Overview
Roadmap development: business objective alignment, current state assessment, future state definition, gap analysis, and phased planning (how to get there, in what sequence, at what cost).
Key Concepts
Business alignment: Technology investments must be justified by business outcomes. Phased planning: Breaking roadmap into achievable phases. Investment prioritization: Ranking by value, risk, and dependencies. Governance: Process for maintaining and updating.
Best Practices
Develop roadmaps collaboratively with business and IT stakeholders. Prioritize investments based on business value. Build flexibility into roadmaps. Review and update annually.
Key Considerations
Roadmaps become outdated quickly — establish a governance process. Technology roadmaps must account for vendor roadmaps and product lifecycles. Roadmap investments must be funded.
Next Steps
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