Roadmaps help define and share what direction your team will take to make the product vision a reality. Use tools like impact mapping and story mapping to help you create a theme-based roadmap that shows how you will achieve your goals.
A compelling product vision is a vital part of any successful product. But even if you have an amazing product vision, how do you bring that vision to life?
Product managers need to share the strategy of how they intend to make a product vision come true. Sharing this strategy effectively enables other departments in the organization to be effective themselves. Salespeople know what they can sell, marketers know what they can market, support people know which parts of the product will require assistance, and finance can project what revenue will result. In summary, the product manager has to be able to show which areas of focus will help the company achieve its objectives while using a roadmap tool to share this information.