# Status-change-sorted public roadmap

> Order the public roadmap by the last status change so recently moved work stays visible without a manual pinning pass.

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/growth-ideas/status-change-sorted-public-roadmap/
- Source: [help.canny.io](https://help.canny.io/en/articles/3828148-public-roadmap)
- GrowthDex source hub: [Canny Help Center](/sources/canny-help-center-help-canny-io/)
- Last checked: 2026-05-28
- Rarity: uncommon
- Budget: free
- Channels: Website, Product, Customer Success
- Stages: roadmap trust, freshness, visibility, close-the-loop


## Why this can grow

Public roadmaps often feel stale because the team updates many items, but the page still looks frozen. Sorting by the most recent status change fixes that without inventing another editorial process. It pushes live motion to the top of each column, which helps customers see that the queue is moving and gives sales or success a fresher page to share. Buyers do not just want the list of planned work. They want signs that something actually changed lately.

## Ian's take

From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. My bias is to treat this as a small market test first. Make the audience narrow, make the promise concrete, and let the first real response decide whether it deserves more work. I would run it small enough to learn quickly, then only scale the parts that real users repeat, save, reply to, or buy from. For this tactic, I would watch one clear growth signal before putting more time or budget behind it.

## Action plan

1. Define one narrow startup segment where status-change-sorted public roadmap can create a measurable lift.
2. Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Website and Product channel.
3. Use the evidence from help.canny.io to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
4. Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: one measurable growth signal.
5. Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.

## Source-backed example

Canny's public roadmap sorts each column by when the status was last changed, so recently updated posts rise to the top automatically.

## Adjacent tactics in the same lane

- [Public ETA on roadmap only when ready](/growth-ideas/public-eta-on-roadmap-only-when-ready/) - same source, 3 shared channels, 1 shared stage
- [Public comment update emails every voter](/growth-ideas/public-comment-update-emails-every-voter/) - same source, 1 shared channel, 2 shared stages
- [Segment-filtered voter list with opportunity value](/growth-ideas/segment-filtered-voter-list-with-opportunity-value/) - same source, 2 shared channels
- [Bidirectional status sync between PM tool and feedback portal](/growth-ideas/bidirectional-status-sync-between-pm-and-feedback-portal/) - 3 shared channels, 2 shared stages

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## Related GrowthDex essays

- [The feedback board should keep getting sharper after the vote](/blog/the-feedback-board-should-keep-getting-sharper-after-the-vote/) - product feedback, roadmap trust, customer operations

## Advisory

If you want help turning this into a working growth system, Ian Goh offers advisory at https://iangoh.com/advisory.