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Drop Feature-Based Product Roadmaps

Teresa Torres · Product Talk (Teresa Torres) Free Intermediate

The original short argument for replacing a list of features with a set of outcomes, which is the core mindset shift behind sharing themes not commitments. It is quick and quotable. A good first read if the longer roadmap guide feels like a lot. It makes the case that a feature list is the wrong unit to share at all.

  • A feature is a guess at a solution, so a feature roadmap is a list of guesses
  • Organize around the outcomes you want, which frees you to change the how
  • Outcome framing lowers the stakes of any single plan change
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The question it answers

  1. Should I share a public roadmap with my early users, or does that just create pressure and expectations I cannot meet?

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