Roadmap Prioritization
Balancing Innovation and User Requests in Roadmap Prioritization
This prompt guides teams in balancing user-requested features with innovative ideas during roadmap planning. It ensures a mix of meeting current needs and introducing new solutions that can drive growth and differentiation.
Responsible:
Product Management
Accountable, Informed or Consulted:
Product, Strategy, Design
THE PREP
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Gather user feedback on requested features and assess their urgency.
Collect market research or competitive insights to identify opportunities for innovation.
Define strategic priorities, such as market expansion or feature differentiation.
THE PROMPT
Help prioritize the product roadmap for [product/service name] by balancing user-requested features with innovative ideas. Focus on:
Identifying user-requested features that address the most pressing needs or pain points.
Highlighting innovative or experimental ideas with high potential for market differentiation.
Evaluating the risks and rewards of prioritizing innovation over existing user demands.
Recommending a balanced roadmap that meets user expectations while introducing new capabilities.
If additional context about feedback, market trends, or strategic goals is required, ask clarifying questions to refine the roadmap.
Bonus Add-On Prompts
Suggest ways to validate innovative ideas before including them in the roadmap.
Propose strategies for communicating roadmap decisions that balance user requests and innovation.
Identify potential risks of deprioritizing user-requested features in favor of innovation.
Use AI responsibly by verifying its outputs, as it may occasionally generate inaccurate or incomplete information. Treat AI as a tool to support your decision-making, ensuring human oversight and professional judgment for critical or sensitive use cases.
SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE
Include industry trends to guide the prioritization of innovative features.
Focus on high-growth opportunities while addressing critical user needs.
Add resource evaluations to balance innovation with feasibility.
Tailor recommendations for different product lifecycle stages (e.g., startup vs. mature product).
Incorporate stakeholder feedback to align the roadmap with broader organizational goals.
WHEN TO USE
During roadmap planning to balance innovation with user demands.
When exploring new ideas alongside core feature updates.
To align the product roadmap with long-term strategic objectives.
WHEN NOT TO USE
If no innovative ideas are being considered, and the focus is purely on user requests.
When the product is in a highly competitive space and requires immediate user-demand focus.