A technology roadmap is a high-level plan that identifies the key technology areas that an organization needs to focus on to achieve its business goals. The roadmap outlines the steps that need to be taken to achieve these goals, and identifies the resources that will be required.
The roadmap can also help you connect the company's technology needs with its long- and short-term business objectives on a strategic level. This can help you identify and prioritize the technology initiatives that will have the biggest impact on the company's business goals.
A technology roadmap usually includes:
- Goals
- Solutions for new system
- Release plans
- Record of milestones
- List of resources
- Training possibilities
- Potential risks to consider
- Status report updates
Technology roadmaps are essential for coordinating and aligning different teams and stakeholders in an organization during technology implementation. By understanding how different tasks and responsibilities relate to one another, everyone can work together more efficiently and effectively.
Create your own technology roadmap
It's easy to make your own technology roadmap by using our FigJam’s whiteboard tool. Start by selecting the template, and then follow these steps below:
- Define your goals. Make sure to clarify both long- and short-term business goals related to your new implementation.
- Expand the list of new system capabilities. Brainstorm your team about the possible opportunities the users can access when you implement new system.
- Keep your plans up to date. It's better to make a list of short improvement plans in advance.
- Record important milestones. Set up important dates to track projected outcomes.
- Track your available resources. Implement dependencies to make it easier to work together and achieve goals.
- Identify any training needs. Set aside some time to help internal teams or new hires get up to speed on new software. For efficiency’s sake, it helps to remember that there’s a ramping-up period before productivity can reach expected levels.
- Uncover your risk factors. Identify potential challenges and issues to predict the best solutions that can resolve them in the short period of time.
- Use status reports. Keep everyone updated on the process by performing status reports and sharing them with the team.
