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Product Roadmaps are NOT Todo Lists
Product Roadmaps are NOT a plan or todo list.
If you have verbs like "discover" “design” “build”, etc on your roadmap you’ve got a plan not a roadmap!
And whilst most product people get this conceptually, there’s still far too many roadmaps that look like gantt charts.
Strategy and Tactics are not mutually exclusive things
Did you know that the top-performing CEOs in Fortune 500 companies spend significantly more time thinking strategically and long-term?
If unbalanced, you often see a high-level strategy but nothing connecting it to the day-to-day work.