Introduction

• 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

AgilePK-Lahore Chapter Junaid Sagheer

lahore@agile.org.pk junaid.sagheer@gmail.com
contact@agile.org.pk
 References
https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/pmi-acp-exam/the-agile-prepcast
https://www.projectmanagement.com/articles/281571/The-GO-Product-Roadmap
https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/tips-agile-product-roadmaps-product-roadmap-
examples
https://www.productplan.com/agile-product-roadmap/
https://www.romanpichler.com/blog/agile-product-roadmap/
https://apiumhub.com/tech-blog-barcelona/product-roadmap-agile-project-
management/