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Strategic Roadmapping in Legal Tech

A 'Now, Next, Later' roadmap strategy enhances product delivery and stakeholder alignment for a legal solutions firm. For more on LegalTech, contact BP3


 

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The Challenge

The absence of a prioritized roadmap led to an increase in technical debt, resource issues, confusion around what value needed to be delivered, and other missed opportunities.

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The Result

Our solution reduced product delivery risk, enhanced development efficiency, created alignment around product direction and improved resource planning.

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The Challenge

The absence of a prioritized roadmap led to an increase in technical debt, resource issues, confusion around what value needed to be delivered, and other missed opportunities.

 

 

Synopsis

  • Almost all of the legacy application product knowledge sat within individual employees.
  • The absence of a prioritized roadmap led to an increase in technical debt, resource issues, confusion around product direction and missed opportunities.
  • Developed a ‘Now, Next, Later’ Roadmap through Discovery Workshops.
  • Our solution reduced product delivery risk, enhanced development efficiency, created alignment around product direction, and improved resource planning.

 

 

Article

A major hurdle faced by our client was the centralization of legacy application product knowledge solely within individual employees. The absence of a dedicated product management function meant that there was a lack of a comprehensive modernization plan for the large application. With no prioritized roadmap in place, development teams were struggling with ever-shifting priorities and missing release dates, leading to an increase in technical debt, resource issues, missed opportunities, and a growing organizational distrust in the product team’s delivery capabilities.

BP3 embarked on a solution through:

Discovery Workshops with Product Team Leaders:

  • Identified and gained understanding of the larger boulders of work that needed to get broken down.
  • Mapped underlying business processes crucial for the modernization effort.

Developing a ‘Now, Next, Later’ Roadmap:

  • Articulated prioritized work by way of value add.
  • Visualized the anticipated value that would be incrementally delivered.
  • Secured buy-in from organizational leaders on direction and priority.

Our approach culminated in:

  • Alignment between stakeholders and the product team on the product direction and priority.
  • A realistic product management strategy focussed on value and outcomes over output alone.
  • Reduction in product delivery risk.
  • Enhanced development efficiency and improved resource planning.

 

This solution is a testament to BP3’s expertise in transforming complex legacy systems into streamlined, modern applications, emphasizing strategic planning, stakeholder alignment, and value-focused roadmapping.

 

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