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Fill Now with committed work only
The Now column is what your team is actively building this quarter. If it is not resourced and in progress, it does not belong in Now. Be honest about capacity.
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Plan across time horizons.
Now, Next, Later, Done. Communicate what your team is building, what comes after, and what shipped. No Gantt charts, no date promises, just clear priorities.
Now
3Launch workspace-level permissions overhaul
FeaturePriority
Add Slack integration for board notifications
Feature
Improve onboarding flow conversion rate
Enhancement
Next
2Build public API v2 with pagination and filtering
Feature
Design template gallery for new board creation
Enhancement
Later
2Evaluate native mobile app feasibility
Research
Explore AI-powered card suggestions from activity
Research
Done
2Ship multi-board view with cross-board drag
Feature
Launch MCP server for AI agent integrations
Feature
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Use Next for validated priorities
Next contains work that has been scoped, estimated, and approved but not yet started. These are your upcoming bets. Reorder them as priorities shift between planning cycles.
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Keep Later aspirational but grounded
Later is for ideas worth exploring but not yet committed. Research cards, early-stage concepts, and strategic bets live here. Review monthly and promote or archive.
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Move completed work to Done visibly
When a Now item ships, move it to Done. This creates a visible record of progress that stakeholders, investors, and the team can reference during reviews and planning.
01 What is a Now-Next-Later roadmap?
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A Now-Next-Later roadmap organizes work by time horizon instead of fixed dates. Now is actively in progress, Next is committed for upcoming cycles, Later is exploratory. It communicates priority without false precision on delivery dates.
02 How often should I update the product roadmap?
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Review and reorder weekly. Major reshuffles happen quarterly during planning. The roadmap should reflect current reality, not last quarter strategy. If priorities changed, the board should change too.
03 Can I share the roadmap with stakeholders?
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Yes. Use Flux card share links to give stakeholders read access to specific cards. They can see status and description without needing a full account. For broader visibility, export the board view as a screenshot during reviews.
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