Thando Jacobs and Ibiyemi Fasipe discuss building a product roadmap as Business Analysts.
The product roadmap is a strategic plan which outlines the journey and objectives for delivering a product or service. Ibiyemi argues that business analysts should be involved in creating the roadmap as it helps prioritise and deliver value to stakeholders and end users.
While the Product Manager is accountable for the roadmap, the ability for Business Analysts to dive deeper into the problem and processes in detail to positively help shape the items within the roadmap.
Ibiyemi explains that the product roadmap provides a blueprint at a high level, showing what will be delivered and how it aligns with business goals. She further exclaims that the best roadmaps are those which have a clear link between the items on the roadmap and the business objectives and business needs.
Here’s a highlight of what this episode has in store for you:
- Why Product Roadmaps are critical for successfully delivering change
- Why stakeholder engagement and prioritisation is key when building a product roadmap
- How the role of a business analysts goes beyond user stories and requirements
- Strategies for Business Analysts to best support Product Managers with the product roadmap
- And much more
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