When preparing the next version of your roadmap, it's smart to engage in stakeholder shuttle diplomacy. Entice them with a draft of your roadmap and ask for their input. Then sit down with each stakeholder, one-on-one.
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Always tie the roadmap to the goals and objectives. You can use the simple acronym GROW to guide your conversation:
Goals
What are they trying to accomplish in the next X months?
Reality
What’s on their plate now? What’s recent?
Options
What do they think will help them achieve those goals? What options have you already discussed that need to be revisited?
Way forward
Which of the options helps them achieve the goals they described earlier in the conversation? Which options are at the top of their list and why?
Chapter 8 in my book, Product Roadmaps Relaunched, has more shuttle diplomacy tricks. Do you? Tell me a story.
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