Management Fix: Product Roadmap/Backlog Definition

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This week’s “Product Backlog/Roadmap Definition” is often an overlooked solution.

By definition, the product backlog is an ordered list of everything that is known to be needed in the product. It is the single source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product.
(Extracted and adapted from https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#artifacts-productbacklog)

The product roadmap is a strategic product-planning tool that shows how the product is likely to grow across several major releases.

If applied correctly, the two tools complement each other nicely. The product roadmap provides an umbrella for the product backlog; it tells a longer-term story about the likely growth of the product, whereas the product backlog contains the details necessary to create the product.
(Extracted and adapted from https://dzone.com/articles/product-roadmap-and-product)