Why engineers hate product roadmaps and how CI/CD fixes PM-Engineering relationships

Why Your Engineers Hate Your Roadmap (And How CI/CD Can Save Your Relationship)

📚 Table of Contents The Day Everything Changed (Or Didn’t) The Roadmap Your Engineers See The Three Lies We Tell About Fixed Roadmaps The Big Bang Release: Your Greatest Enemy Enter CI/CD: The Relationship Repair How CI/CD Actually Works (In Plain English) What This Means for Your Roadmap (And Your Relationship with Engineering) The Naked Truth About What Your Engineers Really Want The Business Case: Why CI/CD Makes You Better at Product Management Real-Time Feedback Loop Lower Risk Faster Time to Value Better Resource Allocation How to Make the Transition (Without Losing Your Mind) Step 1: Start Smaller Than You Think Step 2: Release the Grip on Dates Step 3: Focus on Outcomes, Not Outputs Step 4: Invest in Automation The Real Relationship Change The Drip-Feed Strategy: Your New Roadmap The Hard Conversations (Because They’re Real) The Day Everything Changed Again Your Roadmap Doesn’t Have to Be the Enemy The Final Truth Ready to Transform Your Release Strategy? Let’s Connect & Keep Learning Why Your Engineers Hate Your Roadmap (And How CI/CD Can Save Your Relationship) The Day Everything Changed (Or Didn’t) I remember sitting in a quarterly planning meeting in early 2022. ...

📅 December 17, 2025 · ⏱️ 8 min · 👨‍💻 Karthick Sivaraj