I worked with several Azure product groups in the past. Although we had a top down roadmap, we were also heavily influenced and guided by customer needs. A big

I worked with several Azure product groups in the past. Although we had a top down roadmap, we were also heavily influenced and guided by customer needs. A big component in our backlog prioritization was whether we had customers who would use, test and provide feedback on private previews released to their subscriptions. With review, SWEs and Product Owners also had enough agency to add functionality/features to the backlog. Perhaps the Office org is run differently to Azure.