Your Gantt Chart is NOT a Product Roadmap

Save your company time and budget by understanding the difference between Gantt charts and Roadmaps.

Believe it or not, my first introduction to roadmaps was something like this:

Boss: The executives are asking for a roadmap.

First time PM: Okay, what do we want to show?

Boss: Well, basically a timeline of our tasks. Do you know Gantt charts, right?

Although it may be confusing, Gantt charts and product roadmaps are not the same thing. Both tools use similar elements like milestones and accommodate elements through time, yet the difference resides in their purpose.

Gantt chart vs Product Roadmap

What is a Gantt chart?

A Gantt chart is a visual representation of project tasks and their corresponding timelines. It allows to plan, schedule, and track progress by breaking down the project into individual tasks and assigning them to specific resources.

Common characteristics of this tool are:

• Displaying tasks as horizontal bars along…