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Aha! Starter Roadmap — The new way product managers build visual roadmaps
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@sujanpatel That was good timing indeed. Let us know how it goes. A lot went into the Starter roadmap because we needed to make sure that it was not just a "one and done" roadmap like you would get if you built one in PowerPoint. You can keep building and refining with this and use the data on all the screens in Aha!
I've always wanted to love Aha but just found it to be so complex and to be such overkill for a smaller company like a startup. It's great that you've added this, very smart!
@arlogilbert Thanks. As you know, the more features you add to solve more sophisticated use cases, the harder it can be for new users to get started. Well, we hope the Starter roadmap helps you get rolling. But what is really useful about it is that any data that you add is structured and available on all of the other screens in Aha! This ensures that you can start quickly and still take advantage of all the other capabilities you need as your product and company grows.
Being able to create Initiatives, Releases, and more on the Starter roadmap is super helpful. Tying all of our information about our products together in one interface makes it so much simpler when we are analyzing our vision and direction.
Being able to share roadmaps and other information with team members is so nice, because the shareable views tie into live data.
Everything is super customizable and moldable to the structure we need, and we have been able to direct our workflow exactly for each situation. I recommend Aha to any product manager looking to level up their processes.
It is great to see this live. The Starter roadmap makes building a visual product roadmap a snap. But it is important to call out that it is not just another simple roadmap drawing tool.
As you drag and drop you are creating real product data in your account that can be used to manage releases, prioritize features, and capture ideas. Then you can securely share these roadmaps with anyone using Notebooks.
More info on the blog: http://blog.aha.io/starter-produ...
This is awesome! Can one of the makers give more details about the startup package and what "a heavily discounted plan for 5 users" really means? Thanks.
@rightleftbraine Thanks EJ! Yes, and that is the best part. You can quickly build a roadmap, but then once you are done your data is already in Aha! for you to continue building and refining over time.
@rightleftbraine Thanks. It is easy to build a screen where you just add a bunch of boxes with colors and names and move them around. But it's basically impossible to manage a real product that way and work with a team. I know, I tried :-) That is why Aha! allows you to start with a simple roadmap and then build it out and manage your products in a more sophisticated way over the long haul.
We love Aha!'s roadmap as it is but being able to group items like this really takes it to the next level. Can't wait to login and try it out!
@jonathon_cunningham Thanks for the comment. And thanks for your use of Aha! The key here is that what you create is not just a pretty picture -- the info you add to create your roadmap is then accessible throughout the application. You can use it and report on in everywhere.
@bdehaaff Thats the real differentiator that we've found with your product vs. others: the connection points between all the moving parts takes the pain out of managing projects (especially large, long term initiatives).
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