Project Roadmap

A Project Roadmap is a strategic planning document that outlines project milestones, deliverables, and timelines to achieve project objectives.

• AKA: Development Roadmap, Strategic Roadmap, Implementation Roadmap.
• Context:
  • It can typically define Project Milestones with success metrics and delivery timelines.
  • It can typically establish Project Phases for incremental delivery and risk mitigation.
  • It can typically specify Resource Allocations with budget constraints and staffing requirements.
  • It can often incorporate Risk Mitigation Plans through fallback strategies and contingency plans.
  • It can often include Performance Benchmarks with quantitative targets and baseline metrics.
  • It can range from being a Short-Term Project Roadmap to being a Long-Term Project Roadmap, depending on its planning horizon.
  • It can integrate with Project Management Methodology for project execution.
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• Examples:
  • Organizational Roadmaps, such as:
    • Information Technology (IT) Roadmap for technology system development.
    • Organizational Strategy Roadmap for strategic objective achievement.
  • Product Development Roadmaps, such as:
    • Software Development Roadmap for software release planning.
    • Hardware Procurement Roadmap for equipment acquisition planning.
  • Research Project Roadmaps, such as:
    • GM-RKB Project Roadmap for GM-RKB development projects.
    • Academic Research Roadmap for research milestone planning.
  • ...
• Counter-Examples:
  • Project Schedule, which focuses on task-level timing rather than strategic milestones.
  • Project Task List, which lacks strategic vision and milestone planning.
  • Work Breakdown Structure, which lacks timeline-based progression.
• See: Project Management Methodology, Project Schedule, Strategic Planning, SWOT Analysis Task, Organizational Strategy.

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