Artifact: Technology Roadmap |
This artifact captures a roadmap of technologies to be explored and used for product development.
Domains: Product Portfolio Management Work Products
Purpose
To establish which technologies should be used to meet product development needs.
Relationships
Tasks | Input To: Authorize and Assign Components Optimize Portfolio | Output From:
Description
Main Description | The technology roadmap is similar to the product roadmap, but rather than products, it lays out the technologies on a time line and shows their sequential relationship. The technology roadmap is established or reviewed during technology planning activities when the organization focuses on identifying opportunities. The technologies (in some cases called platforms) are the enablers of the future products. A given technology is typically used in many products. This roadmap is an enabler for establishing consensus regarding identified needs and about which technologies should be used to meet those needs. This roadmap is also an aid in the technology forecasting effort, and it is a framework that helps the organization to plan and coordinate technology development.
Key Considerations
Some companies combine their product roadmaps and technology roadmaps to visualize dependencies between technology development and product development.
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