The start of your roadmap to success in Product Management
Actionable and practical product management advice, templates, and resources from a seasoned PM with a unique point of view.
Welcome to Roadmap Weekly. I’m Steedan; it’s great to meet you here. I started this newsletter to share my knowledge and experience with other Product Managers and product-minded people like you. I aim to help you become the best Product leader you can be.
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Product Management is hard. There’s no single ‘Right Way’ to do things. Here are some of my top articles to get you started.
🗺️ Roadmapping - Part 4: Outcomes-based roadmap
Conventional roadmaps In the world of Product Management, roadmaps are indispensable tools. They guide teams, align stakeholders, and provide a sense of direction. If you've spent any time in Product Management, you've undoubtedly heard varying and conflicting advice on roadmaps. Chances are you're most accustomed to traditional roadmaps. But what is a c…
Product-market fit: one slice at a time
There’s a lot of talk out there about ensuring you’re building the right thing as a product leader. But there comes a point where you must build something, even though you don’t know 100% what it needs to be or if it will succeed. So, how do you minimize risk while progressing past the initial validation stage without delaying value to the user and miss…
Sprint Retros - are you getting all of the value?
🎅🏼 Wow, what a start to the week! I hope you all had a great day yesterday and are enjoying your boxing day. We opened gifts 🎁 with the kids in the morning and had a nice family lunch 🦃. My belated gift to you this season is a new newsletter post! And if you didn’t get me a gift, that’s okay, I would be more than happy with your feedback and questio…
🗺️ Roadmapping - Part 5: now, next, later
Previously, in Part 4, we talked about the outcomes-based roadmap, which focuses on what you're trying to achieve and allows a set amount of time to work on reaching that objective. It's a great way to time-box efforts and commit to delivering value in a specified timeframe.