Product management is the "middleware" connecting strategies, visions, and goals with agile execution.
This guide covers how to use Dragonboat for the best practice product management workflow and quarterly product planning.
Best Practice Product Operating Workflow in Dragonboat
Before Product - brainstorm/ strategize / alignment
- Define goals - using Outcome module
- Collect and evaluate requests/feedback-via request module
- Define and prioritize objectives and strategize themes - via 3D Roadmapping
- Evaluate and prioritize initiatives to achieve objectives.
Before Engineering
- Organize/ Prioritize product ideas by Objective, Themes, Product on the Idea board or Idea list
- Estimate to understand / adjust resources required for each Idea via Forecast Module
- Push to Jira (or Azure DevOps, Github issues or Shortcut) for Team execution
Delivery Phase
- See progress automatically pulled from Jira (or Azure DevOps, Github issues or Shortcut)
- Share with stakeholders and Teams - for context and prep for downstream activities
Launch to Market
- Outcome driven product teams evaluate product outcomes continuously to help evaluate and prioritize future roadmaps.
- Use the Snapshot page to track both outcome progress and roadmap progress
More Details:
Create and prioritize Objectives using Outcome Module
Use the Request for everyone in the company to engage with product teams
Integrate with Slack and use "/dragonboat" to create Request from Slack to Dragonboat
and comment back to Slack channels
Create (or import) Ideas + map and prioritize Ideas by Objectives or Timeframe on the Idea board
Quantitative prioritization approach using the Portfolio List View
Estimate effort, evaluate allocation via Forecast List
Push to Jira (or Github issues or Shortcut) for Team execution
Roll-up progress & Smart health -Automated from Jira, ADO, Github issues or Shortcut
Share with Stakeholders
Create customized reports for various stakeholders with Dashboard/ Summary report, or Timeline report or Idea list and embed in wiki/ Confluence
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