Roadmap alignment naturally decays. Stakeholders forget what they agreed to and even the overall goals of your team.
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To avoid this, frequent communication is key. It might seem unnecessary, even annoying, but you must continually remind people of the plan, reiterate the goals and the agreements. When there are roadmap changes, refer back to them with words like: “These updates reflect what we’ve learned on our journey to achieve our shared goals of...”
Is your roadmap alignment decaying? See Chapter 6, Changes, in Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders.
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Product Culture Coach Phil Hornby was recently on the podcast Product for Product, chatting about Product Coaching and Decision Making. Should we appear on your favorite podcasts? Ping me.