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Build a Curriculum Like a Product Roadmap

By Win Win Jan 13, 2026
Build a Curriculum Like a Product Roadmap

Stop planning 12 perfect weeks. Plan 2 great weeks and iterate like a product team.

Curriculum planning gets weirdly emotional. People want it to be perfect, so they plan too far out. Then reality shows up, the cohort changes, and the plan becomes a museum.


The roadmap approach

  • Now: the next 2 weeks are detailed and teachable
  • Next: weeks 3–6 are sketched (themes + artifacts)
  • Later: weeks 7+ are just outcomes
Curriculum roadmap

Use milestones, not chapters

A milestone is a thing you can point to: “Built a landing page,” “Wrote an essay draft,” “Shipped a demo.” That's what people remember.

Quick win: Rename your weeks by the artifact (not the topic). It changes everything.

Education feels modern when it behaves like shipping.


Quick checklist

  • One outcome you can measure
  • One artifact learners can ship this week
  • One feedback rubric with 3 items

Common mistakes

  • Too much content, not enough practice
  • Feedback arrives after motivation is gone
  • Projects are too big to finish

Next step

Pick one idea from this post and test it this week. The fastest way to get value is to turn it into a deliverable you can show someone.