Building and Communicating Effective Roadmaps
This module teaches PMs how to use roadmaps as living communication tools rather than static promises. You'll learn how to align stakeholders, structure roadmaps for different audiences, apply prioritization frameworks, and balance short-term wins with long-term bets. The goal is to master roadmaps as tools for clarity, trust, and decision-making, not just lists of features.
Lessons
Why roadmaps exist
Understanding roadmaps vs backlogs
roadmap as a communication tool
Time-based vs outcome-based roadmaps
What are theme-based roadmaps?
Common roadmap formats
Pitfalls of feature roadmaps
Communicating uncertainty
Understanding roadmaps for different audiences
Internal vs external roadmaps
Understanding roadmaps as alignment tools
Understanding prioritization frameworks
RICE scoring explained
Introduction to the Kano model
What is ICE prioritization?
Understanding the MoSCoW prioritization method
The danger of over-relying on formulas
Balancing short-term wins vs long-term bets
Technical debt prioritization
Stakeholder-driven prioritization
Customer impact vs business impact
Using data to prioritize
Using qualitative insights
What are opportunity solution trees?
OKRs and roadmaps
Common prioritization mistakes
Handling conflicts in prioritization
Communicating trade-offs in product decisions
Iterating on roadmaps
Understanding the PM's role in prioritization
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Introduction to Product Management
Get a clear, no-fluff introduction to what product management really means. This module explains the role, core skills, and day-to-day reality of being a PM in 2025.
Understanding Users and Markets
User and market understanding is the foundation of great product management. Without it, everything else is guesswork.
Product Vision and Strategy
A strong vision and clear strategy are what separate successful products from feature factories.
Opportunity Discovery and Ideation
Before building features, great product managers discover the right opportunities to pursue.
Validation and MVPs
This module teaches how to validate ideas before wasting resources building them.
Strategic Decision-Making for PMs
This module focuses on the essence of product management: making strategic choices.
UX Fundamentals and Prototyping
This module introduces the UX basics every product manager should know.
Working with Engineering and Technology Basics
This module equips PMs with the technical literacy and collaboration skills needed to work effectively with engineering.
Principles of Effective Collaboration (Avoiding Process Pitfalls)
This module teaches PMs how to foster true collaboration across teams without falling into the trap of rigid process.
Stakeholder Management and Communication
This module teaches PMs how to manage one of the hardest but most crucial parts of the role: stakeholders.
Metrics, Analytics, and Data Literacy
This module equips PMs with the fundamentals of data literacy.
Product Launch and Go-to-Market
This module teaches PMs how to plan, execute, and learn from product launches.
Customer Feedback and Continuous Discovery
This module shows how PMs can build an ongoing discovery habit by capturing, interpreting, and acting on feedback.
Product Iteration and Growth Loops
This module teaches how product iteration actually drives success post-launch.
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