now-next-later

Creating a product roadmap without dates is achievable by categorizing projects into Now, Next, and Later buckets. This approach communicates sequence and certainty to stakeholders based on discovery state, dependencies, and team capacity rather than false commitments.

A Now-Next-Later roadmap is a prioritization framework that organizes projects into committed work, probable discovery, and future ideas. It replaces fixed dates with sequence-based communication to clarify what is actively in progress, what is next, and what is a possibility.

Yes, you can export a Now-Next-Later roadmap to markdown or mermaid diagrams. This allows you to easily share the sequence-based roadmap with stakeholders and integrate it into your existing documentation.

Roadmap prioritization works with Linear and GitHub by fetching connected projects automatically. You can also create Linear issues with prefixed titles or use manual project descriptions for ad hoc roadmapping.

Categorizing product strategy items by certainty involves classifying work into NOW for committed items, NEXT for probable or discovery items, and LATER for ideas. This classification relies on the project's discovery state, dependencies, and team capacity.