Here are some of the best questions for a power user survey about roadmap priorities, plus practical tips on how to make every question count. You can generate a conversational survey for your own users in seconds with Specific.
Best open-ended questions for power user survey about roadmap priorities
Open-ended questions invite real opinions and offer insights you’d never get from just ticking boxes. They’re crucial when you want honest, in-depth feedback from your top users—especially when priorities aren’t obvious or you want to uncover what you didn’t even think to ask. With personalized surveys, response rates and data depth go up dramatically—71% of respondents say they’re more likely to complete a survey if it’s tailored to their interests and needs. [1]
What’s the single most important feature you wish we’d prioritize on our roadmap this year?
Can you describe a recent experience where you felt something critical was missing in our product?
Which upcoming update excites you most—and why?
If you could change one thing about our product today, what would it be?
Thinking about your workflow, where do you feel the most friction when using our product?
How do our upcoming priorities align (or misalign) with your goals?
Tell us about a feature from another tool you wish we’d implement—and how it would help you.
Is there anything we’re overlooking that you think will be crucial in the next 6-12 months?
What’s your biggest concern about our current roadmap or direction?
Do you have ideas for how we could deliver more value to power users like yourself?
Best single-select multiple-choice questions for power user survey about roadmap priorities
Multiple-choice questions work best when you want numbers, patterns, or need a quick “pulse” check before diving deeper. For roadmap surveys, they’re a gentle entry to the conversation—a way for power users to share at-a-glance opinions without overthinking. This quantifiable data can spot trends quickly, and if someone wants to say more, you can always follow up with open-ended questions.
Question: Which roadmap initiative should we focus on next?
Performance improvements
New integrations
User interface redesign
Advanced automation tools
Question: What drives your decision to upgrade or recommend our product?
Speed and reliability
Innovative features
Best customer support
Integration flexibility
Other
Question: How satisfied are you with how we communicate roadmap changes?
Very satisfied
Mostly satisfied
Neutral
Not satisfied
When to followup with "why?" Whenever someone picks an option—especially an extreme (top or bottom)—ask, “What’s the main reason for your choice?” For example, if a power user selects “Not satisfied” with communication, dig deeper with “What’s missing in our updates or how we share them?” This quickly surfaces actionable feedback and context.
When and why to add the "Other" choice? Power users often bring up needs you didn’t imagine. Adding “Other” (with a followup for details) uncovers unique perspectives and can shape your roadmap toward high-value yet overlooked ideas.
NPS for roadmap surveys: does it fit?
NPS—Net Promoter Score—is a single-question survey asking users how likely they are to recommend your product. For roadmap prioritization, it’s a useful signal: it tells you, at a glance, if your top users see enough value to promote you. Track this alongside feature priorities and you’ll see if new updates move the needle for your best users. Try creating an NPS survey tailored to power users and compare results pre- and post-launch.
The power of follow-up questions
Quality feedback comes from digging deeper—AI-powered automatic follow-up questions are the fastest way to get from “it’s okay” to “here’s exactly what needs fixing.” With Specific, the AI interviews your users in real time, adapting every follow-up based on their unique responses. For busy product teams, this means richer insights, less back-and-forth, and data you can trust. AI-generated surveys with follow-ups deliver up to 40% higher completion rates and 25% fewer data inconsistencies compared to rigid forms. [2]
Power user: “Would love to see more integrations.”
AI follow-up: “Which platform would make the biggest difference for your work, and why?”
How many followups to ask? Usually, two or three are enough; too many risks fatigue, too few might leave you guessing. Specific lets you control this—stop when you’ve got what you need, or let the AI dig if answers are vague.
This makes it a conversational survey: you move past a cold checklist into a real dialogue. That’s what power users appreciate, and that’s how you find the real priorities.
AI response analysis lets you easily summarize and make sense of open-ended answers, even if there’s a lot of unstructured feedback. Try exploring how to analyze responses with AI instead of endlessly reading raw exports.
AI follow-ups are a new approach—try generating a survey and watch it interview your users naturally, in real time.
How to prompt ChatGPT for better survey questions
Prompting well matters—if you just tell ChatGPT “write me 10 questions,” you get generic results. Here’s a better way:
Start with a simple prompt:
Suggest 10 open-ended questions for power user survey about roadmap priorities.
But if you add just a bit more context (your product, what you want to learn, your users’ pain points), the output gets dramatically better:
Our SaaS platform helps power users automate reporting; we’re planning the next six months of our roadmap and want feedback from people who use advanced features daily. Suggest 10 open-ended questions to uncover their priorities, workflow challenges, and feature ideas.
Once you have your starter list, ask AI to structure what you’ve got:
Look at the questions and categorize them. Output categories with the questions under them.
Pick the most important categories (for example, “Integration needs” or “Pain points”), and continue:
Generate 10 questions for categories Integration needs and Workflow pain points.
That’s how you get from bland to brilliant, and it works for any audience or topic. You can start from scratch with Specific’s AI survey generator and simply describe your audience, topic, and goal for even faster results.
What is a conversational survey?
A conversational survey isn’t a boring list of questions—it’s interactive, adapts in real time, and feels like chatting with a smart researcher. This format turns surveys into two-way dialogues, encouraging users to elaborate and share what they really think. No more stilted “form fatigue”—completion rates jump, and feedback gets richer and clearer.
Let’s quickly compare:
Manual Survey | AI-Generated Conversational Survey |
|---|---|
Static questions, little context | Dynamic, tailored follow-ups per user |
Low completion, generic data | 70-80% completion rates, richer insights [3] |
Manual analysis, slow turnaround | AI summarizes insights instantly |
Hard to personalize at scale | Personalized, feels natural for respondents |
Why use AI for power user surveys? Because automation is now table stakes: over 90% of survey participants use AI tools daily, and surveys using AI-driven design see better engagement, faster analysis (up to 70% time savings), and much higher data quality. [4][5][6] With Specific, anyone can run a conversational survey that power users actually enjoy answering. Discover more on how to create a survey for power users or dig into our flexible AI survey editor to shape every detail to fit your needs.
What makes all this work seamlessly? Specific delivers a smooth, best-in-class experience for both you and your users—no clunky forms, no confusing logic trees, just meaningful feedback with every interaction.
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See how a conversational survey unlocks the insight and context you need from power users—quickly, naturally, and with AI follow-ups that make every response count. Dive deeper, find the patterns, and prioritize what matters most.