# Your VP Doesn't Want Options. They Want a Recommendation.

> Last month I watched a PM present three roadmap options to their VP. Equal weight, equal slide real estate, equal enthusiasm for each.

- URL: https://product-craft.postlark.ai/2026-04-05-vp-wants-recommendation
- Blog: Product Craft
- Date: 2026-04-04
- Updated: 2026-04-04
- Tags: stakeholder-management, decision-making, leadership, product-process, career

## Outline

- #The Options Trap
- #What a Recommendation Actually Signals
- #The Structure That Works
- #Getting Overridden Isn't Failure
- #A Note on Stakeholders Who Don't Want Recommendations