How to Build Your First Product Roadmap: Best Practices for Product Roadmapping as a First-Time PM

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How to Build Your First Product Roadmap: Best Practices for Product Roadmapping as a First-Time PM
Welcome back to our product management fundamentals series. In this video, Docusign Product Lead and Product Gym Instructor Jeremy Glassenberg covers everything you need to know to successfully build your first product roadmap as a first-time Product Manager. We'll also cover best practices for setting goals, prioritization, and leading your team as a first-time Product Manager: all through the lens of successful product roadmapping.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
00:00 - Product Management 101: Product Roadmaps
00:58 - Meet our Product Roadmap expert, Jeremy
02:52 - What Does Product Roadmapping Mean?
05:51 - How to Build a Successful Roadmap: Step by Step
07:18 - What Are Your Goals? (growth initiative vs retention initiative example)
08:50 - Best Frameworks and Tools for Prioritizing Your Product Roadmap
09:19 - Cost Value Matrix, Explained
10:15 - Example: How to Weigh Value and Cost for Different Goals
12:37 - High Value, High Cost: the 80/20 trick and MVPs
13:58 - Prioritization Framework: What is the Kano Model?
16:15 - Now You Have Your Data: What Comes Next?
17:14 - How to Lead a "Product-Facilitated" Team
20:20 - Best Tips for First-time Product Manager Soft Skills
21:49 - How Jeremy designs his Product Roadmap
23:47 - Hot Tip: Working with Engineering on your Product Roadmap
24:13 - Product Roadmap VS Project List
25:00 - How Often Do You Need to Update Your Roadmap?
26:52 - Key Takeaways: Product Roadmapping as a First-time Product Managers
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[@amanoopawan]

Very nice explanation of entire roadmap building process.

[@TzeEnTeoh]

Love this content! Would it be possible to showcase a template / example of the Cost Value Matrix on the spreadsheet, with two different priorities (eg: Growth,Retention) mentioned above ?
Thank you!