep it Simple ● Secure Strong Buy-in Tips for Creating Product Roadmap [Cont.] ● Have the Courage to Say No ● Know When to Show Dates ● Make your Roadmap Measurable ● Regularly Review and Adjust the Roadmap Summary ● Product Roadmap -> Product Backlog ● When and How to build Product Roadmap ● Feature Based/ Goal Oriented/ Now-Next Later ● Distributing Product Roadmap Questions Feel free to contact If you want to ask anything about session or what we are trying to achieve here please send your queries to