Roadmap Transformation: From Obstacle to Catalyst

Abstract

When charting new territory – enterprise-scale Agile – traditional roadmaps only take you so far. When landscapes change in weeks, product management must find a way to reconcile sprint plans and backlogs from multiple teams with longer-term product direction. In this paper, I will share how my teams tackled the roadmap challenge during Borland’s Agile transformation. I’ll cover how roadmaps became a barrier to scaling Agile, how we adopted Agile road mapping, the challenges we faced and the impact the new practices have had on our Agile transformation.