Roadmap Planning
Create realistic, time-phased roadmaps that align with your business goals.
What is a Product Roadmap
A product roadmap is a strategic plan that shows which features will be built and when they will be released. It helps align your team and stakeholders on priorities and timelines.
Roadmap Phases
AI Product Manager typically generates roadmaps with 3-4 phases:
MVP Phase (4-8 weeks)
Core features needed to launch and validate product-market fit
Phase 2 (2-3 months)
Secondary features that expand market reach and user engagement
Phase 3 (3-6 months)
Advanced features and integrations for enterprise adoption
Future Vision
Long-term goals and emerging opportunities
Creating an Effective Roadmap
1. Identify Your Business Goals
What do you want to achieve? Revenue targets? User growth? Market share?
2. Prioritize Features
Which features are critical for launch? Which can wait? Use frameworks like RICE scoring.
3. Estimate Effort
Work with your engineering team to estimate development time for each feature.
4. Consider Dependencies
Some features depend on others. Order them logically to avoid blockers.
5. Build in Buffer Time
Add 20-30% buffer for unknown issues and pivots.
Roadmap Best Practices
- →Keep the MVP focused - include only essential features
- →Be realistic about timelines - underestimate is worse than overestimate
- →Include time for QA and bug fixes (usually 20-30% of total time)
- →Plan for infrastructure and devops setup upfront
- →Review quarterly and adjust based on learnings
Customizing Your Roadmap
After generation, you can adjust:
- →Phase durations based on your team size and velocity
- →Feature priorities to match business strategy
- →Merge or split phases based on dependencies
- →Add parallel workstreams for large teams
- →Include milestones and external dependencies
Timeline Estimation Tips
→Simple feature: 1-2 weeks | Complex feature: 4-8 weeks
→Account for onboarding time for new team members
→Plan for integration testing at the end of each phase
→Reserve time for documentation and knowledge sharing