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Evidence before opinion

Make the trade-off visible before you commit.

Make the decision visible, show what it depends on, and test the risky part first.

Try saying

“Here are the options and evidence. What should we learn before we commit?”

Name the choice

Write down the decision in plain English.

Compare evidence

See what supports or weakens each option.

Choose a test

Turn uncertainty into a small next step.

Portfolio Rollups

What this is for

Give product leaders one comparable view across products without asking every PM to rebuild a status deck.

When this helps

  • Each product reports status in a different format.
  • Leadership sees activity but cannot see where risk or customer pressure concentrates.
  • Portfolio reviews spend the meeting reconciling numbers instead of making trade-offs.

How it works

When workspaces belong to the same organization, Specky aggregates their OKRs, at-risk OKRs, roadmap totals, in-progress and blocked work, open and high risks, and recent real signals. The rollup stays connected to the source workspaces rather than copying data into a separate report.

Before you start

  • Two or more product workspaces in the same organization.
  • Current OKRs, roadmap items, risk records, and real Product Graph signals.
  • Consistent status fields where comparison matters.

What you should see

  • Organization totals across products.
  • A comparable row for each product workspace.
  • Concentrations of blocked work, risk, or customer signal volume.
  • A leadership-ready starting point for portfolio trade-offs.

Try it now

  1. Attach the relevant product workspaces to the same organization.
  2. Open Plan → Portfolio.
  3. Read the organization totals first, then compare product rows.
  4. Investigate products with concentrated risk, blocked roadmap work, or at-risk objectives.
  5. Open the source workspace before changing a commitment; the rollup is a navigation and decision aid, not a replacement for context.
  6. Record cross-product trade-offs in the Decision Log and reflect them in each affected roadmap.

A real example

Three products all report “on track,” but the rollup shows one product holds four of the organization’s five high risks and has two at-risk OKRs. Leadership moves one shared platform dependency before asking that team to absorb another initiative.

Your next move

Give each audience the right level of detail with Stakeholder Roadmaps.

Ready to apply this?

Start with your own product and keep the first read grounded. You can create an account after you see the result.

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