Roadmapping
Roadmapping
The Roadmapping capability supports the translation of strategy into a timeline of business outcomes and deliverables. Each capability within the Planview Capability Framework has a distinct set of features and functionality, business processes, best practices, and analytics and reports that deliver value to customers in the form of specific business outcomes.
Definition and Business Value
Definition
Roadmapping allows program and product managers, agile leaders, and other business planners to translate strategy into a timeline of business outcomes and deliverables. Roadmapping can be used to set direction and expectations, as well as maintain clear communication throughout delivery.
Business Value
We can translate strategic ideas into an interactive timeline of business outcomes and deliverables.
Business Value
We can define the vision and set expectations for the organization and teams by scheduling activities and defining key milestones.
Business Value
We can monitor and evaluate the progress of work connected to or aligned to the roadmap, and update the roadmap based on delivery changes.
Business Value
We can publish, share, or export the roadmap for cross-functional alignment.
Best Practices
Ensure the right people have access
Ensure that all stakeholders involved in the roadmap deliverables and outcomes have access to your roadmap so they can view up-to-date changes and align across all levels of the organization. This will help you break down silos during the planning process, and bring together the right expertise across business units, teams, and geographies.
Review your roadmap regularly
Review your roadmap on an ongoing basis (such as quarterly) and maintain an adaptive and responsive mindset as you learn new information or receive customer feedback. Reassess, adapt, and communicate changes to stakeholders as your roadmap evolves – but to maintain stakeholder confidence in your strategic decision-making process, avoid continuously updating or never updating your roadmap.
Tailor the level of detail
To gain stakeholder buy-in, your roadmap should have just enough detail to communicate the strategic vision, but not so much that it overwhelms viewers. Tailor the level of detail on your roadmap to your audience. For example, a portfolio roadmap for executives may have a monthly or quarterly planning horizon that covers multiple products with very few detailed activities, whereas a development roadmap may include just one product over a shorter, two-week planning sprint, broken down into detailed development stories and tasks.
Use your roadmap as a collaboration tool
Collaboration is at the heart of every successful roadmap. Engage with stakeholders throughout the entire process. Not only does this keep them in the loop so they have a better idea of needs and expectations, but it also ensures that everyone’s priorities are aligned and that all executives and department heads are working together to achieve the same strategic business goals.
Processes and Reports
The roadmapping capability allows business leaders to communicate their strategic programs and business outcomes to stakeholders through a visual timeline of deliverables. Roadmaps can be reviewed, evaluated, and updated based on changes in planning and delivery activities, and shared with stakeholders for collaboration.
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Supported Solutions
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