product roadmap

A technology roadmap is a flexible planning schedule to support strategic and long-range planning, by matching short-term and long-term goals with specific technology solutions. It is a plan that applies to a new product or process and may include using technology forecasting or technology scouting to identify suitable emerging technologies. It is a known technique to help manage the fuzzy front-end of innovation. It is also expected that roadmapping techniques may help companies to survive in turbulent environments and help them to plan in a more holistic way to include non-financial goals and drive towards a more sustainable development. Here roadmaps can be combined with other corporate foresight methods to facilitate systemic change.
Developing a roadmap serves three primary purposes. Firstly, it aids in reaching a consensus on a set of needs and the technologies necessary to address them. Secondly, it offers a mechanism for forecasting technological advancements. Thirdly, it supplies a framework for planning and coordinating technology developments. Additionally, it can function as an analytical tool for charting the evolution and rise of new industries.

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