You're going to create a product roadmap for a new product. The product is [product/service] for [target audience].

Our current resources include: [people resources]

We want to launch the first version of our product within [target timeline].

Including details about your team will help ChatGPT generate realistic goals and responsibilities for each team member. Providing a timeline forces ChatGPT to have different staff working on different workstreams at the same time.

When it comes to adjusting the roadmap in the future, you’ll want to turn it into a structured table view.

Prompt:

Transform this into a table that I can easily update.

Step 2: Visualize your roadmap

A key element of a roadmap is its visibility and what it communicates to your team. Consider different ways of visualizing your roadmap for your team.

Prompt:

What are some different ways this roadmap can be visualized?

Prompt:

Create a roadmap GANTT chart as an excel file.

ChatGPT can also help you research online tools that can help you visualize your roadmap for your team:

What are some tools I can use to visualize my roadmap?

ChatGPT will suggest a variety of tools, often including spreadsheet tools, but also pair options like Trello, Asana, and Monday.com.

Step 3: Communicate your roadmap

Roadmaps are about alignment. They’re designed to inform stakeholders of the stages of a product: what comes next and what’s coming in the future. Stakeholders can include both internal and external parties.

Internal communication

A common method of communicating a roadmap across an organization is a monthly product update shared with the team. It often includes details on the past month’s work, a brief preview of what the team is working on, and a link to the full roadmap for anyone interested in diving into detail.

Write an email in the form of a monthly internal update regarding our product’s progress. This past month, we launched:
1. [feature]
2. [feature]
3. [feature]

This coming month, we’re launching:
1. [feature]
2. [feature]
3. [feature]

More details are available here: [link]

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External communication

You may also want to communicate a high-level plan to customers too.

Using the same launch details, craft a changelog post highlighting what has been built and what is coming up next. Keep information high-level and don’t commit to specific timelines.

Step 4: Turn your product roadmap into a template

Finally, to prepare for future iterations of your roadmap, you can package everything up to help you build and share your roadmap in minutes.

Create a template that can help me quickly and easily draft a product roadmap and product communications.

Congratulations! You’re building a roadmap that will inform stakeholders and keep your projects prioritized and on track.

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This tutorial was created by Jonah.