Building Powerful Roadmaps
summary
Argues for roadmaps built from milestones that either deliver customer value or reduce the biggest risks, not from technical dependencies; demonstrates with a corner-store example where a product catalog → shopping list → availability path lets early feedback or branching skip steps. Defines risk quantification as risk exposure = opportunity cost × probability and prioritizes backlog items that mitigate top risks. Presents four mitigation patterns — Lure Inform Spy Avoid — and shows smaller increments give earlier revenue, faster learning, and flexible choices.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:11Roadmap
- 11:33dependencies
- 12:54alternative approach
- 16:51theory
- 19:43powerful roadmap
- 21:42the process
- 24:50identifying the problem
- 26:20creating an online shopping experience
- 26:46building a highlevel architecture
- 28:08listing risks
- 29:10what if questions
- 30:44risk exposure
- 31:36risk assessment
- 32:40risk mitigation
- 36:38mitigating functionality
- 38:36prioritizing functionality
- 40:13Benefits
- 41:21Conclusion
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