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I’ve been seeing a lot of chatter lately about the death of the annual roadmap, and I think it’s a conversation worth having. For years, we’ve treated the roadmap as a fixed artifact, a promise etched in stone. But in a market that can be upended by a new AI model overnight, does a rigid 12-month plan still serve us?
The reality is that many roadmaps become obsolete weeks after they’re approved. We get stuck in the ‘feature factory’ mindset, shipping what’s on the list instead of solving the most urgent user problems. The shift I’m seeing is towards continuous, adaptive planning—treating the roadmap less like a map and more like a compass pointing towards a desired outcome.
This approach requires a new level of cross-functional trust and transparency. It’s not about abandoning long-term vision, but about funding teams to pursue outcomes and giving them the autonomy to figure out the best path there. To do this effectively, you need a constant feedback loop between the work being done and the strategic goals. Understanding how engineering effort aligns with company objectives, a challenge we’re passionate about solving at https://leera.io, becomes absolutely critical for making informed pivots.
This isn’t just semantics; it’s a fundamental change in how we plan, fund, and build products.