{"id":6771,"date":"2019-09-05T11:31:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T10:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/?p=6771"},"modified":"2025-01-13T16:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T16:27:06","slug":"the-one-where-janna-bastow-went-in-hard-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/the-one-where-janna-bastow-went-in-hard-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline roadmaps suck – Janna Bastow’s Twitter TED Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Earlier this week, Janna Bastow, Co-founder and CEO at ProdPad, took to Twitter and published her very own self-proclaimed TED Talk<\/a> on why timeline roadmaps suck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The one where Janna Bastow went in hard on Twitter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

And the product management world loved it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Janna Bastow kicked off her Twitter thread on Monday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What did Janna’s 19-tweet thread include?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The tweet thread began with an expert explanation on why timeline roadmaps set product managers up to fail. She then continued with a step-by-step guide on why \u2018product people of the world\u2019 should ditch these types of roadmaps.\u00a0And to conclude, Janna revealed why everyone should be using lean product roadmaps instead.<\/a>

Oozing with product-passion, a wealth of experience, and a few carefully chosen emojis – Janna\u2019s tweets went viral. Above all, this resulted in some great conversations and discussions on product management.

Janna hadn’t planned the Twitter thread. However, she was prompted to do so after trying out a new eco-friendly search engine:

\u201cI was testing Ecosia, a search engine that plants trees with its ad revenue, as opposed to lining Google’s pockets. I checked the search results for ‘product roadmap,’ as I wanted to see if Ecosia showed the same thing Google does. Oh yes, same problem – timelines everywhere. However, it spurred me on to revive a talk I gave on why lean product roadmaps are the way forward.\u201d Janna Bastow, ProdPad.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s learn about lean roadmapping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here’s why product managers need to be embracing a lean, outcome focused roadmap in order to become better product people. Please get in touch<\/a>, or book a ProdPad demo<\/a> if you\u2019re looking to discuss your own product strategy.\u00a0

Janna will be putting together a Q&A – which will answer the most popular questions from this Twitter thread. Watch this space.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old school way of roadmapping is a timeline format. You can tell it’s still popular by just doing an image search result for ‘product roadmap’ and seeing the resulting mess.

But here’s what’s wrong with the format… pic.twitter.com\/kXWb36DDUa<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Janna Bastow (@simplybastow) September 2, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>