12 essential articles on roadmapping in the age of AI
Every product manager wants more space for the work that matters. AI makes that possible, handling early research, first drafts, and even wireframes. But none of it means much if you skip the fundamentals. Discovery, strategy, and explaining why certain choices belong on the roadmap are what keep the team focused on solving problems customers have right now.
The best use of AI is built on that foundation. Without it, you are just shipping features no one asked for, faster.
You already know this. No tool can replace the work of figuring out what customers need or deciding what the team will build. AI might promise sharper delivery — moving quicker from insight to prototype to shipped feature — but it cannot judge which opportunities are worth pursuing or see how one choice sets up the next.
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This is why thoughtful PMs are more essential than ever. AI will not replace you, but it will expose where you lean too heavily on quick answers without working through the decisions underneath. Especially if you never learned how to connect plans to what customers care about or steer roadmapping beyond a loosely connected list of features. These skills have no shortcuts.
You cannot hand off this work or hope AI will cover for you. Staying grounded in strategy, knowing when to say "no," questioning whether the work truly solves the problems you set out to address — all of this is still yours to work through.
Speed only helps if the choices behind it are solid.
It is worth revisiting how you decide what belongs on the roadmap and why. The articles below go deeper into this — showing how strategy, discovery, and prioritization are a PM's greatest strengths, even as the tools keep changing.
Strategy
Discovery
Prioritization
Alignment
It is the steady work in these areas that sets up everything else.
The pace of product development will keep picking up. Your choices are what make sure it is time well spent.
Where is AI best? Spotting patterns in feedback, drafting stories and notes, and moving plans forward. See more here.
