Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Product vision, strategy & roadmaps · Core

Product roadmap

Also called: roadmap

ELI5

A plan showing where the product is heading.

Used in conversation

“The product roadmap should communicate outcomes rather than false date certainty.”

Definition

A directional plan showing intended product outcomes, themes or releases over time.

Here “Product roadmap” means: A directional plan showing intended product outcomes, themes or releases over time.

Pitch context

You will see “Product roadmap” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches product vision, strategy & roadmaps.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret product vision, strategy & roadmaps without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Connected terms

  • BacklogA roadmap communicates intended direction and sequencing; a backlog is the prioritised queue of work items awaiting refinement or delivery.
Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.