{"id":80471,"date":"2023-05-02T22:53:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/?p=80471"},"modified":"2025-01-13T16:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T16:25:10","slug":"agile-planning-onion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/agile-planning-onion\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Agile Planning Onion with a Now-Next-Later Roadmap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we all learned in <em>Shrek<\/em>, onions are a lot like ogres. They both have layers, and they both make people cry. The similarities stop, however, when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/glossary\/what-is-agile\/\">agile planning<\/a>; ogres are famously terrible at strategizing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, you\u2019re not an ogre. If you\u2019re here, you\u2019re much more likely to be a product manager \u2013&nbsp;more specifically, a product manager who wants to figure out how to toe the difficult line between agile, ever-adapting workflow, and maintaining a long-term product vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s where onions come in. Learn its ins and outs, and the agile planning onion could be just the solution you\u2019re looking for: and your new best friend when it comes to <em>getting stuff done<\/em> in the here and now, without losing sight of the bigger picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-here-s-what-we-ll-be-covering-in-this-piece\">Here\u2019s what we\u2019ll be covering in this piece:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is agile planning?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the agile planning onion?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the agile planning onion layers?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How the agile planning onion supports a now-next-later roadmap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Useful next steps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-agile-planning\">What is agile planning?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/glossary\/what-is-agile\/\">Agile planning<\/a> is, as the name suggests, more lithe and ready to pivot than traditional planning methods. Whereas traditional planning will see senior teams block out a fixed plan for a year or a quarter and doggedly stick to it until the end, agile planning deals in much shorter bursts that serve an immediate need \u2013&nbsp;and with a more egalitarian approach across the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the agile planning world, these bursts are usually known as sprints, and agile teams will work through a number of sprints of different lengths throughout the year \u2013&nbsp;each one of which will ladder up through various stages to an overarching vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big, juicy benefit of this approach is that it means you\u2019re suddenly able to adapt to customer and business needs as and when they occur.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional planning methods that block out projects for up to a year at a time are slow and creaky. By the time all\u2019s said and done, the market may have moved or technology may have shifted so dramatically that it\u2019s too late to turn the ship away from disaster.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That kind of planning is fine when you\u2019re making something static that\u2019s unaffected by shifting markets. If you\u2019re building a skyscraper, for example, you\u2019d probably want to plan every part out first and then get to work. But the world of software is different, requiring that project managers constantly have their ear to the ground \u2013&nbsp;and an ability to make sharp turns when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A competitor just released a game-changing feature? Agile teams can put the brakes on what they were working on and shift focus in a heartbeat. Comparatively, the act of unpicking projects and resources planned out with traditional methods is a complete nightmare.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/sandbox\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sandbox-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1-1024x240.png\" alt=\"Access the Sandbox\" class=\"wp-image-80390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sandbox-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1-1024x240.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sandbox-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sandbox-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sandbox-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-agile-product-management-means\">Agile product management means\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-faster-time-to-market\">1. Faster time to market<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Quick delivery through regular product updates and feature launches thanks to working in sprints. This reduces time to market and keeps you ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-flexibility\">2. Flexibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Agile allows teams to adapt to changing market conditions and customer needs, keeping your product relevant and valuable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-customer-focus\">3. Customer focus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With your customer needs at the center of the development process, you\u2019ll ensure you\u2019re solving actual needs and wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-collaboration\">4. Collaboration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Teamwork and transparency are at the heart of Agile. And that teamwork often results in better communication and more streamlined problem-solving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-continuous-discovery\">4. Continuous discovery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Iteration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/continuous-product-discovery\/\">continuous discovery<\/a> are key. They let you highlight issues as they\u2019re flagged and improve the product on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agile planning, then, ensures that every project you undertake is timely and necessary in the moment \u2013&nbsp;all without losing sight of your overall vision. The focus here is on small, frequent project deliveries that work together to form something larger than the sum of their parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-the-agile-planning-onion\">What is the agile planning onion?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The agile planning onion is a visual representation of the concentric layers of agile planning, ranging from the day-to-day to the long-term vision. In other words: each onion layer is a level at which you can apply an agile planning framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/agile-planning-onion.png\" alt=\"The agile planning onion\" class=\"wp-image-80476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/agile-planning-onion.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/agile-planning-onion-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/agile-planning-onion-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s important because it\u2019s easy to think that you can only be \u2018agile\u2019 with more day-to-day stuff. In actuality, it\u2019s best to think in agile terms at every level, because that\u2019s how you adapt to customer needs and solve problems as they arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The onion diagram represents both time and effort, with the smallest value at the bottom, and the biggest at the top:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-time\">Time<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>At the bottom of the onion, you have more frequent projects, sprints, and iterations. As you work your way toward the top, things slow down, but it\u2019s important not to fall into the trap of thinking that you can fall back into traditional planning techniques here. Infrequent doesn\u2019t mean \u2018yearly\u2019 or \u2018never\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-effort-nbsp\">Effort&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, as you climb up through the layers, you\u2019ll find that projects and sprints require more and more effort. Short sprints to fix bugs or deploy patches, for instance, require much less effort than overhauling an entire product vision or strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-the-agile-planning-onion-layers\">What are the agile planning onion layers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are five agile planning layers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vision: <\/strong>The overarching goal or mission for your product.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strategy (or Roadmap): <\/strong>The high-level approach or plan, and sequence of major milestones&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Release: <\/strong>The plan for delivering a specific set of features or functionality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sprint: <\/strong>The plan for the current iteration, including specific tasks and deliverables<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Day\/Business as usual (BAU):<\/strong> The day-to-day stuff, including things to get done, progress updates, and challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Shield your eyes; it\u2019s time to break open that onion and explore each layer in a bit more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-vision\">1. Vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Defining your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/product-vision-template\/\">product\u2019s vision<\/a> is an exercise in deciding what you want it to do for people, how it differs from others on the market, and what your dream is for it. This is topline stuff, which shouldn\u2019t be taken lightly; your product vision will inform everything that happens further down the onion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vision can (and should) change from time to time depending on trends in the market and where your product currently sits on the product lifecycle, but generally, this is a more abstract, long-lasting part of the onion. We\u2019ve got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/product-vision-examples\/\">an article here<\/a> with some example product vision statements from brands that have become household names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-strategy-or-roadmap\">2. Strategy (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/guides\/product-roadmaps\/\">Roadmap<\/a>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The strategy layer is all about taking that vision and turning it into something attainable. If your goal for your product is for it to be the world\u2019s most useful communication tool, for example, you\u2019ll need to map out some strategies for achieving that goal \u2013&nbsp;including figuring out priorities and an order in which to tackle things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words: the roadmapping stage requires that you can plot a path between your lofty aims and actual work. You\u2019ll want to group features, updates, and projects into releases, remembering not to get too far into the nitty-gritty of daily work \u2013&nbsp;that comes further down the onion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-release\">3. Release<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you can get a bit more specific about what each release is going to entail, and what it\u2019ll mean for both the product and the user. Projects ladder up to releases that can be moved around depending on priority, and each release should tick a strategy box that helps your product edge closer to the vision you have for it. You don\u2019t need to get caught up with specific deadlines \u2013&nbsp;getting releases mapped out sensibly and regularly should be enough to ensure that everyone can deliver things on time, without going over capacity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-sprint\">4. Sprint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Releases are essentially a compilation of completed projects (called \u2018stories\u2019 in the Agile world), that are usually planned out every couple of weeks, and carried out as sprints. These one or two-week sprints are the foundational blocks of your project\u2019s ongoing evolution. By breaking things down into these short sprints, you\u2019ll ensure that you can pivot if circumstances change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-day-business-as-usual-bau\">5. Day\/Business as usual (BAU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Being agile really means being capable of changing your plans quickly. That\u2019s why most agile teams have a daily morning \u2018standup\u2019 \u2013&nbsp;an all-hands meeting or call in which everyone updates on their progress, flags any blockers, and adjusts the plan for the day ahead accordingly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These daily planning sessions inform the nature of each sprint, which bundle up toward releases, which are planned out on your roadmap, which help fulfill your vision. Now that\u2019s a tasty onion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-the-agile-planning-onion-supports-a-now-next-later-roadmap\">How the agile planning onion supports a Now-Next-Later roadmap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Roadmapping is a massive part of the agile planning onion \u2013 it\u2019s got a whole layer dedicated to it. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/guides\/product-roadmaps\/\">roadmaps<\/a> are tricky to get right.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re bundling features up into various releases and you need to communicate when specific ones are going to land, it can be tempting to get bogged down with exact deadlines. But deadlines aren\u2019t agile, and they\u2019re a nightmare to unpick if things slip or the market changes on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are four reasons why truly agile teams think in terms of <em>Now-Next-Later <\/em>when it comes to roadmapping their product\u2019s future:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-it-s-not-about-specific-deadlines\">1. It\u2019s not about specific deadlines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadlines can be paralyzing. The more stock you put in a specific date that\u2019s been plucked out of thin air, the harder it is to be truly agile \u2013&nbsp;you can\u2019t pivot to focus on emerging, customer-centric needs if your whole roadmap is built around some far-flung date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-it-helps-you-stay-nimble-nbsp\">2. It helps you stay nimble&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Say you\u2019re working towards a release that adds a specific new feature, but you learn that a lot of customers are experiencing bugs with an existing one. Or maybe a competitor launches something completely different, and you realize that <em>that\u2019s<\/em> where the customer need is. A Now-Next-Later roadmap makes it ridiculously easy to park things in the Later column and add things to the Now one \u2013&nbsp;or to swap priorities in a hot minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-it-s-customer-centric\">3. It\u2019s customer-centric<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional planning makes a lot of assumptions. It takes a snapshot of the market environment and plans things out for years at a time, as though nothing will change. But customer needs do change, a lot, which is why agile planning is great from a customer experience point of view.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning on a Now-Next-Later roadmap lets you make rapid changes based on customer needs \u2013&nbsp;and the best roadmapping tools know how to make customer feedback useful. ProdPad, for example, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/features\/customer-feedback\/customer-feedback-portal\/\">a customer feedback portal<\/a> baked right in, which lets you focus on the things people actually want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-it-s-egalitarian\">4. It\u2019s egalitarian<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Agile planning is bottom-up and top-down. The vision proliferates down from the top, and the daily planning informs releases and roadmaps. That makes it a pretty egalitarian framework, where everyone needs to be involved for quick decisions to happen. So it makes sense that any roadmapping software you use can adhere to that transparent, communal ethos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you get teams in daily standups letting you know that something isn\u2019t working, or that a previous priority now shouldn\u2019t be, that\u2019s an insight that can make or break a sprint, a release, and a whole product\u2019s future. We\u2019ve already said that a Now-Next-Later roadmap makes swapping and changing priorities so much easier than any deadline-based <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gantt_chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gantt chart<\/a> ever could. But beyond that, it\u2019s super simple: planning under those three pillars is a methodology that everyone involved \u2013 from developers to investors \u2013 can easily understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-useful-next-steps-after-the-agile-planning-onion\">Useful next steps &#8211; After the agile planning onion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, that\u2019s a good quickfire course on how you can use agile planning to flesh out a roadmap that keeps the whole team happy, productive, and solving customer needs. But if you\u2019ve got an enquiring mind, we know you might want to know what happens next. So here\u2019s a handful of links that might help you take this theory and turn it into practice\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-go-in-depth-on-agile-planning\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/glossary\/what-is-agile\/\">Go in-depth on agile planning<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the complete A-Z of everything agile. If you\u2019ve got a question about the agile methodology, it\u2019s probably answered here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-how-to-be-lean-and-agile\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/lean-methodology-vs-agile-product-management\/\">Learn how to be Lean and Agile<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Lean isn\u2019t the same as agile: one\u2019s a mindset and one\u2019s a practice. Here\u2019s a quick guide on what that means for product teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-understand-the-scaled-agile-framework-safe\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/resources\/how-prodpad-fits\/scaled-agile-framework\/\">Understand the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Big companies struggle to be agile from top to bottom. That\u2019s where the SAFe framework comes in. Read this piece and become an instant expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-agile-planning-to-provide-transparency\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/using-the-agile-methodology-to-create-transparency\/\">Use agile planning to provide transparency<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The agile methodology can be a game changer for company-wide transparency. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-ways-to-introduce-agile-planning-to-your-product-management\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/blog\/agile-product-development-process\/\">3 ways to introduce agile planning to your product management<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Enough theory. Here are three pragmatic, strategic ways to turn your company into a hub for agile product development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/downloads\/product-management-handy-guide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Handy-Guide-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1-1024x240.png\" alt=\"Free Handy Guide for Product People\" class=\"wp-image-80385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Handy-Guide-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1-1024x240.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Handy-Guide-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Handy-Guide-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Handy-Guide-banner_Blogs-1280x300-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we all learned in Shrek, onions are a lot like ogres. 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