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Lenny's Podcast · May 18, 2023 · 60m
The art of the product roadmap | Maggie Crowley
Maggie Crowley on product roadmapping: how to balance stakeholder expectations with reality, communicate uncertainty honestly, and avoid the trap of treating the roadmap as a promise rather than a plan.
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Canon
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Crowley: the roadmap conversation is fundamentally about the stoic dichotomy. PMs can control the problems they prioritize and the quality of their solutions. They cannot control timelines, competitive moves, or stakeholder expectations.
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Crowley: the hardest PM skill is telling a senior executive 'I don't know when this will ship.' This courage isn't innate — it's built through practice. Each honest conversation that doesn't end in firing makes the next one easier.
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