Just started a PM job and 7 weeks into the role my manager is surprised I had not designed a roadmap. Is this bad?

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I think product organizations throw around the term roadmap when all they mean is just a backlog of features with some sensible dates. I would first align with the manager on the expectations of a roadmap and also understand the process of creating one.

In general, you have to lean on your manager to figure out the business and operational OKR’s for the quarter/year. Then, there’s some amount of problem/opportunity and solution validation that needs to happen. Make sure you are communicating and aligning with cross-functional stakeholders as you come up with a validated roadmap.

You can do it the quick way to appease your manager, or you can do something that’s actually a roadmap. I would say get a feeling of the product organization and go from there. Good luck!

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Definitely a critical skill to the job but not a difficult one to learn. Focus on leveraging your short and long term strategy skills to find a way to build a year over year bridge of concepts that support a similar goal and build on one another.

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Good answers from others. Understand the company vision, North Star, and theme the backlog items into compelling categories. Include Why’s using data to back them up.

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Doesn't matter whether you did it in the past or not. What matters now is whether you know how to do it. If not, seek support - ask your peers how they have been doing it. Ask your manager too (they are not only meant to be your boss but also your coach). Go to them with a proposal "here's how I think I will do this...what do you think". That way the boss knows you have out some thought into it before asking them ( to avoid the perception of being spoon fed)

It's bad that they're surprised, in the sense that at the 3-4 weeks mark they'd have a clear notion (coming from you!) of what you plan to achieve in the following 3-4 weeks. That wouldn't necessarily involve having a roadmap (there may be a lot of variables), but they shouldn't be surprised on week 7 that that wasn't part of the plan.

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