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The phrase \u201cpublic roadmap\u201d makes plenty of product people cringe.<\/p>\n

Teams often have concerns around product roadmaps that are viewable to anyone. We’ve written about this on the blog in the past\u2014in this article on why you definitely should<\/em> have a public roadmap<\/a>, for example, and this one debunking concerns about public roadmaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These concerns are completely natural and should be addressed. Making a roadmap public is a big move, and you want to make sure your whole team is on board.<\/p>\n

To help you do that, we\u2019ve created a survey that you can use with your team. It\u2019ll help you ask the right questions and start a discussion around public roadmaps.<\/p>\n

Share this public roadmap survey<\/a> with your team<\/div>\n

However, we\u2019re not going to be talking about concerns in this post. We\u2019re going to talk about public roadmap benefits.<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a twist, though: It’s all about you.<\/p>\n

A public roadmap should benefit your company<\/em><\/h2>\n

Most companies focus on transparency for stakeholders as the main benefit of having a public roadmap. For some awesome pieces on transparency, check out Buffer<\/a>,\u00a0Holistics<\/a>, and Front<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This makes sense\u2014a public roadmap insinuates that it\u2019s mostly there to benefit the public<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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As advocates of everything transparent, we obviously agree that this is important. Our roadmap is public<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n

However, there\u2019s a whole other stack of benefits that come with having a public product roadmap. The kind of benefits that help with your company\u2019s<\/em> wellness, bottom line, and growth.<\/p>\n

These benefits are ones you shouldn\u2019t disregard, as selfish as it might seem. Especially if you\u2019re trying to convince yourself or your team to make your roadmap public.<\/p>\n

Want inspiration? Check out these great public product roadmap examples.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be real\u2014we all secretly care about ourselves first. And that\u2019s completely fine. It doesn\u2019t have to take away from pleasing your customers at all.<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s be selfish, and talk about why public product roadmaps benefit you<\/em>.<\/p>\n

3 ways a public product roadmap benefits your business<\/h2>\n

You can use these points:<\/strong><\/p>\n