{"id":71644,"date":"2019-10-09T02:04:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T09:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/3-keys-to-effective-product-roadmapping\/"},"modified":"2019-10-09T02:04:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T09:04:02","slug":"3-keys-to-effective-product-roadmapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/3-keys-to-effective-product-roadmapping\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Keys to Effective Product Roadmapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxmatters.com\/authors\/archives\/2018\/08\/tony_scherba.php\">Tony Scherba<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Product development is complex, so it&#8217;s important to have a plan. Your product roadmap serves that purpose and lets you plot the journey ahead and ensure your entire team is aligned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-p\">While it&#8217;s crucial to have a well-defined product roadmap at the outset of development, many companies do not have a good system in place for proper project planning. In fact, last year&#8217;s <em>Pulse of the Profession<\/em> report showed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/-\/media\/pmi\/documents\/public\/pdf\/learning\/thought-leadership\/pulse\/pulse-of-the-profession-2018.pdf?sc_lang_temp=en\" title=\"58%\">58%<\/a> of survey respondents failed to grasp the full value of project management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-p\">A product roadmap can help clear up any confusion and outline a project&#8217;s trajectory. 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