Ready, Set, Roadmap
Pros
- Product prioritization was made simple by compiling stakeholder input on projects to determine the proper order to execute differing projects. Priority poker-like features are a huge timesaver.
- Creating roadmaps could not be easier in airfocus. Creating new projects is intuitive and you can customize settings that allow you to automatically add projects to the overall roadmap. There are a number of choices for the roadmap templates also which is nice depending on individual product managers' needs and expertise.
- Perhaps the most useful feature(s) of airfocus are the collaboration tools. The ability to build out product roadmaps with the entire team's input saves countless hours of in-person prioritization meetings and has made refinement meetings with engineering team go much more smoothly.
Cons
- Sharing of finished products (e.g., road maps) via downloading or PDF docs could be a bit less high touch than they currently are. The product works best when all stakeholders have a seat but not all stakeholders (i.e. non-product team members) like to work that way, exporting options for them could be better.
- Customization (look & feel) options are pretty limited.
- JIRA integration only works for JIRA in the cloud customers.
Return on Investment
- With only about a year of use, it is hard to measure the longterm ROI but it has led to significant savings in time spent organizing work products such as product roadmaps.
Alternatives Considered
Roadmunk and ProductPlan
Other Software Used
Roadmunk, Figma, Snagit
