Chapter 2

Can a roadmap admit what it doesn't know?

Lộ trình có dám nói mình chưa chắc?

The chapter's question

Which parts of my roadmap are certain and which are still guesses?

Big idea

Certainty fades with time, and the roadmap should say so honestly.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    Three Columns Instead of Twelve Months

    Which work is actually happening in the next six weeks?

  2. Part 2.2

    Writing in Problems

    Can items in the later column be written as questions instead of features?

  3. Part 2.3

    Confidence Levels

    How do I mark each item's level of certainty?

  4. Part 2.4

    When a Date Is Required

    How do I record real deadlines such as contracts or regulations?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Map on the Wall is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Map on the Wall

  1. 1.Is a roadmap a promise or a decision tool?
  2. 2.Can a roadmap admit what it doesn't know?
  3. 3.Which roadmap item can't answer the question why?
  4. 4.One roadmap, why tell it three different ways?
  5. 5.Does changing the roadmap really break trust?